Nothing can be experience and self-motivated learning, but an education can certainly help a career.
Jason Merrill Bank of America Enterprise Technology & Global Risk L&LD Instructional Technology & Media Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community Are you a Bank of America associate interested in innovative learning ideas and technologies? Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog & subscribe. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com) >>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:13 PM >>To: Flash Coders List >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] how many coders here actually have >>a degree related to computer science? >> >>i would say that there are lorry-sized holes in my knowledge >>that someone with a programming based degree would not have - >>a lot of higher level trig and physics for instance but i've >>been blessed with just the right contracts to learn while >>doing so it doesn't seem to have slowed me down >> >>On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 5:09 PM, allandt bik-elliott >>(thefieldcomic.com) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> no degree but i'm freelance, self-taught and lucky so it's >>less of an >>> issue >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 3:51 PM, Merrill, Jason < >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have a Master's in Instructional Technology, which was >>focused on >>>> multimedia design and development for training and learning, and >>>> while a lot of people in the multimedia field will say you >>don't need >>>> a degree to be sucessful, that may be true, but it >>certainly does and >>>> can help >>>> with: gaining BROAD fundamental knowledge that is hard to get on >>>> your own, opportunities to command a higher salary (if two resumes >>>> side by side are by all means equal and the same in >>experience, but >>>> one guy has a degree and the other doesn't - who do you think they >>>> are going to pick?), oppotunities to teach at higher institutions, >>>> you look more impressive on paper when you are bidding on >>contracts >>>> or whatever. I also had a job during my college days developing >>>> multimedia, and that experience was invaluable. >>>> >>>> A lot of people in this field will say don't waste your >>time with a >>>> degree, and a lot of people find sucess without them, but >>to me, it's >>>> been worth every penny (and with my higher salary, I was >>able to pay >>>> of my student loans! :) . I also have the opportunity to >>persue a PhD >>>> someday, which I have considered. Finally, I have the >>piece of mind >>>> that when a potential employer compares my resume with another >>>> equally experienced person but without a degree, I have the upper >>>> hand. Yes, the number one thing employers want is someone >>who can do >>>> the job, but the second thing they would want is someone >>who has hit >>>> the books to get the general knowledge that comes from a >>degree, and >>>> also looks good on paper. >>>> >>>> Jason Merrill >>>> Bank of America >>>> Enterprise Technology & Global Risk L&LD Instructional >>Technology & >>>> Media >>>> >>>> Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community >>>> >>>> Are you a Bank of America associate interested in >>innovative learning >>>> ideas and technologies? >>>> Check out our internal Innovative Learning Blog & subscribe. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>-----Original Message----- >>>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>Behalf Of Jon >>>> >>Bradley >>>> >>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:02 AM >>>> >>To: Flash Coders List >>>> >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] how many coders here actually have a >>>> >>degree related to computer science? >>>> >> >>>> >>On Aug 19, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Anthony Pace wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >>> Do you have a degree related to computer science? if not, how >>>> >>> difficult is it getting jobs programming AS3 without one? >>>> >> >>>> >>I think comp sci is much more geared toward software and >>computer >>>> >>engineering, as opposed to programming for rich media. >>>> >> >>>> >>Personally, I went to school for optical engineering and >>physics. I >>>> >>dropped out senior year, second semester, to start my own >>>> >>interactive/ web company. Ten years later and I'm now a 3d vfx >>>> >>artist - certainly a difference from where I started. >>>> >> >>>> >>I definitely believe that my education has had a >>profound effect in >>>> >>my career choice and overall skill level in my niche. I >>do wish I >>>> >>completed my degree, at the very least for the feel-good aspect. >>>> >> >>>> >>A degree in some field of new media study and course >>work that has >>>> >>a fair amount of interactive (programming and design >>>> >>included) may get you further than a comp sci degree. >>>> >> >>>> >>Actionscript development is not just programming. It >>requires both >>>> >>sides of the brain to do well because much of what you do when >>>> >>programming in Flash has a direct visual effect. >>>> >> >>>> >>just my 0.02. >>>> >> >>>> >>good luck! >>>> >> >>>> >>-jon >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >>_______________________________________________ >>>> >>Flashcoders mailing list >>>> >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>> >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders mailing list >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
