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post Apr 15 2009, 01:39 PM

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QUOTE(xtreme_paranoid @ Apr 15 2009, 12:56 PM)
same dilemma like me..
already apply UPU for major in networking
during diploma, i not have strong skill in programming..
programming just average..C/B result
so in the practical training i try to avoid programming..
i choose networking project..setup LAN networking for whole buildings
setup wireless, setting router/switch, set IP address and etc
at last i got A for my practical training..
so should i go for networking for my degree? need advice here..
nd i know networking also got programming subject..
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If you feel that your area of interest is in networking, then you can go for that. However, here's one very common pitfall among a lot of network engineers in the market. They tend to be so focused on networks and networks alone to the point that they're totally lost at anything else IT related outside of networks. For larger projects, this can make the network team a big pain to deal with, especially when it comes to troubleshooting of issues, and trying to pin down where exactly problems are at, when you get people with different backgrounds working together.

This is not to discourage you, but is to alert you to the common problems among a lot of people doing networking. The trick is to not allow yourself to run into the same problem, and you'll find that this will greatly increase your worth to any projects, and most importantly, future projects as well.
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post Aug 21 2009, 12:26 PM

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QUOTE(Dark Lord @ Aug 21 2009, 12:02 PM)
Means that nowadays no student apply for computer science.

Its true that the lecturer in ipta not very good. In UM there are a few good lecturer all got "chased away" from UM. (I was hoping one of that lecturer to teach me in one of the course I will take.)  But it still depend on one's talent and hardworking. I got senior now earning 5 digits in Denmark. But mostly go do other things, like sales, which is very normal...

My advice is if you want to do programming and have the money. Go private. As they are more concentrate on practical than theory (that the how it works in ipta, or even whole Malaysia's education system), although some lecturer might concentrate more on practical nowadays in ipta.

Btw, networking is a sub of CS. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Networking is a subset of IT, not CS
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post Aug 21 2009, 03:30 PM

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QUOTE(Dark Lord @ Aug 21 2009, 01:14 PM)
huh???

I dunno if its UM problem, but we have Bachelor of Computer Science, majoring Networking

And for us, IT a.k.a. Information Technology is more to Multimedia, Webpage, etc
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I got no idea how the course in UM is structured, but things like media, HTML and so forth is classified under Multimedia, of which is another subset of IT.

The only network related thing that a CS course should contain are the lower levels of networking. Actually, its more towards Data Communications, instead of just being concentrated on just networking alone.

So in a way, I do find it a bit odd that there can be a Networking major, unless what they really mean is Data Communications, as Networking by itself should not be a CS major.
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post Aug 21 2009, 04:06 PM

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QUOTE(Dark Lord @ Aug 21 2009, 03:41 PM)
They got take CISCO and play with electronic... Of course they got learn about cable. I never know networking got classified as lower levels and higher levels... lol
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Well, there's the 7 OSI levels of networking, of which is part of Data Communications.

 

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