Students will demonstrate the effective use of tools for software development. Course content will include software development environments, prototyping techniques, and language specific tools/techniques. Course content includes software testing procedures, test plan development, testing and validation, test results documentation, software testing, audit trails and project management. Students will demonstrate knowledge of software quality assurance processes to ensure quality software products. Students will design a software application by creating design specifications, making design choices, applying the principles of effective information management, information organization, and information?retrieval skills, as well as knowledge of computing/networking hardware and software architecture.