stevenv
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I would suggest you send them an e-mail or SMS (whatever the new contact system is).
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Informations Systems: Urgent advice needed
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I would suggest you send them an e-mail or SMS (whatever the new contact system is).
Undergrad at UP, PhD at UCT here. It'll be a herculean task to be accepted to do postgrad at a research-based unviersity (UP, UCT, Wits) with a UNISA degree. With a CTI diploma, will be impossible.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understand you turned down UP to study at CTI?! If so, I'm afraid that this will be the biggest regret of your life.
I turned down Architecture at UP, CTI was a spur of the moment decision(due to UP feeling a bit sensitive about me not quite being "great full" that I was accepted in the first place, stepped on some toes and they left me with two options : architecture/nothing )... By post grad I mean I would like to advance to masters level, PhD isn't quite part of the plan
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I turned down Architecture at UP, CTI was a spur of the moment decision(due to UP feeling a bit sensitive about me not quite being "great full" that I was accepted in the first place, stepped on some toes and they left me with two options : architecture/nothing )... By post grad I mean I would like to advance to masters level, PhD isn't quite part of the plan
Undergraduate = first degree one can complete (e.g. BSc, BEng, BCom). Usually called 'Baccalaureate' or 'Bachelors' degrees.
Postgraduate = Any degree which either directly or indirectly requires the previous completion of an undergraduate degree (e.g. Honours, Masters, Doctorate).
It seems like your pride got the better of you in that predicament. IMO you should've swallowed your pride.
Undergraduate = first degree one can complete (e.g. BSc, BEng, BCom). Usually called 'Baccalaureate' or 'Bachelors' degrees.
Postgraduate = Any degree which either directly or indirectly requires the previous completion of an undergraduate degree (e.g. Honours, Masters, Doctorate).
It seems like your pride got the better of you in that predicament. IMO you should've swallowed your pride.
Thing is I was failing that course... To paint you a picture, I got 90+ for matric math and 80+ for science, for architecture I needed to spend 6hrs in a studio each day for my design module. I would have ended up wasting money if I stayed and they wouldn't let me move around in their EBIT faculty
Go to UNISA personally to get the info, but I'm more than 100% you can register for second semester. They won't respond to your email or sms. Trust me on this. Go there personally. I'm sure there should be a branch nearby Bedfordview or go to Pretoria Sunnyside. You'll probably get the info withing 5 minutes.
Go to UNISA personally to get the info, but I'm more than 100% you can register for second semester. They won't respond to your email or sms. Trust me on this. Go there personally. I'm sure there should be a branch nearby Bedfordview or go to Pretoria Sunnyside. You'll probably get the info withing 5 minutes.
That you so much for your help, I have an exam at 9 and then I'll go. Hoping for the best...
As for everyone else's input, much appreciated!
Update: went to UNISA today, much less trouble then getting them to reply to an email. Registrations for the second semester open on 24 March 2012.
I think I'm going to go this route as my course at cti only finnishes in feb 2012. Stoked to get going with some real studies.
I think I'm going to go this route as my course at cti only finnishes in feb 2012. Stoked to get going with some real studies.
Remember to apply for a student number before March. I think closing date for student number is probably January. Just make sure.Update: went to UNISA today, much less trouble then getting them to reply to an email. Registrations for the second semester open on 24 March 2012.
I think I'm going to go this route as my course at cti only finnishes in feb 2012. Stoked to get going with some real studies.
A lot of people miss this part.
If you are comfortable with coding after your CTI course maybe do a degree more aimed towards the managerial side of things.
Then you should be set for your career covering both areas...
I must say I'm am quite capable of coding but not at the level I feel I should be, started the advanced bit of my C# course today but haven't looked at the textbook yet. There introductory course is quite hectic in terms of forcing you te be able to write error free code on paper or in the notepad. There is also lots of focus on OOB and the way the language itself works.
I'm hoping the next bit will give me some more practical experience in terms of writing practical and useful programs. The project for this section is creating a website for an online store.
I must say I don't really have that much interest in the managerial side of the field. I read about people saying it is a good idea to do the BSc CS course and the another course on business management.
I am aware of that Fuma, thank you for all of your advice.
.I must say I'm am quite capable of coding but not at the level I feel I should be, started the advanced bit of my C# course today but haven't looked at the textbook yet. There introductory course is quite hectic in terms of forcing you te be able to write error free code on paper or in the notepad. There is also lots of focus on OOB and the way the language itself works.
I'm hoping the next bit will give me some more practical experience in terms of writing practical and useful programs. The project for this section is creating a website for an online store.
Coding is just the way of putting down your ideas and becomes second nature after a while. What makes you a good developer is knowing what the best techniques and technologies are for the project your on.
If you can leverage the technology properly you will take half the time to develop something compared to someone else who tries to write everything custom(This makes everyone happy because the project gets delivered sooner, so you have a happy boss and a happy client)
I often ask someone I am interviewing to write a small function for me on paper so thats a good skill to have
I must say I don't really have that much interest in the managerial side of the field. I read about people saying it is a good idea to do the BSc CS course and the another course on business management.
