Software Quality Assurance Engineers

• Install computer software.
• Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
• Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
• Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables.
• Read documents to gather technical information.
• Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.
• Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues.
• Document design or development procedures.
• Document operational activities.
• Create databases to store electronic data.

• Using e-mail.
• Sitting.
• Working with a group or team.
• The importance of being accurate or exact.
• Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• Meeting strict deadlines.
• Freedom to make decisions without supervision.

• Computational Science
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Human Computer Interaction

• Accounting and Computer Science
• Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
• Computational Science
• Data Processing
• Human Computer Interaction
• Mathematics and Computer Science

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Evaluating a System or Organization—Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Writing—Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Controlling Quality—Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Making Decisions—Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Programming Computers —Writing computer programs for various purposes.
• Speaking—Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics—Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Engineering and Technology—Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Design—Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Clerical—Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Communications and Media—Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

• Investigative—Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
• Conventional—Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

• Computer Programmers
• Systems Software Developers
• Applications Software Developers
• Web Developers
• Computer Network Architects
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Information Security Analysts
• Database Administrators
• Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
• Web Administrators

• Computer Programmers
• Systems Software Developers
• Applications Software Developers
• Web Developers
• Computer Network Architects
• Computer Systems Analysts
• Information Security Analysts
• Database Administrators
• Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
• Web Administrators