Credential Detail

Recipients of WGU's Back-End Developer Certificate have demonstrated competence in the following areas via rigorous assessment activities completed through Western Governors University:

Data Management - Foundations

• The learner explains attributes of databases, database tables, and structured and associated query language (SQL) commands.
• The learner determines how to run queries for creation and manipulation of data in relational databases.
• The learner defines primary and foreign keys in data normalization.

Data Management - Applications

• The learner recommends databases and database management systems to meet organizational needs.
• The learner queries database tables and views with SQL code.
• The learner creates DML statements that insert, update, and delete data in data tables.
• The learner implements joins and aggregate functions in SQL queries.

Java Fundamentals

• The learner creates object-oriented programs.
• The learner creates methods in Java.

Java Frameworks

• The learner implements user interfaces.
• The learner implements object-oriented programming frameworks.

Back-End Programming

• The learner develops object-oriented applications that can be integrated with relational databases.
• The learner writes code for object-oriented applications using Spring framework.
• The learner implements design patterns for object-oriented applications.

Competency Demonstration Highlights

• Develop and implement data-processing applications using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Create object-oriented programs with Java.
• Implement and manage relational databases using SQL, including database administration, joins, aggregate functions, and data manipulation.
• Design and implement solutions using the Spring Framework, focusing on data access and model-view-control components to optimize Java applications.