There are hundreds, if not thousands
of places which tell you that can get
your bachelor's degree in computer information
technology online, but really, it's
not the most prudent career move anymore.
Let's face it, the computer information
technology field is pretty full right
now, and since the dot-com crash, it's
hard for even people with degrees from
prestigious universities to find employment
in info tech. And let's not forget that
many of these so-called computer science
and information technology schools actually
offer you nothing – a degree not
worth the paper which it is printed
on. Unless you are really passionate
about computer information technology,
it pays to get a degree in another field.
Anyone with knowledge about current
job trends will tell you that computer
information technology is passe, and
that if you are interested in getting
a high-tech, cutting edge job, biotechnology
is the way to go. Biotechnology is
the wave of the future, with genetic
research and engineering, as well
as the promises of new cures for diseases,
hardier crops, and many other avenues
providing all kinds of excitement.
Of course, biotech research does require
computer information technology people
to write and run the complex programs
required to do genetic sequencing,
but they really aren't too likely
to hire someone with that training
alone.
Many people are studying both biotechnology
and computer information technology
to make them more employable in emerging
high-tech fields. This dual area of
study allows that they will be able
to get a job ahead of the others,
because they will be more qualified
to do a wider variety of tasks, and
have a better understanding of the
issues involved in organizing and
working with complex data.
Another field where computer information
technology training is helpful but
not essential is the field of advertising.
Because everything is now done with
computers, an advertising agent with
knowledge of computer information
technology is at a great advantage.
He can more easily demonstrate his
ideas with fancy presentations, can
do some work in predicting long term
trends, and have the option of doing
internet advertising, an option not
available to people without the computer
information technology training. And
because today's consumer has a shorter
and shorter attention span and is
more and more jaded towards advertising,
the more fancy and interactive advertisements,
with computer generated special effects,
are more likely to generate the response
which the advertiser desires.
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