It is very sad to hear when people refer a person in the IT industry only as "tig-ayo computer" (computer technician), "mang hack WIFI", or even a "tig bantay internetan" (internet cafe personnel). There is so much in IT that non-technical individuals need to understand. And one way to do that is to get to know the different fields an IT student can pursue in the development of his career.
IT Profession as a Booming Career
In the Information Age that we are in right now, the need to develop information-based systems rise so much that the IT industry have to focus on addressing these demands.
Let's say you have your own small cafeteria and you would want to advertise your shop online so that you can reach to more people in your locality. Furthermore, a quicker and more reliable system of managing your accounts and inventory would be a helpful addition in running your cafeteria. However, how does one start to improve these issues?
Here comes your local "tig bantay internetan" (internet cafe personnel) IT development team.
IT Development Team
Overall, the project is handled by a Project Manager who oversees the whole process of the software project from design, development until delivery. He employs individuals that does the actual work from a Software Engineer or System Analyst, to a Web Designer and Developer. They work on these tasks to help deliver your IT need.
Conclusion
I hope with this short article, we may help to expand the definition of IT as a career to our non-technical counterparts on the question "IT man ka sa?" (You're an IT personnel right?) with the following response:
"Yes, I am. And I work as a Software Engineer (your field)."
References:
- http://giteshtrivedi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/it-careers.jpg
- https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/35/9f/6e/359f6e877a459705e546e4d1f107f2ca.jpg
No comments:
Post a Comment