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
