Back-End Developer Certificate
- Recipient: David A Shapiro
- Email: dshapi3@wgu.edu
- Issued On: August 15, 2024
- Badge ID: View Badge
- Assertion ID: View Assertion
- Status: Active
Certification Overview:
Recipients of the Back-End Developer Certificate from Western Governors University have acquired specific back-end software skills in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Java programming, structured query language (SQL), database management, software design patterns, Spring Framework, mySQL, and mobile application development.
Credential Detail:
Recipients of WGU's Back-End Developer Certificate have demonstrated competence in the following areas via rigorous assessment activities completed through Western Governors University:
Java Fundamentals:
- The learner creates object-oriented programs.
- The learner creates methods in Java.
Java Frameworks:
- The learner implements user interfaces.
- The learner implements object-oriented programming frameworks.
Back End Programming:
- The learner develops object-oriented applications that can be integrated with relational databases.
- The learner writes code for object-oriented applications using Spring framework.
- The learner implements design patterns for object-oriented applications.
Mobile Application Development (Android):
- The learner creates page layouts with clean navigation.
- The learner designs mobile application infrastructure and user interfaces.
- The learner develops secure database-backed mobile applications in an object- oriented language.
- The learner documents solutions for application requirements with storyboards and emulators.
- The learner articulates challenges in the development process.
- The learner describes alternative methods in overcoming mobile application development problems.
Data Management - Applications:
- The learner recommends databases and database management systems to meet organizational needs.
- The learner queries database tables and views with SQL code.
- The learner creates DML statements that insert, update, and delete data in data tables.
- The learner implements joins and aggregate functions in SQL queries.
Competency Demonstration Highlights:
Recipients of this credential complete the following tasks and deliverables as part of their assessment activities:
- Develops and implements data-processing applications using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP).
- Creates object-oriented programs using Java.
- Implements and manages relational databases, including database administration, joins, aggregate functions, and data manipulation using SQL.
- Designs and implements Spring Framework solutions, including data access components and model-view-control components, to enhance the efficiency and structure of Java applications.
- Develops multi-platform and platform-specific mobile applications.
Skills:
Recipients demonstrated these job skills:
- analyze alternate choices: analyze what might have been done differently when working toward the achievement of a goal.
- articulate findings and resolutions: articulate findings and resolutions to a problem.
- best solution recommendation: recommend the best solution for challenges.
- client-server system creation: create client-server systems using object-oriented programming.
- data manipulation: manipulate data with structured query language (SQL) statements.
- data processing: develop data processing applications.
- data update: write updated data to a relational database using update statements.
- data update data manipulation language (DML) statement creation: create data manipulation language (DML) statements to insert, update, and remove data.
- database implementation: implement databases and database management systems.
- database joins differentiation: differentiate inner, outer, left, right, and full joins.
- methods creation: create methods using Java.
- mobile application components identification: identify infrastructure components of mobile applications.
- mobile application configuration: configure authentication, notifications, and storage for mobile applications.
- mobile application design: design multi-platform and platform-specific mobile applications.
- mobile application development: develop multi-platform and platform-specific mobile applications.
- object-oriented framework: uses existing frameworks, assets, and content for object-oriented programming
- object-oriented program creation: create an object-oriented program using Java.
- page layouts creation: create page layouts that enable learners to understand and find information.
- perform basic computer concepts: perform basic concepts of object-oriented programming, data processing, web design, and operating systems.
- perform create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations: perform read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations on data in tables.
- perform system design: perform real-time system design using object-oriented programming.
- potential solutions documentation: document potential solutions to a problem based on gathered requirements.
- reason behind a challenge identification: identify the reasoning behind a challenge to solve it.
- relational databases data management: manage data in relational databases using structured query language (SQL).
- software design pattern validation: validate the need for software design patterns in an application.
- software requirements definition: define the requirements for a software solution.
- spring framework data access components design: design applications with spring framework data access components.
- spring framework model-view-control components design: design applications with spring framework model-view-control components.
- spring framework solution implementation: implement spring framework solutions.
- structured query language (SQL) queries creation: create structured query language (SQL) queries to retrieve data stored in relational databases.
- structured query language (SQL) query creation: write structured query language (SQL) queries using complex joins, grouping, aggregation, nested subqueries, cursors, or other applicable functions.
- structured query language (SQL) query run: run a structured query language (SQL) query.
- structured query language (SQL) scripts creation: create structured query language (SQL) scripts to perform needed tasks.
- structured query language (SQL) scripts maintenance: maintain structured query language (SQL) scripts.
- structured query language (SQL) tables combination: join structured query language (SQL) tables using inner and outer joins.
- user interface design: design user interfaces to meet functional requirements.
- user interface implementation: implement user interfaces.
- software design patterns implementation: implement the software design patterns in an application.
Alignments:
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Framework: O*Net Online
Code: 15-1253.00
Description: Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes. Test system modifications to prepare for implementation. Document software and application defects using a bug tracking system and report defects to software or web developers. Create and maintain databases of known defects. May participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules.
Software Developers
Framework: O*Net Online
Code: 15-1252.00
Description: Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Update software or enhance existing software capabilities. May work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems, and develop specifications and performance requirements. May maintain databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team.