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| Thread ID: 80848 | 2007-07-06 12:43:00 | Is there any interesting IT courses available at NZ uni? | PedalSlammer (8511) | Press F1 |
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| 566516 | 2007-07-06 12:43:00 | Is there any interesting IT courses available at NZ uni? I need an expert here. How will life be if a person only done high school with no qualifications? (elders perfered to answer this question thank you) Anyone know any interesting courses at UNI I mean IT subjects. Or outside the country is better like USA, Britain, or other places? :annoyed: Too bad my parents want to get a degree and I don't know what to study. |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 566517 | 2007-07-06 13:51:00 | University and Polytechnics usually only offer Certificates, diplomas and degrees which in my experience are very broad an encompass a wide variety of topics. Whilst you may possibly get and entry level Helpdesk job with a certificate, diploma and possibly a business analyst/programming job with a degree (depending of course on what you majored) I would say that the best things to study would be industry recognized certifications. Examples of these are MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, CCNP etc. All these course were designed by companies who are active players in the IT industry right now.. Microsoft and Cisco systems. I myself am in my final year of study towards a diploma in Information Systems and Technology for Business but I'm also doing my MCSE (Server 2003) and my CCNA certifications. You will find that if you want a tech role these in most cases are minimum requirements, I have also noted a big big increase in techs with a RHCP qualification (thats Red Hat Certified Professional) In short if you're gonna study go for something like Comp A+, MCSE, CCNA etc These will get you into the industry above the recognized entry level. As for not knowing what to study... you may want to get on to a career counselor to see what your options are, go to uni's and polytech's to see what they offer.. DON'T sit on your bum hoping one day a light bulb will switch on... if you fail to prepare now for the future, then you will most likely find it harder to succeed when it does hit you. Cheers |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 566518 | 2007-07-06 14:36:00 | I went thru high school but didn't pass bursary university entrance yet I am doing quite well.I study a year at polytech in new plymouth did a course on information technology and communication. I went ahead to massey university in palmerston north and am now studying information system Been passing all my subjects.Only failed one that was because the teacher didnt teach very well.Apparently the course coordinator knows that too but students fail to lay a complaint because most of them think I studied this paper.Its over now.Move on... but for other students who went ahead to do this paper.It was like hell But anyway.Life is not Sh** if you have no qualificiation |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 566519 | 2007-07-06 15:52:00 | ...But anyway.Life is not Sh** if you have no qualificiation True but why settle when you can have a better life WITH a qualification. Complacency and laziness are the main factors contributing to drop outs... as for the teacher who didn't teach very well, any decent student WOULD have complained until the problem is sorted... don't blame someone else just because people around you also do nothing... I'll be damned if I let some below par teacher screw around with MY future because they can't do their job well. |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 566520 | 2007-07-06 20:48:00 | There are a whole range of computing, IT and new media courses available from business and IT systems, to programming to game development etc. I just depends what field you want to get into. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 566521 | 2007-07-06 21:10:00 | I never went to Uni... Yet I have a job in NZs 2nd largest IT company :cool: (of course I do plan do get some qualifications such as the MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, CCNP etc that Chief said to go higher up in the company.) Qualifications are not everything, experience plays a large role in it as well |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 566522 | 2007-07-06 21:30:00 | I only went to the 4th form, and that was.. ages ago now. Never went to Uni, or did any exams etc..anything like that. Haven't got any quals either. I did go to a test thing up in Khyber pass, at that Computer training place. Computerpower or something, (the place not far from the bus stop), just managed to pass. But didnt go any further. I didnt fancy getting a student loan for 11-12g I think it was. I spose, I could have chosen less options. I think this course included Linux/Redhat as well. I wouldnt mind something in the IT / computer field, BUT I spose the only problem / setback, is I dont drive. Never had a car or licence. Well couldnt before anyway, due to medical reasons. Never needed one to get around. Public transport is outside the back door and across the road. And I dont intend on getting one, now or in the future. Its just too expensive now. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 566523 | 2007-07-06 21:42:00 | Well obviously I'd rather be studying at MIT (USA) rather than ManukauIT :) But that isnt realistic. And interesting would depend on what interests you. CCNA was very interesting for me, however most people find it horrible. I would obviously suggest doing a 4 year degree, regardless of what anyone says (ie. BE in Software Engineering at AU). If you want the best possible future. But by nature BEs are very theoretical and not very practicle. Also BSc in computer science isnt bad depending on your major. However, i belive that programming with the current state of things will not help anyone get a good career in the long run. BETs provided by AUT and MIT are very practicle usually have A+ and CCNA/CCNA certification involved. However, good luck doing anything with them outside NZ (and maybe aus), I knew a guy who had alot of experience and this BET degree. And it seems when he went to the states noone recognised his degree and he's doing a BE in a community college in the US. You want the biggest pay check? Diploma in IT (if you dont have enough credits to get into a degree) -> BE\BSc in Computer Science -> Masters -> PhD. Thats the best way to go. But very few people do. as for the teacher who didn't teach very well, any decent student WOULD have complained until the problem is sorted... Not true. At ManukauIT, we have this teacher teaching Embedded Systems. He is the biggest prick that has even taught me. In the second semester for 2006, 4 out of 27 students passed the paper, it was almost the same in the first semester too, however all students passed the same paper in 2005 (before this certian teacher took over the paper). We have talked to the Head Department about it, and all he ever said is "we are aware of the problem"; as he has been saying for over a year now. This year almost every got an exempted pass. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 566524 | 2007-07-06 22:24:00 | University and Polytechnics usually only offer Certificates, diplomas and degrees which in my experience are very broad an encompass a wide variety of topics. Whilst you may possibly get and entry level Helpdesk job with a certificate, diploma and possibly a business analyst/programming job with a degree (depending of course on what you majored) I would say that the best things to study would be industry recognized certifications. Examples of these are MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, CCNP etc. All these course were designed by companies who are active players in the IT industry right now.. Microsoft and Cisco systems. I myself am in my final year of study towards a diploma in Information Systems and Technology for Business but I'm also doing my MCSE (Server 2003) and my CCNA certifications. You will find that if you want a tech role these in most cases are minimum requirements, I have also noted a big big increase in techs with a RHCP qualification (thats Red Hat Certified Professional) In short if you're gonna study go for something like Comp A+, MCSE, CCNA etc These will get you into the industry above the recognized entry level. As for not knowing what to study... you may want to get on to a career counselor to see what your options are, go to uni's and polytech's to see what they offer.. DON'T sit on your bum hoping one day a light bulb will switch on... if you fail to prepare now for the future, then you will most likely find it harder to succeed when it does hit you. Cheers Hey chiefnz. I don't mean to call you careless, but perhaps enlightening some of us (especially PedalSlammer considering that he has no idea about the courses in the first place) on the acronyms that you have mentioned in your post would be a good idea? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 566525 | 2007-07-06 22:31:00 | IT at UNI versus IT at a polytech are completely different. You study Computer Science at Uni, heavily based towards programming and such. You need to decide what you want to do first. |
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