Which OPTIONS would you take?

mrkeetymrkeety Member Posts: 9 ■□□□□□□□□□
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Ok, I've completed my core classes. To get my A.A.S in CNIT, I have to continue with one of these options.

The question is, which option would YOU choose, and why?
It's not about me, its about YOU.


Option in Computer Technical Support
Required
CNIT 104 Operating Systems Technologies ............ 3
CNIT 105 Computer Technical Support ................ 2
CNIT 335 Windows Vista Technical Support ........... 3
CNIT 103L Computer Hardware Lab
or CNIT 104L Operating Systems Tech Lab
or CNIT 105L Computer Tech Support Lab ......... 1
Total Units ................................... 21
Option in Internet and Web Development Techniques
Required
CNIT 132 Intermediate HTML and XHTML ............... 3
CNIT 133 Interactive Web Pages, Java Script,
and AJAX ....................................... 3
CNIT 134 Server Side Technologies: ASP.NET ......... 3
Total Units ................................... 21
Option in Network Security
Required
CNIT 121 Computer Forensics ........................ 3
CNIT 122 Firewalls ................................. 3
CNIT 123 Ethical Hacking and Network Defense ....... 3
Total Units ................................... 21
Option in Wireless Networks
Required
CNIT 107 Wireless LANs ............................. 3
CNIT 108 Wireless Networks Advanced ................ 3
CNIT 212 Cisco Wireless ............................ 3
Total Units ................................... 21
Option in Cisco Networking
Required
CNIT 202E Routing Protocols and Concepts ........... 3
CNIT 203E LAN Switching and Wireless ............... 3
CNIT 204E Accessing the WAN ........................ 3
Total Units ................................... 21
Option in Microsoft Windows
Electives
CNIT 335 Windows Vista Technical Support ........... 3
CNIT 342 Windows Server Administration ............. 3
CNIT 343 Windows Server Network Infrastructure ..... 3
Total Units ................................... 21
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  • veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    mrkeety wrote: »
    Ok, I've completed my core classes. To get my A.A.S in CNIT, I have to continue with one of these options.

    The question is, which option would YOU choose, and why?
    It's not about me, its about YOU.


    Option in Computer Technical Support
    Required
    CNIT 104 Operating Systems Technologies ............ 3
    CNIT 105 Computer Technical Support ................ 2
    CNIT 335 Windows Vista Technical Support ........... 3
    CNIT 103L Computer Hardware Lab
    or CNIT 104L Operating Systems Tech Lab
    or CNIT 105L Computer Tech Support Lab ......... 1
    Total Units ................................... 21
    Option in Internet and Web Development Techniques
    Required
    CNIT 132 Intermediate HTML and XHTML ............... 3
    CNIT 133 Interactive Web Pages, Java Script,
    and AJAX ....................................... 3
    CNIT 134 Server Side Technologies: ASP.NET ......... 3
    Total Units ................................... 21
    Option in Network Security
    Required
    CNIT 121 Computer Forensics ........................ 3
    CNIT 122 Firewalls ................................. 3
    CNIT 123 Ethical Hacking and Network Defense ....... 3
    Total Units ................................... 21
    Option in Wireless Networks
    Required
    CNIT 107 Wireless LANs ............................. 3
    CNIT 108 Wireless Networks Advanced ................ 3
    CNIT 212 Cisco Wireless ............................ 3
    Total Units ................................... 21
    Option in Cisco Networking
    Required
    CNIT 202E Routing Protocols and Concepts ........... 3
    CNIT 203E LAN Switching and Wireless ............... 3
    CNIT 204E Accessing the WAN ........................ 3
    Total Units ................................... 21
    Option in Microsoft Windows
    Electives
    CNIT 335 Windows Vista Technical Support ........... 3
    CNIT 342 Windows Server Administration ............. 3
    CNIT 343 Windows Server Network Infrastructure ..... 3
    Total Units ................................... 21

    Do you want to go the Microsoft route or the Cisco route long term with your career? If Cisco take the Routing and Switching path. If Microsoft take the Microsoft Windows Electives. It's all about what you want to do long term.
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  • Firemarshalbill.comFiremarshalbill.com Member Posts: 128
    I agree on the Cisco vs Microsoft routes

    good luck
    Go EVERTON

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  • veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Firemarshalbill.com wrote: »
    good luck

    Yes, and tell us what you decided :)
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  • ClaymooreClaymoore Member Posts: 1,637
    The lazy me would take the Microsoft Windows Option because I could sleep through the classes and still ace the course. The less lazy me would take the Cisco option because I would have to stay awake for the first few minutes of class to decide if I could sleep through it and still ace the class. I'm not interested in programming, so I would choose the Network Security option and actually try to learn something new.
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  • UnixGuyUnixGuy Mod Posts: 4,570 Mod
    I suggest the Cisco one...
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  • brad-brad- Member Posts: 1,218
    I'd vote for the web option. Its going to grow and have more demand than any other feild in IT imho.
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  • mrkeetymrkeety Member Posts: 9 ■□□□□□□□□□
    This is my opinion, correct if I'm wrong, because of have no experience to base it.

    I know everything can be done at home, but which would be hardest that I would need help in?

    Tech support seems too basic. But I would like to do tech support/sys admin in the future, is this the class?

    Microsoft and CCNA can be done at home easily.
    But if its not as easy as I assume, then these classes would help me get my certs.

    The web options looks interesting, but suggestions from another forum says it can be learned on the weekends and theres too many web programmers out there.

    Network Security looks interesting, I've never taking hacking classes before, totally new to that side of Tech. I would probably learn something new.
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  • tpatt100tpatt100 Member Posts: 2,991 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Web development is in high demand where I am. Blue Cross Blue Shield is having a hell of a time filling software/web app development positions in the Detroit area.
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  • networker050184networker050184 Mod Posts: 11,962 Mod
    tpatt100 wrote: »
    Web development is in high demand where I am. Blue Cross Blue Shield is having a hell of a time filling software/web app development positions in the Detroit area.

    There are still jobs in the Detroit area icon_scratch.gif


    I'd go the Web route as well since it seems pretty interesting and I'd hate to have to sit through a basic Cisco course.
    An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made.
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