Futures In I.T. Careers, Paths, Stereotypes and Myths

Futures In I.T.

Careers,Paths,

Stereotypes and

Myths

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

Programming

• Different Languages, Different Applications

• What is it actually used for!?

Myths and Truths

• Boring, frustrating desk job

• All the same category

• Not all programming and coding

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

I.C.T.

• Who did What?

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

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?

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.

Game Programmers

Futures in IT

• What kind of Degree’s are there?

• What would each one do?

• Will it Change?

Tertiary Study in IT

• University

• Private Institutions

• TAFE

• Private Study

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