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Originally Posted by Hebdomad
When I was at school I took Information Technology as an A-Level. IT was like a poor man's Computer Science. I guess ICT is like a poor man's IT?
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Nah, "IT" became "ICT" (the "C" is "Communication") when modems and the internet became more widespread. It's still the poor man's Computer Science!
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Originally Posted by Hebdomad
I actually think Pab's on to something. If when in mainstream education you spend a couple of months or more learning how to use MS Office applications (excluding when the courses use such an application as a minor auxillory at the end of a period of study to demonstrate a concept) and certainly animated GIF creation utilities (I expect the pornographic industry put a lot of stock behind good animated GIF banners) you're probably setting yourself up nicely for the kind of job where Photocopiers For Beginners would come in quite handy.
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What should they be studying in ICT lessons then? What do you think would be more useful? (I'm really hoping noone says PHP coding or javascript or something retarded like that).