As a former vetter of job applicants and interviewer, I will tell you that when interviewing for a troubleshooter I found more quality in a MUK CS upper second than in an ICT first class. The CS guys do wonderful thinking out of the box. That said, The ICT guys from Kyambogo are fantastic at thinking outside the box too.
I think it depends on whether we want more "Advanced users" (ICT) or "Reluctant innovators" (CS). Truth be told, We mostly get very bright advanced users from CS anyway and if we want to increase the penetration of ICT in Uganda we should really focus on ICT grads. I look forward to an Educ in ICT degree. If Uganda is to become an "outsource hub" then ICT should be emphasised. Quite frankly the return on investment in Training a CS grad in Uganda is low (if any) due to the lack of "adequate job opportunities". Let the professors, lecturers and researchers go for CS (the full four year course) while the future technocrats pursue Software engineering and frontpage (ICT) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Simon Vass Sent: 06 December 2011 22:28 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: [LUG] ICT vs Computer Science Hi Guys, Some of you might be following the debate in the UK about whether we should be teaching Computer Science in schools over ICT. Whilst I availability of resources are very different here, is this also something we should be looking to emulate in Uganda? Simon Vass Managing Director E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
