I.T Field

[Tekka]

So im half way through my diploma of I.T network engineering which is only a 1 year course through T.A.F.E. I'm planning on going to uni next year to upgrade it to a degree. What my question is are there any of you people that are in the I.T field and what are it's ups and downs and some hints and tips to succeed in the industry.


Thanks!!

 

[sixshooter]

Gee... sounds like you don't have to do much study up QLD to get a Diploma !

How many years fulltime do you need after to gain a Degree ? What Degree's are available for networking? Computer Science Degree's are heavily into programming are they not?

Sorry I'm not in the networking field so I can't say what to look out for... Except that if you go to Uni to do a "Degree in Computer Science" you should learn to program in at least one common language like JAVA and gain some understanding of the most used concepts of programming such as OOP (Object Orientated Programming) cause then all you'll need to know is the differences between languages which is the most annoying hair tearing bit.

I was half way through a 2year Programming Diploma, but I had to leave it due to personal family reasons. I may go back someday, but my interest in programming has waned considerably. Learning 7 languages all at once is not much fun!

 

[Tom_1569]

Im looking at doing the same thing, i want to get into networking to. Im currently doing cert IV, as no one offers the diploma down here, sheez i travel 2 hours each way just to do cert IV, and like today i got their to find out class in cancelled, NOT HAPPY

 

[Tekka]

The diploma of networking is 1 year full time which is equivalent to first year at uni, so if i go next year i will be into my 2nd year of a 3 year degree.

In the degree i can choose to major in network & security which is what im interested in however there is some programming involved aswell. there are multiple I.T degrees available some which are just programming.

 

[stocky]

how the heck does 1 year of tafe = 1 year of uni? what a rip to the uni students

 

[Tom_1569]

how the heck does 1 year of tafe = 1 year of uni? what a rip to the uni students

Hows this for a rip. I failed year 10 (medical absense) and only completed half of year 11. Now doing cert IV, and the unis class that higher then doing year 12 lol. So after all the **** i went through with school, ill still be going to uni with my mates.

 

[VN_Luke]

how the heck does 1 year of tafe = 1 year of uni? what a rip to the uni students

at tafe, you only do 5% of the drinking you do at uni , so first year brings you to the same level really.

 

[levymetal]

how the heck does 1 year of tafe = 1 year of uni? what a rip to the uni students

Check this out, some guy did the Advanced Diploma of Computer Science (this is the course I am doing at the moment) which is a 2 year course, and he went to uni and got 2 years off a Bachelor of Computer Science... Generally though you can get 1.5 years off uni with the Advanced Diploma.

But yeah, I'm looking into getting into the networking field. I've always loved programming, but that's hard to get into without a degree. With my course I get the chance to do CCNP 2 and 4, and I will have completed full CCNA so I guess I'll have a better chance going into networking than programming. Plus me and my mates got kicked out of programming for the semester for making lots of noise, so we've done nothing since then and our results will probably be ****house. Teacher says we can get all the info off Tafe VC, and now we have an assignment due next week and she removed all the notes so what the ****. How can we do anything. We're doing flex anyway and I don't really like flex.

Don't want to go to uni, sick of studying, out of money, I just want to work.

 

[padrickz88]

yeah the diploma used to be a 2 year, but at my uni (rmit) they changed it to a 1 year course.... i always remember people telling em to do tafe because its more hands on, well i touched the inside of a computer twice in a whole year.

was nooooooot happy because i was fixing computers more at high school ina class they were running...


as you can guess im over I.T and sick of it going for something else now...

 

[CSP]

Been in IT since 1998 (except for my stint as an Officer in the RAAF) and I'm now a Senior Software Engineer for a global Biometrics company. Barely passed Year 12, never been to TAFE of Uni. I've done some courses that various employers have put me through but that's it.

Experience counts for a LOT more than education when it comes to IT. If you have 4 years experience and can demonstrate you have the ability and experience necessary to do the job, I'll hire you over someone that spent 4 years at Uni.

Want my advice? Get some experience on an IT Help Desk. Government work is best. Work hard and be good at that for a year and then move onto Desktop Support. Once you have 2 - 4 years in IT Support and some specialisation certificates (CCNA for example), you'll be making a lot more than your uni graduate mates!

Part of the problem I find these days with the Y-gens is they just want easy money and think IT is a way to do it. It's not. You need to love what you do. The more you love your work and dedicate yourself to it, put in the hard yards and show commitment and good work ethic, the more success and satisfaction you will achieve. Follow the money, and think it's all meant to be easy and you're in for a shock!