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which course has more females

  • 23-08-2011 1:14am
    #1
    dobba
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭


    as per title

    info tec or comp forensics?

    also feel info tec is all building pcs, network,building pc ,java, wed design/development
    ?no real future in that is there? every tom dick and harry in india can code a script ,site for less than 80$


    whats prospects for comp forensics like
    any experiences


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  • #2
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    IT Courses in general don't seem to attract many females. Its hard to say, as with Computer Forensics (and similar Level 8 Courses) there is a large drop out rate. I don't ever recall many females in the Forensics, or Applied Computing.

    Computer Forensics looks like a good course, but I think the Applied Computing course which does Forensics is better if you want to look at IT from a broader perspective. No idea about "Info Tech" or what it is.

    As for prospects, Computer Forensics is only a new course and hasn't really produced many graduates IIRC. Open to correction. The course leader looks in from time to time, but I doubt he will post. There are some students from this course posting on the forum tho.


  • #3
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    forensics is a top course, and its very challenging. as sully said, it has not produced many graduates, and thus they have changed the course from a 3 year level 8 to a 4 year level 8, re-shuffled a lot of the modules, added new ones and spread out the harder ones and so on.

    we currently have 2 females going into third year, second year have a few too! but im unsure of the numbers in first year, but during registration there were a few of them.

    with comp forensics you can go into law enforcement, fraud autiting, or system security roles.


  • #4
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Id wonder whether that degree would actually get you into the above named job roles in the end though, without having to do further education. Will be interesting!


  • #5
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    thats the big question sully. no one knows yet :/

    then again, its about who you know, not what you know...


  • #6
    neilk32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 578 ✭✭✭neilk32


    When I started into Entertainment Systems Sept 09, I believe there was 4-5 girls starting in Forensics at that time. Not sure how many progressed.


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