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university vs IT

  • 04-11-2009 12:14AM
    #1
    Daragh101
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    Ive heard that its better to go to university over an IT because there is a lot more project work, assignments etc that you are given to do in the IT's..

    Is this true?


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  • #2
    StephenM_smc
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    It depends really on the colleges involved.

    From my own experience of DIT and DCU, we went into a lot more depth in DIT (Undergrad) than we have so far in DCU (Postgrad) on similar subjects. The first few years in DIT we normally had 2 assignments per subject per semester, either reports or reports and presentations. For 3rd and 4th year the workload went up quite a lot.

    Someone who went to one of the Universities for their undergrad might give a better overview of their workload there.


  • #3
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,202 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Daragh101 wrote: »
    Ive heard that its better to go to university over an IT because there is a lot more project work, assignments etc that you are given to do in the IT's..

    Is this true?

    I wouldn't necessarily agree. Project work and assignments play a very large part of courses in ITs.


  • #4
    dazzday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭dazzday


    TBH its very much course and college specific.
    Only way to really get an accurate prespective is to pick two similar courses and compare timetables, facilities, grading, practicals etc.


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