Software sys developments & Multimedia application courses

cocoshovel

Hey all. Is there anyone that does the Software systems developments course or the Multimedia application development courses. If so could you give me a little bit of info on them. I'm thinking of doing one of them courses next year but I'm not really sure.
First of they seem a bit tough for someone who has little knowledge of this area in computing. I don't much about programming or web development. I fear I wont have a clue whats going on next year if I start one of these. Would it be wise to know some stuff beforehand?
Also is the maths hard? Because I'm absolutely ****e at maths. :pac:

Any help would be much appreciated.

MitchKoobski

Currently doing Multimedia.

You don't need to know anything about programming or web development going in, but a bit of knowledge would help. As for the maths, start revising.

cocoshovel

I take it the maths is hard then? Crap.

MitchKoobski

I wouldnt say hard, its more like an add-on to what you've done in the Leaving Cert. I'd aim for a B2 in Pass or a C3 in Honours.

cocoshovel

MitchKoobski wrote: »

I wouldnt say hard, its more like an add-on to what you've done in the Leaving Cert. I'd aim for a B2 in Pass or a C3 in Honours.

Ill be struggling to get a C3. Is there any help available for the maths part outside of class?

MitchKoobski

Yeah theres a Maths Learning Centre on campus, and the lecturers for the course (Multimedia anyway) are always glad to help. If you attend all the classes you'll be fine.

I dropped back to Pass when I realised I wouldnt be able to get my head around Honours. I'm in second year Multimedia now, and its only now I'm starting to see anything that feels like honours maths. Its more like an extension onto what you do in Pass.

DJKendo

Computer Essentials is ridiculously hard...converting Binary to Hexadecimal and to Octal etc...converting numbers using Sign Magnitude,,

Everything is grand except Programming and Computer Essentials..very hard stuff

currently first year btw

brian plank

maths and binary isn't hard if you just listen in the lectures. i got a c in ordinary maths and im having no problems with it. theres nothing difficult in first year so far at least. thats software systems btw.

CyberGimp109

the binary conversion is easy. an you can just work it out in base 10 and then work backwards if you get stuck just dont write it down that way.

and hello mitch...

PhilipMarlowe

Just finished maths (semester 1) in the BSc I.T. and it's the same exam as the BSc in Software Systems Development according to the exam paper.
I'm studying part-time as an adult and was aprehensive about Maths too, especially since it's a long long time since I did any study. I wasn't up to honours standard at LC level... struggled at it (hovered just above or below the 40%) and went back to pass level where I got an A.
I'm finding maths to be one of my favourite subjects now which is more than unexpected
By the way, none of the technology is too taxing at this stage... it wouldn't want to be after all.... it's early days.

Deliverance XXV

Licksy wrote: »

Just finished maths (semester 1) in the BSc I.T. and it's the same exam as the BSc in Software Systems Development according to the exam paper.
I'm studying part-time as an adult and was aprehensive about Maths too, especially since it's a long long time since I did any study.

Wait until second year maths

Only kidding, it's still not that bad.
I'm doing the Adult Ed in BSc IT myself (second year) and I can say that so far the hardest semester was the first one.
It's gotten easier if anything. All I say is - get used to matrices