IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[Kublai Khan]

Hey guys, what's the difference between information technology and information systems degree?

Also is a bachelors in It doomed to be making 45k

Should I go hard for Computer Science even tho I suck at math

 

[kevm3]

i wish there was more time in the day. There are so many subjects I'm attempting to learn, and this is just in the web development realm alone. Javascript, DOM, jQuery, AJAX, node.js, mongoDB, css, php, mySQL. I was thinking about adding c# somewhere in the mix, but I think my plate is full enough as is.

 

[semtex]

Hey guys, what's the difference between information technology and information systems degree?

Also is a bachelors in It doomed to be making 45k

Should I go hard for Computer Science even tho I suck at math

Go with information systems. Well actually it just depends on the curriculum. You don't have to do well in the math classes I struggled thru linear algebra and algorithms

 

[GoldenGlove]

Hey guys, what's the difference between information technology and information systems degree?

Also is a bachelors in It doomed to be making 45k

Should I go hard for Computer Science even tho I suck at math

Information Systems will be more geared for business work, with a foundation on some tech software/databases. Information Technology and Computer Science will be more programming/coding... well I know for Computer Science, not 100% sure on Info. Tech though.

I have a degree in Information Systems myself.

 

[Kublai Khan]

Information Systems will be more geared for business work, with a foundation on some tech software/databases. Information Technology and Computer Science will be more programming/coding... well I know for Computer Science, not 100% sure on Info. Tech though.

I have a degree in Information Systems myself.

Hmm okay.

How is your information systems degree doing? Did it get you a good job.

Did you get passed up for IT degrees?

 

[GoldenGlove]

Hmm okay.

How is your information systems degree doing? Did it get you a good job.

Did you get passed up for IT degrees?

Yeah, I got a job in the field.

It opens the door for IT Consultant jobs and pretty much a lot of business analyst kind of positions in pretty much any industry. IT and CS degrees have more specific areas of focus though. With IS you'll just get an overview of how everything works from an IT perspective. So you won't get that much experience with the technical side of things in the curriculum, you'll see things from more of a manager's perspective.

 

[Skillz]

Look up the classes, breh. But my school is about the same as Golden Glove. CIS takes more general business classes (Acct, Mgt, Mkt, etc.) & about 4 programming classes (1st C, java, etc) CS takes more if not all programming/technical classes no business unless it's an elective. & more math. lol

 

[Data-Hawk]

Just thought I'd let you guys know. udemy.com has a bunch of videos they are selling for $19


About to buy this Photoshop course that normally cost $499( Designing websites etc ).

and a Swift programming course that goes for $99.


https://www.udemy.com/collection/get-up-and-go-19deal

Ends Aug 11th

 

[Data-Hawk]

i wish there was more time in the day. There are so many subjects I'm attempting to learn, and this is just in the web development realm alone. Javascript, DOM, jQuery, AJAX, node.js, mongoDB, css, php, mySQL. I was thinking about adding c# somewhere in the mix, but I think my plate is full enough as is.

Hah, I know what you mean. Besides work, I'm working a Open world video game. Which involves me picking up Blender 3D and getting better at Photoshop. I also want to get back into Adruino, which is robotic programming with C.

 

[kevm3]

Hah, I know what you mean. Besides work, I'm working a Open world video game. Which involves me picking up Blender 3D and getting better at Photoshop. I also want to get back into Adruino, which is robotic programming with C.

what game engine are you using? Unity?

 

[Data-Hawk]

what game engine are you using? Unity?

Yup. The unreal engine looks nice but Ive already dropped $1,500 on Unity. LOL

 

[kevm3]

Yup. The unreal engine looks nice but Ive already dropped $1,500 on Unity. LOL

gaming is what made me want to get into programming. I wish I would have stuck at it when I was younger, but oh well. I know unity has a javascriptish variant called unityscript, but I'll probably have to pick up c# if i really want to delve deep into it.

What's pretty interesting about the javascript world now is webgl, which allows you to program 3d in the browser.

 

[The Tanzanian Prince]

For those interested in free online courses

http://alison.com/learn/information-technology

Description:

The Diploma in Information Technology Management is a free online course that explains why managers must understand how Information Technology plays a fundamental role in both the structure and control of the modern business. A successful manager must have an excellent grasp of the functionality, capabilities and effects of the technology that he or she must implement and manage. This free online course presents an array of the core concepts of Information Technology management. The course will review such key areas as corporate frameworks, software, databases, information systems, communications and management of personnel in relation to technology and from the point of view of the business manager. This course is ideal for management professionals who wish to gain an in depth understanding of the management of Information Technology in the modern corporation. The course is also ideal for those who would like to learn about the central role of Information Technology in today’s workplace.

 

[el_oh_el]

You don't have to do well in the math classes I struggled thru linear algebra and algorithms

This is refreshing to hear as I just finished an algorithms class and a programming languages class and they were hard as fukk. Especially the math parts...

Hah, I know what you mean. Besides work, I'm working a Open world video game. Which involves me picking up Blender 3D and getting better at Photoshop. I also want to get back into Adruino, which is robotic programming with C.

Damn breh u doing basically everything I want to do. I wanted to get into the Arduino because I thought it would be cool to make programmable locks for my house..and unlock it remotely.

Yup. The unreal engine looks nice but Ive already dropped $1,500 on Unity. LOL

How hard is it to program a simple side scrolling game?

 

[Data-Hawk]

How hard is it to program a simple side scrolling game?

The hardest part is going to be creating the art work(The sprites). 2D artwork is very time consuming, next would probably be the camera code and parallex code( scrolling background ). On the brightside you should have no problem getting a good frame rate with 2D code verus 3D where every single thing counts. Which is why im glad I decided to do my own 3D models, you really get a good understanding of how faces/triangles hurt performance and how to keep the poly count down..


Here's a couple of tutorials: ( All of these can be done with the free version of Unity )

2D Infinite Runner


C# programming in Unity


2D Top down:


They have a TON of stuff on their youtube page and here

http://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules