BSc Honours degree, post graduate studies...all systems go!
Monday, 17 Oct 2016, 09:11
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Edited by Albert Williams, Monday, 17 Oct 2016, 09:20
Hi fellow Open University learners, and others who may read this.
Admittingly, it is has been quite a while since my last post (Tuesday, 8 Sep 2015) Well a lot of studying has come and gone since then.
A quick recap. I successfully passed T325-Technologies for digital media and submitted my final Computing and IT project required for TM470.
At the moment, I am awaiting the results of the project which will give me the 360 credit points that Ii need to qualify for my BSc Hons in Computing and IT.
Nevertheless, I am starting a post graduate module: T848- Managing Technology innovation on November 1st, 2016, as /i technically already have enough credits for an ordinary degree!
In retrospect, my journey into Computing and IT has been a great eye opener for me. The skills and awareness that I have gained of the industry is enabling me to view my own many interests--literature, music, video/television, music, amateuer radio etc in new and fascinating ways.
T325 in particularly was so intriguing, that my wife and decided to pursue a 'foundation licence' for amateur radio which I am proud to say that we passed. Radio technology and computing go hand in hand. Especially, the way that mobile phones are able to communicate wirelessly.
I also found the computing and IT project a stimulating exercise. It was a lot of work, but preparing my chosen project, An
Information Technology Security guide for end-users: An
overview of best practices to mitigate cyber-attacks at the front-end
in an enterprise environment, with special emphasis on the
implications of firewalls was quite a challenging experience. One that led me to a deeper appreciation of the security aspects of information technology and even beyond. For this reason, I am also looking at pursuing the CCNA certification at some point
However, right now, as I said above, I am preparing for the post graduate module T848- Managing Technology innovation. For someone who is not even working in the industry, leaves me with a slightly over-inflated sense of pride that I can still hold my own with others who say that they work in this and that technology company.
I would like to think that soon, or by the time I have finished F36- Masters in Technology Management that I will be well placed to make my contribution to the sector. Both here in the United kingdom, and in the Caribbean.
To go any further without acknowledging the support of my dear wife, Tempie, who also is an Open University student, would be a gross oversight. So thank you Tempie for all your support. I want to thank to my tutors of all the modules that I have read, and last but not least, the Open University itself for being that great academic, long-distance, learning institution that it is.
What an opportunity this is, to self-fund my own tertiary education. The advantages to me to have a view of the bigger picture that a university education provides is the springboard for bigger dreams.
In closing, I am really looking forward to my post graduate studies.
BSc Honours degree, post graduate studies...all systems go!
Hi fellow Open University learners, and others who may read this.
Admittingly, it is has been quite a while since my last post (Tuesday, 8 Sep 2015) Well a lot of studying has come and gone since then.
A quick recap. I successfully passed T325-Technologies for digital media and submitted my final Computing and IT project required for TM470.
At the moment, I am awaiting the results of the project which will give me the 360 credit points that Ii need to qualify for my BSc Hons in Computing and IT.
Nevertheless, I am starting a post graduate module: T848- Managing Technology innovation on November 1st, 2016, as /i technically already have enough credits for an ordinary degree!
In retrospect, my journey into Computing and IT has been a great eye opener for me. The skills and awareness that I have gained of the industry is enabling me to view my own many interests--literature, music, video/television, music, amateuer radio etc in new and fascinating ways.
T325 in particularly was so intriguing, that my wife and decided to pursue a 'foundation licence' for amateur radio which I am proud to say that we passed. Radio technology and computing go hand in hand. Especially, the way that mobile phones are able to communicate wirelessly.
I also found the computing and IT project a stimulating exercise. It was a lot of work, but preparing my chosen project, An Information Technology Security guide for end-users: An overview of best practices to mitigate cyber-attacks at the front-end in an enterprise environment, with special emphasis on the implications of firewalls was quite a challenging experience. One that led me to a deeper appreciation of the security aspects of information technology and even beyond. For this reason, I am also looking at pursuing the CCNA certification at some point
However, right now, as I said above, I am preparing for the post graduate module T848- Managing Technology innovation. For someone who is not even working in the industry, leaves me with a slightly over-inflated sense of pride that I can still hold my own with others who say that they work in this and that technology company.
I would like to think that soon, or by the time I have finished F36- Masters in Technology Management that I will be well placed to make my contribution to the sector. Both here in the United kingdom, and in the Caribbean.
To go any further without acknowledging the support of my dear wife, Tempie, who also is an Open University student, would be a gross oversight. So thank you Tempie for all your support. I want to thank to my tutors of all the modules that I have read, and last but not least, the Open University itself for being that great academic, long-distance, learning institution that it is.
What an opportunity this is, to self-fund my own tertiary education. The advantages to me to have a view of the bigger picture that a university education provides is the springboard for bigger dreams.
In closing, I am really looking forward to my post graduate studies.
So until next time
Take care everyone.
Regards
Albert