Has anyone completed a Masters of Information Technology at UON?

For what it's worth, I wouldn't concern yourself with a Masters of IT. The only 2 degrees worth anything if you want software development is Computer Science and Software Engineering. If you want systems engineering.. Computer/Elec/Mecha engineering. If you want to solve something like COVID from the software side, Bioinformatics BioEng, Stat, Math, etc..

Also as for your degrees, I'm much more inclined to look at people with Math/Fin/Com/Econ/Bio/Sci degrees for mature aged people looking to move into anything development oriented. Those fields set you up well to have the discipline and presence to get on in dev teams and contribute, does it make you a Systems Architect in 2 years? Hell no. But if you're learning with the right team, you're going to be pretty competent with a lot of things in 5.

I don't look at people with Masters of IT, if you're mature age and entering development I'm looking at your analytical ability, how you look at problems, and your competence with different languages, tools, and technologies. The understanding of core overarching competencies will be taught on the job, while you're dealing with more discrete problems and looking at the way things fit together and integrate.

The only time a Masters of IT might be relevant is to appease the board of some listed company that needs a 'qualification' to sit in a management position and be hands off.

Just my 2 cents.

Spend the money on online courses. Software tools. And a computer/screen/peripherals that you're happy to use 12 hours a day while you learn shit.. That's $10K right there.

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