CAREER

LUIS ENRIQUE DÍAZ ARROYO #11 10° October, 2009Computers class

Study plan: 9 semesters, with about 6 subjects, that include: Physics, Mathematics for engineering, Software design, Programming, Advanced database systems, etc..

Duration: 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time.

Profesional Practices: Laboratory Hours

Specialization options: Commercialization and Sales, Private Law, Public Law Innovation, Environmental Management and Negotiation,Environmental Management and Negotiation, International Business, Marketing Strategies, and Intelligent Systems

Schedule: You can make your own schedule.

ACADEMIC

Requirements: 1. Have completely finished the high school cycle prior to passing the first course in their college curriculum. 2. Have completed, under the existing standards, the prior academic requirements corresponding to the curriculum either through placement exams or the corresponding remedial courses.3. Have covered all the courses in their curriculum either by passing all the courses at Tecnológico de Monterrey or by obtaining revalidation or equivalence agreements—in compliance with the corresponding standards--of some of the courses taken at other institutions, and passing the remaining courses at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Academic

UNIVERSITY Location: Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur, Col. Tecnológico C.P. 64849, Monterrey, N.L., México .

Price: $57,782.00

Philosophy: For a comprehensive training, Tecnológico de Monterrey develops students skills, attitudes, values and knowledge that will enable them as graduates increase their chances of success.

Scholarships: Available.Additional options: Certificates available.FacilitiesExam: PAA.

University Requirements

1. Have completed social service in compliance with the legal precepts in force and the standards approved by the president of Tecnológico de Monterrey.2. Have taken the General Undergraduate Exit Exam of the National Higher Education Evaluation Center to evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired during bachelor studies. This requirement applies only to students in bachelor programs for which there are exams. The score on this exam will be registered in the student’s file and will be included on his or her certificate.

Labor CampBase Salary: Average pay: $80,427   75% in this career make more than: $67,362 $70,369 50% in this career make more than: $76,294 $78,518 25% in this career make more than: $86,530 $89,822

Labor options: Computer software engineers are one of the occupations projected to grow the fastest and add the most new jobs over the 2006-16 decade.

Opportunities: Computer software engineers cover startup companies to established industry leaders and thus include a large number of clientele.

Available Businesses: Computer software engineers normally work in clean, comfortable offices or in laboratories in which computer equipment is located.

Frecuent Tasks: Systems software engineers also work for companies that configure, implement, and install the computer systems of other organizations.

Job Description: Most software engineers work at least 40 hours a week, but about 17 percent work more than 50 hours a week.

Labor Camp

Job: Computer software engineers often work as part of a team that designs new hardware, software, and systems. A core team may comprise engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and design people, who work together to release a product.

Requirements: As with most occupations, advancement opportunities for computer software engineers increase with experience.

Labor Camp

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICSNeeded abilities: researching, designing and writing new software programs; testing new programs and fault finding.

Related interests: creating technical specifications and test plans; working with computer coding languages.

Habilities: problem-solving and thinking laterally as part of a team, or individually, to meet the needs of the project.

Values: Working as a group is considered very important to this job.

Limitations and Risks: Like other workers who spend long hours typing at a computer, software engineers are susceptible to eyestrain, back discomfort, and hand and wrist problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Awards and benefits: Money Magazine and Salary.com rated "software engineering" as the best job in America in 2006.[

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