Career Development Questions:

1)
A. What is the career?
Software engineer/ computer engineer

B. Why does this career "call to you"?

Because I enjoy computer science and engineering and computer

engineering is a perfect career for me. I enjoy computing and working with
computer systems to develop programs that can one day help everyone.

C. What part of the career are you passionate about?

I am passionate about the part of being able to code new and innovative
programs that can be used by people around the world to make living
easier.

D. What kind of work is involved in the job?

The work involved in computer engineering is the application of the principles

and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis to
the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and the systems
that enable computers to perform their many applications.

E. How much money does this career make?

A software developer's average salary of $102,160, is higher than most other

occupations on our technology jobs list.

F. What is the current and/or future job market like for this career?

Employment of software developers is projected to grow 17 percent from 2014 to

2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. The main reason for the
rapid growth is a large increase in the demand for computer software.

G. Outside of education, what are the requirements for this job? Personality?
Experience? Character traits?
 A computer engineer must be curious to learn and explore new ideas from
experience. A software engineer must also be an effective communicator
because he/she must have the capabilities to explain his/her ideas to various
teams. Finally, a software engineer must be a divergent thinker: able to think
outside the box.

2)

A. What college/university/technical school would be best? Where is it

located? How much is the tuition?
Georgia tech
Georgia
$27,970 per year

B. What are the requirements/classes/programs offered for this major?

Computational Engineering
Providing a curriculum that emphasizes digital design, computer architecture,
computer networks and internetworking, and computer applications.

C. What are the entrance requirements to get into this college and
major/program?

Average SAT: 1458

Average ACT: 33

Average Number of College-Level Courses: 10.6

3)

A. What do you need to do this school year in order to be prepared?

I need to get all As and get a good sat/act score

B. What do you need to accomplish by the time you graduate?

By the time I graduate, I need to have learned and gained all experience I
could have in the field of computer science in order to be prepared and ready
for college.