Vinton90
September 12th, 2012, 02:43 AM
Hello,
I am a couple of days away from enrolling in the IT track at my local university and I wanted to get your opinion on something. The only thing that I have yet to decide on is the "focus area" of my degree. It is the Associates degree, and there are a few options that i can take. The general options (according to the admittance advise) are application development, network management, web development, and help desk specialist. She also mentioned (because I brought it up) that cyber security and few other focus areas are available. I have been using Ubuntu since early 2007 but mostly as a way to do things more efficiently, for a more reasonable price and because I wanted to support the good work that the developers do. I have recently become more and more interested in the development side of things ie: programming, websites, bug fixing and the improving security.
What I would like to ask you, especially those of you with degrees in the IT field, is what do you think is good choice for a focus area that will help me both find a job and contribute to the Ubuntu/Linux community? I know that this is my decision that I shouldn't' just do what you all say but I do want to help and not just use; while also being able to make a living at a day job. I'm leaning toward network management or application management. I figure that when I move on to the Bachelors degree I could focus in something else. The school also offers certification programs that I will more than likely being taking advantage of.
Again, I thank you for taking the time to read this and or reply.
Have a fantastic day
I am a couple of days away from enrolling in the IT track at my local university and I wanted to get your opinion on something. The only thing that I have yet to decide on is the "focus area" of my degree. It is the Associates degree, and there are a few options that i can take. The general options (according to the admittance advise) are application development, network management, web development, and help desk specialist. She also mentioned (because I brought it up) that cyber security and few other focus areas are available. I have been using Ubuntu since early 2007 but mostly as a way to do things more efficiently, for a more reasonable price and because I wanted to support the good work that the developers do. I have recently become more and more interested in the development side of things ie: programming, websites, bug fixing and the improving security.
What I would like to ask you, especially those of you with degrees in the IT field, is what do you think is good choice for a focus area that will help me both find a job and contribute to the Ubuntu/Linux community? I know that this is my decision that I shouldn't' just do what you all say but I do want to help and not just use; while also being able to make a living at a day job. I'm leaning toward network management or application management. I figure that when I move on to the Bachelors degree I could focus in something else. The school also offers certification programs that I will more than likely being taking advantage of.
Again, I thank you for taking the time to read this and or reply.
Have a fantastic day