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21-10-2008 7:41pm#1Hi all,
Will be coming to the UL next year(if i get the points
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And just wondering is there anyone doing the LM051 Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Link here.
I'v got a great interest in computers and networking etc and also really like the UL college and campus
Any opinions on the above course?
Thanks all
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Hi all,
Will be coming to the UL next year(if i get the points)
And just wondering is there anyone doing the LM051 Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Link here.
I'v got a great interest in computers and networking etc and also really like the UL college and campus
Any opinions on the above course?
Thanks all
You'll have used the search function so?0 -
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Come to BULBS on Friday and we'll drink all that enthusiasm out of you....you may even find out something about the course, if you're even interested in the course by the time we're done:D You'll be more interested in the social aspect of UL. 0
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Hi all,
Will be coming to the UL next year(if i get the points)
And just wondering is there anyone doing the LM051 Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Link here.
I'v got a great interest in computers and networking etc and also really like the UL college and campus
Any opinions on the above course?
Thanks all
Opinions?
Well I'm doing it, so I'm biased. What are you expecting from it?0 -
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Come to BULBS on Friday and we'll drink all that enthusiasm out of you....you may even find out something about the course, if you're even interested in the course by the time we're done:D You'll be more interested in the social aspect of UL.
i would but i'd have to get the bus there and i'm only 17 :P0 -
Zeouterlimits wrote: »Opinions?
Well I'm doing it, so I'm biased. What are you expecting from it?
I just want to get more knowledge of the things listed on the course booklet and then work with an I.T company or something along thos lines,my dad works in london and covers networks,OS's,virus removal etc etc and i'd like to get into something like that 0 -
This has changed since our day. I think that you might get to learn C++ after but you should be able to pick it up easily after doing Java anyway.
Meh I'd say it's the other way round....i.e. it'd be easier to pick up Java once you've got a decent knowledge of C++. Then again that's a discussion for another time/place.I just want to get more knowledge of the things listed on the course booklet and then work with an I.T company or something along thos lines,my dad works in london and covers networks,OS's,virus removal etc etc and i'd like to get into something like that
You mean a break down of what's done in each of the modules?
In a (few) nutshells then.
Computer Science covers stuff like logic and proofs, its pretty much the mathematical basis behind programming languages. I'm not sure if they still introduce people to functional programming in the modules (it's more than likely the first and last time you'll see it in the course).
Computer Organisation covers some hardware related stuff e.g. bit manipulation, binary, some assembly, processor architectures and probably some more stuff that I can't remember.
The maths modules cover a variety of different things that you may or may not end up using at some stage. If I remember correctly there's a module on statistics and the others cover stuff like calculus, logic, matrices and other fun stuff.
Imperative Programming, OO Dev, Data Structures & Algorithms (although it's not supposed to be a programming module) and SW Architectures (and neither is this supposed to be programming) are the main programming modules. As The Don mentioned they do Java now from 1st year on. Data Structures still uses C++ though. SW Architectures is supposed to be more of a study of design patterns or at least it was when I did it but you'll more than likely end up programming in it.
There's 3 networking/telecoms modules. The first one is pretty much dedicated to datacoms so you study stuff like Ethernet, IP, TCP and a chunk of other stuff. The other 2 modules then are a mixture of telecoms & datacoms so you cover stuff like ISDN, GSM, TDM, ATM, various types of transmission networks e.g. PDH based and SDH based transmission networks.
The other miscellaneous stuff like SW Quality has been split into a number of different modules but you'll cover stuff like software testing and ways of ensuring the quality of software written in an organisation.
Give us a PM if you want to know more specifics as this post could get very long if I kept yaking on.....anyway I also need to wander off and do some work too.0 -
Meh I'd say it's the other way round....i.e. it'd be easier to pick up Java once you've got a decent knowledge of C++. Then again that's a discussion for another time/place.
You mean a break down of what's done in each of the modules?
In a (few) nutshells then.
Computer Science covers stuff like logic and proofs, its pretty much the mathematical basis behind programming languages. I'm not sure if they still introduce people to functional programming in the modules (it's more than likely the first and last time you'll see it in the course).
Computer Organisation covers some hardware related stuff e.g. bit manipulation, binary, some assembly, processor architectures and probably some more stuff that I can't remember.
The maths modules cover a variety of different things that you may or may not end up using at some stage. If I remember correctly there's a module on statistics and the others cover stuff like calculus, logic, matrices and other fun stuff.
Imperative Programming, OO Dev, Data Structures & Algorithms (although it's not supposed to be a programming module) and SW Architectures (and neither is this supposed to be programming) are the main programming modules. As The Don mentioned they do Java now from 1st year on. Data Structures still uses C++ though. SW Architectures is supposed to be more of a study of design patterns or at least it was when I did it but you'll more than likely end up programming in it.
There's 3 networking/telecoms modules. The first one is pretty much dedicated to datacoms so you study stuff like Ethernet, IP, TCP and a chunk of other stuff. The other 2 modules then are a mixture of telecoms & datacoms so you cover stuff like ISDN, GSM, TDM, ATM, various types of transmission networks e.g. PDH based and SDH based transmission networks.
The other miscellaneous stuff like SW Quality has been split into a number of different modules but you'll cover stuff like software testing and ways of ensuring the quality of software written in an organisation.
Give us a PM if you want to know more specifics as this post could get very long if I kept yaking on.....anyway I also need to wander off and do some work too.
Thanks for the 2 good replies!
This course sounds good,Can i ask you any idea where people went for work placment?
Wondering what you can do from this course after 3 years thanks all
Edit:Also have abit of experience in C++ so that will help,
Would i need a good spec laptop for this with the like of C++ and other software?0 -
Thanks for the 2 good replies!
This course sounds good,Can i ask you any idea where people went for work placment?
Wondering what you can do from this course after 3 years thanks all
Edit:Also have abit of experience in C++ so that will help,
Would i need a good spec laptop for this with the like of C++ and other software?
Well firstly, it's 4 years!
I went to Lionbridge technologies (A localisation company). Few friends went to Symantec and Dell.
Experience with C++ is definetly a plus so you're ahead there.
Any decent laptop will do really if its anyway recent you'll be fine. DevC++ is a decent IDE/Compiler for Windows and Microsoft do a good free IDE/Compiler with Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition. If your the Linux type then that already comes with the g++ compiler.0 -
This course sounds good,Can i ask you any idea where people went for work placment?
I went to Symantec for my co-op. Other people ended up in places like Lionbridge, Veritest, Dell, Fexco, QAD, Analog Devices and BT. There's a mixture of Localisation, Programming, QA and System/Network admin jobs available but it all depends on who offers you an interview (unless you organise your own co-op).Wondering what you can do from this course after 3 years thanks all
It's 4 years not 3.Edit:Also have abit of experience in C++ so that will help,
Would i need a good spec laptop for this with the like of C++ and other software?
If you're planning on buying a new laptop for college get the best one that you can afford. Anything with 2GB of RAM and a decent processor should be fine for running an OS and a development enviornment. You could get through the course with a text editor and command line versions of compilers. That said having an IDE is nice too.0 -
Wondering what you can do from this course after 3 years thanks allWell firstly, it's 4 years!
I think that he means what coop you can get after 3 years.
I didn't get a laptop until 3rd year. The computers in CSIS are grand and you can get most of your work done in the labs.Would i need a good spec laptop for this with the like of C++ and other software?0 -
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