3. WHAT IS MCA ?
FULL 3 YEAR POST GRADUATION PROGRAM IN
INDIA TO ENABLE GRADUATES TO MEET GLOBAL
NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
4. OBJECTIVES OF PERSUING MCA
IT PREPARES STUDENTS TO TAKE POSITIONS AS:
• SOFTWARE ENGINEER
• SOFTWARE TESTER
• SYSTEM ANALYSTS
• SYSTEM DESIGNERS
• PROGRAMMERS
• TROUBLESHOOTERS
• DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
And many more.............
5. SURPLUS OF OPPORTUNITIES AFTER MCA
AS A SYSTEM ANALYST IN A BIG COMPANY
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER FOR COMPANIES LIKE MICROSOFT
AS A SYSTEM MANAGER IN A BIG CORPORATE
AS AN INTERNET EXPERT, WEB DESIGNING SPECIALIST
PARTICIPATE IN SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
WORK AS A TROUBLE SHOOTER FOR SOME TOP-NOTCH COMPUTER
COMPANIES
DESIGN VAST NETWORKS FOR CLIENTS LIKE INDIAN RAILWAYS
WORK IN CONSULTANCY AND COMPUTER EDUCATION
DEVELOP PLATFORMS FOR SOFTWARE / SERVER BASED COMPANIES
PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO CLIENTS AND DESIGN – CUSTOMIZED
SOFTWARE
AS A ENTREPRENURE, A CAREER IN COMPUTER EDUCATION, AS A
CONSULTANT
6. ROLE AS SOFTWARE ENGINEER
APPLIES THE PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING TO:
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
MAINTENANCE
EVALUATION
7. ROLE AS SOFTWARE TESTER
PROCESS OF VALIDATING & VERIFYING THAT
APPLICATION:
MEETS THE REQUIREMENT THAT GUIDED ITS DESIGN
AND DEVELOPMENT
WORKS AS EXPECTED
CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE SAME
CHARECTERISTICS
AND SATISFIES THE NEEDS OF STAKEHOLDERS
8. ROLE AS SYSTEM ANALYSTS
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
PERFORM COMPLEX ANALYSIS, DESIGNING AND
PROGRAMMING TO MEET BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS.
DEFINE SPECIFICATION FOR COMPLEX SOFTWARE
PROGRAMMING APPLICAITONS
INTERFACE WITH END-USERS AND SOFTWARE CONSULTANTS
RESOLVING COMPLEX ISSUES RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS
AND OBJECTIVES
ANALYZE, DESIGN AND DEVELOP MODIFICATIONS AND
CHANGES TO EXISTING SYSTEM TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE
9. ROLE AS PROGRAMMER
WRITING PROGRAM
TESTING PROGRAM / APPLICATION
DEBUGGING
MAINTAINING DETAILED INSTRUCTION
10. DATABASE
ADMINISTRATOR (DBA)
INSTALLING AND UPGRADING DATABASE
SERVER & APPLICATION
MODIFYING THE DATABASE STRUCTURE
ENROLLING USERS AND MAINTAINING
SYSTEM SECURITY
BACKUP AND RECOVERY OF DATABASE
QUERYING FROM DATABASE
ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH DATABASE
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