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Options for a college course in Computers?

  • 08-01-2011 11:53am
    #1
    Cobbe354
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66 ✭✭


    Hello all. Just a quick question.

    I am currently studying International Business in college and have found the course is not for me. At all :confused: It is now January and the exams are rolling in soon.

    I actually feel that i should just drop it completely until next year.

    I have always been good with computers and am interested in a course with the possiblility of Computers or multimedia. I feel that would be a good change. I did not achieve the highest marks in my leaving cert either. About 235 or so. I'm not the smartest cookie needless to say :( Actually i probably am, It's just i did not study that well for LC.

    Anyways long story short. I am currently 21, turning 22 in April, and was wondering if i should just wait until I'm 23 to apply as a mature student and do something that i'd enjoy as it would not matter on my leaving cert points; or apply for the CAO for september for some courses using computers?

    But what type of courses would those be? Could anyone explain the difference between computer science and computing for me?

    Best regards,
    Dave.


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  • #2
    omahaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭omahaid


    Hey OP. I was in the same boat, disastrous leaving cert (there were a few F's :D) due to absolutely no study. Went back as a mature student at 23 to college (computer science) and left with a high 1:1 (dead chuffed ;)) so it can be done and done well, even by someone who didn't do too well in secondary. On top of that job prospects in the IT industry are pretty good (everyone in my graduating class are in employment)

    Main difference between computer science and computing (at least in my understanding) is that computer science is very theoretical and has a heavy bit of maths. But as a CS grad I can testify to it preparing you to work in software development/hardware development/application support/IT.

    Hope this helps.


  • #3
    nickobrien1985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭nickobrien1985


    Dude I'm in software.
    Believe it or not the company that I work for can't find people for vacancies, although Ireland is in the midst of a massive recession.
    There definitely are opps in the area.

    Now this may change over time yes.
    But I would advise if you go down the computer road, to work you're backside off in college at it. Aim to be in the top 10%.

    Another thing that others do is 2yr diplomas and then degree in a uni. Many unis allow this. Might take a bit longer though.

    One word of warning, as you may have learned in your international business course, that factors of production are very mobile, and India and China is rising. Young Indians and Chinese are bloody class with anything to do with computers.


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