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IT education & training

Maintenance programming

MIS operations

Programming Sales & marketing

System implementation

Technical support

Technical writing

Web Application

Graphic Designing

Networking and Communication

Software Testing

IT Enabled Services

CAREER AVENUES IN IT INDUSTRY?

Where can I fit in ?

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Making others obtain computer skills andknowledge

Effective coordination of learning process

Periodical review of what has been learnt

Evaluation of tests and walkthrus

You are shaping the students career andhence his/ her life !

WHAT IS IT EDUCATION & TRAINING?

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Industry requires people to maintain existingsoftware

Debug programs

Modify programs

Add programs

Maintain environment ( LAN/ UNIX/ NT)

Take periodical backups

Interact with vendors

WHAT IS MAINTENANCE PROGRAMMING?

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Industry requires people who can just takecare of everything

Take backups

Generate reports

Ensure databases are up-to-date

Assist others while they use the system

Provide end-user support

Write programs for ad-hoc requests

WHAT IS EDP/MIS OPERATIONS ?

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Small organization

Design & develop programs

Medium organizationDevelop programs

Large organizationCoding of programs

WHAT IS PROGRAMMING ?

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WHAT IS SALES & MARKETING ?

The bread-winner for a company !

Analysis of the potential buyers for the product Effective plan of sales activities

Convince the customer on the product

Involves a lot of travelling

Involves meeting a lot of people

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WHAT IS SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION ?

Software developed in one place mightrequire to be used somewhere else

Understand the package in totality

Goes to various locations to install software

Provides training on effective use of software

Ensure effective running of the system

Acts as a maintenance programmer on site

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WHAT IS TECHNICAL SUPPORT ?

Industry sells customized software & software products

Support marketing team personnel in its pre-sale

activities such as

Demonstration of software to the customer

Explain the advantages of the software

Handle customer queries effectively

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Handle post-sale activities such as

Install and implement the software Train end-users on the software

Trouble shoot

Provide online/hotline maintenance support

WHAT IS TECHNICAL SUPPORT ?

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WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING ?

Every software developed requires a lot ofsupporting technical reference material

Understand the package/application andenvironment in totality

Prepare software manuals

Prepare user manuals

Prepare run-time manuals

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WHAT IS WEB APPLICATION?

Design & development of Web sites

Maintenance & support of dynamic, database-drivenonline service

Web programming skills in areas like HTML, DHTML,Java, JavaScript, ActiveX Controls and VRML

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Creation of presentation styles for any topic

Visualization of graphic elements in an application

Creation & rendering graphics, including animation

Integrating the various media components into the

multimedia application

WHAT IS GRAPHIC DESIGNING?

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Planning & execution of network systemSupport & servicing of networks & system connectivity

Assist network users with problem troubleshooting

Installation & configuration of communication

products to both internal & external clients

Installation & administration of e-mail across the

organization

WHAT IS NETWORKING & COMMUNICATION?

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Testing the software under development

Recording the errors & recommending solutions

Auditing software development processes

Knowledge of software development & testingmethodologies

Knowledge of quality processes like ISO & SEI

WHAT IS SOFTWARE TESTING?

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Medical Transcription

Call Centres

Back Office Operations

Insurance ClaimsProcessing

GeographicalInformation Services

Engineering DataConversion

Claims Processing

Portfolio ManagementServices for theinsurance industry

Web contentdevelopment

Website maintenance

WHAT IS IT ENABLED SERVICES?

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