Harare Institute of Technology Software Engineering

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Mission of the department

Our mission is to teach and prepare software engineers equipped to apply their knowledge and skills in the analysis, design, implementation, documentation and maintenance of high quality software in both system and application software development within resource constraints, as well as ready them for further graduate study and innovative research.

What do Software Engineers do?

Skills to be gained from the program (Graduate competencies)

The programme is designed such that on completion of its courses, the graduates should be able to:

Become Technopreneurs in the field of Software Engineering.
Analyze, identify and define the Software Engineering requirements appropriate to various problems .
Design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs.
Analyze the local and global impact of software engineering on individuals, organizations and society.
Use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for software engineering practice.
Evolve and re-engineer legacy software .
Manage the Software Project from initiation through to closure.

Graduate Attributes

Technopreneurship Skills
Critical thinking & Problem Solving Skills
Analytical Skills
Leadership skills and Proactiveness
Teamwork Skills
Communication Skills
Information Management & Lifelong learning Skills
Learning Skills
Ethics & Integrity
Project Management Skills
Software Quality Management Skills

SE Entry Requirements

Entry Qualifications

Entry requirements for acceptance to this programme are:

At least two A` Level passes including Mathematics and Physics or Computer Science or any other relevant Science subject

ND, HND in Information Technology (HEXCO) OR equivalent.

Programme Structure

Bachelor of Technology in Software Engineering is a 4-year full-time study programme.

Each academic year, with the exception of year 3, is divided into two semesters, with each semester being fifteen weeks in duration, including examination time. Year 3 consists of an internship of thirty weeks duration (1 academic year) OR alternatively an in-house project at HIT lasting thirty weeks (1 academic year).

For year 1, 2 and 4 the academic year (part) normally commences in August and concludes in May. A semester will normally comprise of 15 weeks, 12 weeks of which are assigned to teaching, 1 week to revision and 2 weeks to examination.

SE Career Prospects

Career Prospects

Software Engineering Technopreneurs
Applications Software Engineers.
Systems Software Engineers.
Software Project Managers
Web developers.
Mobile Application Developers.
Computer Programmers.
Graphics Designers,
Game Developers,
Systems Analysts.
Data Analysts.
Computer and information systems managers.
Software Testers
Software Engineering Consultants