Careers in IT & Telecom

A Step Towards Better, Understandable Future

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What Makes Student a Successful Professional?

A Successful Professional

Attitude

CareerStudies

Agenda Choosing Your Career

Specialization StreamsJob Winning Courses for the StreamsHow to Select an Appropriate Post

How to StudyStudy System at SuperiorFiguring Out Best Study StrategyThe SQ3R Method

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What do I want to be?

Reality Vs. Fantasy

Choosing Your CareerUsually NOT a matter of a moment.Take your time, you’re not missing your bus!

Few PointersKnow Yourself!Find out the ‘Driving Forces’○ Interest Vs. Financial Benefits

Degree Production vs. Job Openings160,000

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Adapted from a presentation by John Sargent, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, at the CRA Computing Research Summit, February 23, 2004. Original sources listed as National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics; degree data from Department of Education/National Center for Education Statistics: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Completions Survey; and NSF/SRS; Survey of Earned Doctorates; and Projected Annual Average Job Openings derived from Department of Commerce (Office of Technology Policy) analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics 2002-2012 projections. See http://www.cra.org/govaffairs/content.php?cid=22.

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Specialization Streams IT – Information Technology

web portals, artist forums, apniisp.com. Requires Programming for developing such solutions

Networks & Telecom Mobile Phone Companies (Ufone etc), TRG Highly Paid, Involves Deep Understanding of Networks & Telecom Requires Programming for Network Communication and Protocol

Development Research Labs

Computer Science CRULP, Research Labs, Passion for Research, Relatively Less Paid

Specialization Streams Software Engineering

Project Management, Architect, Process Management, etc. Requires Programming for Understanding the underlying work Research Activities, SERC

Artificial Intelligence Biometric Devices, Finger Print Recognition, OCRs Requires Programming for implementing those solutions Research Activities

Databases Amazon – Suggest Feature Requires Programming for implementing above those solutions Dataware Housing, Data Mining

Specialization Streams Multimedia

Audio, Video, Animation etc.Requires Programming for Understanding the

underlying workResearch Activities

Computer Science What ‘CS’ is?

Major CoursesDiscrete MathematicsAlgorithm Analysis & DesignPrinciples of Programming LanguagesTheory of Computation & Compiler ConstructionGraph Theory

CareersResearchRelatively few organizations

Information Technology What ‘IT’ is?

Major Courses Introduction to IT Web Engineering / Web Programming Information System Data Mining & Warehousing Human Computer Interaction Technology Management

Careers Mostly Software Houses in Pakistan (especially in Lahore) are into IT. Dynamic Websites, Web Portals, Forums etc.

Starting Salary Range: Up to 30K

Networks & Telecom What are ‘Networks’ & ‘Telecom’ ?

Major Courses Computer Networks Data Communication Network Protocols and Standards Distributed systems Network security Wireless Networks

Careers VoIP Engineers, Software Engineers Net Centric Computing, Protocol Development

Starting Salary Range: Up to 30K

Software Engineering What ‘Software Engineering’ is?

Major Courses Software Engineering I Software Engineering II Requirements Engineering Software Quality Assurance Software Project Management Object Oriented Analysis & Design Software Architecture and Design Patterns

Careers Almost practiced in every organization (to different extent) Starting Salary Range: Up to 30K

Artificial Intelligence What ‘AI’ is?

Major Courses Artificial Intelligence Neural Networks Fuzzy Logic Robotics Expert Systems Machine learning

Careers Biometrics, Robotics Research

Databases What ‘Databases’ are?

Major CoursesDatabase Management SystemDistributed DatabasesData MiningData-ware Housing

CareersDBA, Database Teams in OrganizationsStarting Salary Range: Up to 25K

Multimedia What ‘Multimedia’ is?

Major Courses Introduction to Multimedia Signals & Systems Computer Graphics Computer Vision Image & Video Coding Digital Signal Processing

Careers Audio and Video Processing Video, Audio Codecs

Misc. CompaniesCompany Size Starting Salary Technologies Web Site

Techlogix 500+ 25K-30K .NET, Java, C++ www.techlogix.com

Intag 25 20K-28K .NET, Java, Visual C++

CambrigeDocs 80+ 25K-30K .NET, Java www.cambridgedocs.com

Innovative 250+ Around 25K Java, C++, VoIP www.i2cinc.com

YSMF 25 15K-20K .NET, Java www.ysmf.com

Vopium 40+ 15K-20K .NET, Java, C++ (Mobiles)

www.vopium.com

Mobilink 8000 Appox.

20K Oracle Financial, SQL Server, Seibel, CRM Application

www.mobilinkgsm.com

* As per Fall 2008

Misc. CompaniesCompany Size Starting Salary Technologies Web Site

Strategic Systems International

100 Appox.

30K – 33K .NET, C++, SQL Server, Oracle, Silverlight

www.ssidecisions.com

Systems Ltd. 1000+ 12K – 18K .NET, VB, Oracle, Biz Talk Server

www.systemsltd.comwww.visionetsystems.com

Ooober 25 5k – 15K Java www.ooober.com

Aptlogix 13 18K PHP, ASP.NET, Adobe AIR, XUL

www.aptlogix.com

VahZay Pvt. Ltd. 50+ 22k+ PHP, Delphi, iPhone, Java, .NET

www.vahzay.com

NextBridge 150+ 20K – 25K PHP, .NET www.vteams.com

Cybersoft 30+ 8K – 10K .NET, VB, ASP www.Cybersoft.com.pk

* As per Fall 2008

How to Study? Study System at Superior

Semester System○ Advantages Over Annual System

Pace is less hecticTeaches you good time managementAble to cover more subjects

○ Disadvantages Over Annual SystemFresh students have a bit difficulty in adjusting to itEasy to feel overwhelmedNo time for making up missed home works

Manage Your Time!

Whatever you do, Your education should come first!

Study is a full time job!

Group Study vs. Individual Study

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