28 September, 2017

Karandeep Singh (772657)

1. Research 5 communications technology related careers that interest you. See a list of
some sample careers onthe next page. (ie: Photographer, Videographer, Video Editor
etc.)

- Software engineer
- Database/System/Network Administrator
- Web Developer
- Video Game Designer
- IT security specialist

2. Choose one career that interests you the most and explain the career with a brief
description (2-3 sentences) in your own words. This final career choice does NOT have
to be within the communications technology industry. - Software Engineer, A software
engineer applies the element of software engineering to design, development,
maintaining it, and deployment.

3. Complete the following research about your final chosen career:

a) Why did you choose this particular career? - I picked this because I really enjoy
programming and it really interests me.

b) Research two post secondary education programs for your chosen career and select
the one that you would like to attend. - Waterloo (Software Engineering), York (Software
Engineering)

c) Research and provide the following about the program:

Post Secondary institution name and location

Waterloo - ​200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1

York - 4​ 700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

Specific program name and description

Software Engineering (Waterloo University, Co-op Program) - Disciplined approach to

developing software. Will include a solid foundation in math, engineering, and computer
science and will also cover software development.

Software Engineering (York University) - Prepares students for a career using the
state-of-the-art computing labs, and fill suite of software development tools, and
hands-on experience in the design and development of software development.
Key program entry requirements (ie: courses, portfolio etc.) / What other high school
courses would be beneficial for the enrolment and acceptance into the program:

York:

Waterloo:
Key courses offered within the program:

Waterloo:
- Introduction to Methods of Software Engineering
- Logic and Computation
- Operating Systems
- Introduction to Feedback Control
- Design Project Planning
- Software Testing and Quality Assurance

York:
- Fundamental Data Structures
- Electronic Circuits and Devices
- Digital Logic Design
- Communication Networks
- Software Design
- Signals and Systems
- Computer Architecture and Organization
- Mobile Communications

Program cost per year

Waterloo - $14,080 per year

York - $9,412.87per year

Length of program (ie: months, semesters, years etc.)

Waterloo - 5 Years
York - 4 Years

4. Research job/career/company websites to find one current job posting that relates to
your career choice. Answer the following questions:
a) Provide the company name, location and job posting title.

Company Name - ​Incentriq Inc.

Location - Toronto, ON
Job Posting Title - Software Engineer (Java)
b) What skills are required in this career?

Required education:

● Bachelor's

Required experience:

● Java development in a commercial environment: 2 years

● Software Development: 2 years
● Mongo or SQL: 2 years

c) What qualities would be helpful in this career?

- Ready to Learn
- A willingness to pro-actively research and use new libraries
- Enjoy / understand the importance of working in all layers of the platform
architecture
- Be totally committed

d) What salary range could someone expect in this career?

Incentriq Inc. is offering - ​$60,000 - $100,000 a year

Software Engineer yearly earnings - $70,009

5. Create a list of three questions you would ask a professional currently working in your
chosen career path

- How did you get into this field of work.

- Do you enjoy what you do and what you do daily?
- Would you recommend to pursue this profession.

6. Provide visual examples of your

chosen career.
These may include the following:
- Work environment
- Equipment used in this career
- Project examples etc.