My thinking with that is that you will have room to grow later in your career, so code for 5-10 years then move on to team lead or architect and then to small project management etc
Having a degree with managerial modules will make that switch much easier than if you have pure development training.
But its your life so do what interests you, if you have lots of interest in something its going to mostly fun and therefore not work so you will invest more time in it and get further quicker.
On the other hand if you dont like something you are going to dread getting up in the morning and going to the salt mines and avoid learning and furthering yourself.
I am aware of that Fuma, thank you for all of your advice.
@Beachless
The last paragraph sums up perfectly how I feel about my career choice, the main goal is to be happy. Far to many people make this choice based on potential income and not on job satisfaction. Developing will always be mt first love and because of that I want to do a course with as much development in it as possible. I also unerstand that a person needs to work up into a senior in their field and for this management skills are essential.
For now I'm not to bothered about what I may or may not learn, the biggest thing at this stage is to learn as much as I possibly can(hence the .5gb folder of C# and general development ebooks on my laptop). My biggest worry at this stage is the type of job my cti diploma will land me next year.
The last paragraph sums up perfectly how I feel about my career choice, the main goal is to be happy. Far to many people make this choice based on potential income and not on job satisfaction. Developing will always be mt first love and because of that I want to do a course with as much development in it as possible. I also unerstand that a person needs to work up into a senior in their field and for this management skills are essential.
For now I'm not to bothered about what I may or may not learn, the biggest thing at this stage is to learn as much as I possibly can(hence the .5gb folder of C# and general development ebooks on my laptop). My biggest worry at this stage is the type of job my cti diploma will land me next year.
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You'll have to do 32 (or 34) modules to complete your degree.Btw anyone have an idea what I can expect to pay for a BSc CS degree at UNISA?
First year (1st and 2nd semester) usually consists of 12 modules. i.e. 6 modules per semester.
They average R1.2k per module. That is first year.
Not sure about second and third year. Every year the fees increase by 10% thereabouts. Not sure abut this one though.
So you can say 32 modules * R2k. So you are looking at between R50k to R80k the whole course. The longer you take to finish, the more you'll pay since in five years time the subjects will have increased substantially.
This does not include text books. So you can say 32 Modules * R400 per text book (average). This will also change as prices increase. So you might be paying at least a further R20k on textbooks. So at least R100k should cover you for 5 years.
sweet thanks guys, my girlfriend is also looking at moving over to UNISA with me so we'll most probably end up sharing textbooks and so on. I assume most of the textbooks will be mainstream and there will be cheaper ebook versions available. Not to worried like FUMA said 100k and I'll be more than settled for 5 years.
Wanted to ask, why do so many people take so lang to complete the degree? I've seen people say one should do about 12 modules in your first year and then 8 a year thereafter. I think the first year should be pretty easy after going through cti (don't rip on me for saying this) as it servers as a fair introductory course to it.
@Fuma when I was at UNISA the wouldn't really disclose to much information regarding the course and the modules one will be taking. Apparently they only provide this info much later during the application process. Do you know where i can get a breakdown of what to expect?(mostly just because I'm curious)
Wanted to ask, why do so many people take so lang to complete the degree? I've seen people say one should do about 12 modules in your first year and then 8 a year thereafter. I think the first year should be pretty easy after going through cti (don't rip on me for saying this) as it servers as a fair introductory course to it.
@Fuma when I was at UNISA the wouldn't really disclose to much information regarding the course and the modules one will be taking. Apparently they only provide this info much later during the application process. Do you know where i can get a breakdown of what to expect?(mostly just because I'm curious)
You should have asked for a brochure (it has all the details) when you went to UNISA yesterday. Or download it from uniisa.ac.za. The people there are not clued up with most courses. Some curriculum or qualifications will be discontinued from next year. Like most BCom will be changed to BCompt and certain subjects will be dropped/or changed.
I'm doing 3 subjects (first year, first semester) and I tell you it takes discipline more especially if you have family, and a demanding job. So usually you take four (MAX) per semester, hence people finish after 5 years. My cousin started in 2001 and finished in 2007.
Remember, UNISA is totally your responsibility to get all the info. They couldn't careless what happens to your studies, whether you write the assignments/exams or not.
I'm doing 3 subjects (first year, first semester) and I tell you it takes discipline more especially if you have family, and a demanding job. So usually you take four (MAX) per semester, hence people finish after 5 years. My cousin started in 2001 and finished in 2007.
Remember, UNISA is totally your responsibility to get all the info. They couldn't careless what happens to your studies, whether you write the assignments/exams or not.
College of Science, Engineering and Technology brochure
Highly unlikely to be a successful strategy if you're working.
I've seen people say one should do about 12 modules in your first year
Highly unlikely to be a successful strategy if you're working.
stevenv
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Wow, are modules R1,200 each now? Gone up a lot since I was studying (finished in 2009). Still remember how shocked I was at the cost of CEM101 (a.k.a ICDL), most expensive module in the entire curriculum and moronic to have to do it as part of a BSc Software Eng. Think it was about R1,200 at the time.