Level 5 Diploma in Computing (Software Engineering)
The Level 5 Diploma in Computing (Software Engineering) offered by OXQUAL develops advanced software-engineering competence in application architecture, programming paradigms, databases, requirements engineering, secure coding, testing, DevOps and professional project delivery.
About this qualification
The Level 5 Diploma in Computing (Software Engineering) offered by OXQUAL develops advanced software-engineering competence in application architecture, programming paradigms, databases, requirements engineering, secure coding, testing, DevOps and professional project delivery.
Career-focused
Develop relevant skills and knowledge that can support your next professional step.
What you'll cover
Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:
- Advanced Software Engineering
- Software Development Methodologies
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Functional-Programming Awareness
- Concurrent-Programming Awareness
- Python
- Java
- C# Awareness
- Software Architecture
- Layered Architecture
- MVC
- Microservices Awareness
- Design Patterns
- Advanced SQL
- Stored Procedures
- Database Optimisation
- Requirements Engineering
- UML
- Systems Design
- Agile
- Scrum
- DevOps
- CI/CD
- Secure Coding
- Software Testing
- Unit Testing
- Integration Testing
- Automated Testing
- Software Engineering Project
Who it's designed for
This OXQUAL programme is suitable for:
- Software Developers
- Computing Learners progressing from Level 4
- Junior Software Engineers
- Developers preparing for advanced software roles
What you'll gain
Successful completion of this OXQUAL programme can help learners to:
- Develop advanced software-engineering skills.
- Strengthen architecture and design-pattern knowledge.
- Improve database-development competence.
- Develop secure-coding practices.
- Strengthen automated-testing knowledge.
- Improve Agile and DevOps workflows.
How this qualification is assessed
The assessment pattern for this OXQUAL programme is outlined below.
- Assessment Type: Written examination, software project and viva.
- Format: Multiple-choice questions, applied coding tasks, project submission and oral defence.
- Total Questions: 90 theory questions plus 1 project and 1 viva.
- Passing Score: 70%.
- Duration: 8–10 weeks (150–180 hours total).
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