futures in i.t. careers, paths, stereotypes and myths
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Futures In I.T.
Careers,Paths,
Stereotypes and
Myths
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Jobs in I.T.
• Name 10
• What do you think you DO?
• What do you associate with the name?
• Working in IT environment is changing very quickly
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Programming
• Different Languages, Different Applications
• What is it actually used for!?
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Myths and Truths
• Boring, frustrating desk job
• All the same category
• Not all programming and coding
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Not Programming!
• Goes into three categories Jobs involving ICT to carry out workJobs involving building or maintaining ICTJobs involving creating/developing software
• Education
• Specialist Software
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I.C.T.
• Who did What?
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I.T.(’s everywhere!) (Sorry)
• Job’s lead to other Jobs.
• Degrees lead to completely different degrees.
• Victoria and Australia have a thriving IT industry
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Not just for “the I.T. Guy”
• What kind of skills do you have?
• How would you describe yourself out of these words? What combination would best suit you?
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Games!
• Games are an easy to understand amalgamation of all kinds of roles people have when creating a program.
Look at this collection of people behind one game (Assassins Creed)
• Almost all of these people will have communicated with ICT to work on the project, either as specialist software, or as programmers or testers, etc.
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Game Programmers
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Futures in IT
• What kind of Degree’s are there?
• What would each one do?
• Will it Change?
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Tertiary Study in IT
• University
• Private Institutions
• TAFE
• Private Study
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Get a Job!
• Look at the degrees available at most universities and TAFES and other institutions.
• What profession belongs in what degree?• What degree suits your best interests and
personality? Why?• Bachelor of Information Technology• Bachelor of Information Systems• Bachelor of Computer Science