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= Computer Engineering - System Development =

"“There are only two things wrong with C++:  The initial concept and the implementation.”— Bertrand Meyer"

The IT Engineer is a professional trained to propose integrated software solutions and hardware according to customer requirements and needs, managing the implementation of these and evaluating their operation.

Systems Development enables the engineer to design, develop, maintain and implement computational applications in different languages and computational platforms, industry standard considering the security and quality aspects of the software.

Professional competences

 * Be capable to understand the environment of an organization and its needs in the field of information technology and communications.
 * Be capable to select, design, deploy, integrate, evaluate, build, manage, exploit and maintain hardware, software and network technologies, within the parameters of appropriate cost and quality.
 * Be capable to use methodologies focused on the user and the organization for the development, evaluation and management of applications and systems based on information technologies that ensure accessibility, ergonomics and usability of the systems.
 * Be capable to select, design, deploy, integrate and manage communications networks and infrastructures in an organization.
 * Be capable to select, deploy, integrate and manage information systems that meet the needs of the organization, with the criteria of cost and quality identified.
 * Be capable to conceive systems, applications and services based on network technologies, including Internet, web, e-commerce, multimedia, interactive services and mobile computing.
 * Be capable to understand, apply and manage the guarantee and security of computer systems.

Professional profile in Chile
The training of the IT engineer in Chile is deep and complete. They stand out for their leadership and for presenting a broad vision when designing strategies in the process of implementing information technology in all productive areas, in order to enhance their performance. Upon graduation, IT engineer is qualified to perform as a computer manager, project manager, consultant or advisor in companies or organizations from the most diverse sectors of the economy, which use information technology as an organizational resource.

Labor field
When studying computer engineering, you will have at your disposal a wide range of job opportunities. You could work for almost all industries, both in the medical or astronomical area, going through the musical area.

The development of new information and communication technologies, such as software, databases, networks and computational security.

Current details about the career
Within engineering careers, the computer engineering is one of the most demanded. Experts estimate that by 2020 some 900,000 jobs will be created associated with Information and Communication Technologies within the European Union.

In Chile, for that same year, it will take around 70,000 workers trained in programming, according to the Chilean Association of Information Technology Companies (ACTI), which shows that demand is increasing, said Universia."'The information technology industry in Chile is growing strongly and for this reason new positions have been created. This has generated that the companies have to develop important strategies of retention and recruitment since there is a shortage of computer professionals in Chile,' said Rodrigo Malachias, manager of strategic alliances of Kibernum, quoted by Emol."

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