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

2 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 Working in IT environment is changing very quickly

3 Programming Different Languages, Different Applications What is it actually used for!?

4 Myths and Truths Boring, frustrating desk job All the same category Not all programming and coding

5 Not Programming! Goes into three categories Jobs involving ICT to carry out work Jobs involving building or maintaining ICT Jobs involving creating/developing software Education Specialist Software

6 I.C.T. Who did What?

7 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

8 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?

9 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) (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.

10 Game Programmers

11 Futures in IT What kind of Degree’s are there? What would each one do? Will it Change?

12 Tertiary Study in IT University Private Institutions TAFE Private Study

13 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


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