Computer Science+ Human Centered Design and Innovation

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Colorado (OA)

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Skills

Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.

Coordinate software or hardware installation.
Monitor computer system performance to ensure proper operation.
Test software performance.

Troubleshoot program, equipment, and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.

Troubleshoot program, equipment, and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.
Troubleshoot issues with fabrication processes or equipment.

Provide technical support for software maintenance or use.

Provide stakeholders with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.

Modify software programs or other digital systems to improve performance.

Expand or modify system to serve new purposes or improve work flow.
Assess the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapt them to a specific environment (i.e. a user group or a production lab).

Write computer programming code.

Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.
Write code that interacts with physical objects in real time, i.e. reading sensor data or reacting to temperature or light input.

Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details.

Consult with management to ensure agreement on project or system principles.
Confer with clients or other stakeholders to clarify their needs of a product, system, or service being designed and/or produced.

Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.

Review and analyze system outputs or other performance indicators to locate problems.
Use performance indiators to correct issues in code or improve the workflow of a system.

Manage design projects or activities.

Supervise team members on a design process or project.
Serve as lead for particular project or system implementation.

Develop testing routines or procedures.

Develop, document, and revise system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.

Document design processes or development procedures.

Document phases of design work, iterations created or decisions made over the course of a design project, and archive such that others can reference it.
Produce end-user and/or production guides in written or video format.

Train others in computer interface or software use or design processes.

Train stakeholders to work with computer systems and programs.
Train users in workflow that has both software and non-software components, such as the process from digital design to fabrication.

Develop diagrams or flow charts of system.

Define the goals of the system and devise flow charts and diagrams describing logical operational steps of programs.
Create diagrams of workflow for construction or usage of prototypes, such as for additive and subtractive fabrication methods.

Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies and prototyping technologies.

Assess the usefulness of pre-developed application packages or specific hardware, and adapt them to a user environment.
Assess the usefulness of fabrication software and technologies.
Evaluate needs of user and/or environment in the context of technology capabilities and offer a reasoned recommendation.

Gather and utilize technical information.

Read manuals, periodicals, and technical reports to learn how to develop products, systems, or services that meet stakeholder requirements.
View or read tutorials of updated programming or design techniques.
Put into practice the new material.

Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.

Analyze information processing or computation needs and plan and design computer systems, using techniques such as structured analysis, data modeling, and information engineering.
Analyze stakeholder needs, using techniques such as journey mapping, site analysis, and heirarchy of purpose to define the scope of a design project.

Collect data about stakeholders' needs.

Interview or survey stakeholders, observe job performance, or perform the job to uncover latent needs, discover how information or tools are used, and find user-created work-arounds.
Present and share findings with team members to communicate quantitative and/or qualitative insights that impact design specifications.

Estimate time or monetary resources needed to complete projects.

Prepare cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on IT system implementation.
Prepare cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on design and fabrication.

Iterate on the prototypes of products, systems, and/ or services.

Utilize parallel prototyping methods and/or subsystem (component) prototyping methods.
Perform user testing.
Utilize user feedback to iterate on the prototype or select most promising prototype.

Create procedure for process improvement.