Any IT Geeks Here?

[JDMLOL]

Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto Since I do have a bachelor's already, would you say that I may have already completed some "pre-requisite" courses (math, science, language, etc) that you need to do prior to actually jumping right into the course work for IT? -Alex

Help desk would get boring to me. I would hate answering phones. Yeah, depending on where you graduated from, I'm sure quite a few credits would transfer over. Depending on what route you go, especially CS, you will probably need Calc 1 bare minimum for IT. CS would probably require higher level math courses other than just Calc 1 and 2. Have you though about just applying for a job at a tech company? Once you get a little experience in an IT project or a tech type job you could just learn on the job and move around within the field. I know plenty of IT people that started off in engineering, accounting, general business, or even in totally unrelated fields like history. Maybe take a few java courses and a PM class if you can without needing tons of prereqs.

[NAVAG]

Originally Posted by JDMLOL Help desk would get boring to me. I would hate answering phones. Yeah, depending on where you graduated from, I'm sure quite a few credits would transfer over. Depending on what route you go, especially CS, you will probably need Calc 1 bare minimum for IT. CS would probably require higher level math courses other than just Calc 1 and 2. Have you though about just applying for a job at a tech company? Once you get a little experience in an IT project or a tech type job you could just learn on the job and move around within the field. I know plenty of IT people that started off in engineering, accounting, general business, or even in totally unrelated fields like history. Maybe take a few java courses and a PM class if you can without needing tons of prereqs.

Discrete Math....I have a BSIE and I took almost every math/physics they had to offer including all Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Statics, Dynamics, Thermo. etc. I had more difficulty understanding Java and C++ than any of the math that I took. But after I took Discrete Math my senior year all of the computer courses made perfect sense.

That was a long time ago. I probably couldn't do any of that math to save my life without pulling out a calculator or opening a spreadsheet. What a waste of money...

[JDMLOL]

Originally Posted by NAVAG Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Statics, Dynamics, Thermo. etc...What a waste of money...

I'm usually pretty good at "pluggin and chuggin" when I have a formula sitting in front of me but I'm glad I didn't waste my time after hearing this from several people. I feel like none of that is needed for most dev jobs unless they're writing autopilot software for some sophisticated fighter jet.

[Grandpa]

Originally Posted by NAVAG Discrete Math....I have a BSIE and I took almost every math/physics they had to offer including all Calculus, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Statics, Dynamics, Thermo. etc. I had more difficulty understanding Java and C++ than any of the math that I took. But after I took Discrete Math my senior year all of the computer courses made perfect sense. That was a long time ago. I probably couldn't do any of that math to save my life without pulling out a calculator or opening a spreadsheet. What a waste of money...

Coding takes a certain type of personality. It can be very tedious and frustrating at times. One little error in a line can throw everything off so attention to detail is a must have with coding/programming. I just look at it like a big puzzle trying to be put together.