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Student Q&A: Adam Coville
IT Faculty Student - Programming
While Adam Coville had experience working in the electrical trade, he wanted to change careers and noticed that the concepts of programming were a great compliment to the field, so he decided to study
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During this course, he found a passion for working on mobile projects, as well as gaining relevant experience using core Microsoft technologies. Learn more about Adam's skills, experience and short and long-term goals in his Q&A below.
Could you tell us why you chose to study Programming?
As a recent immigrant to Australia, I found myself unable to work in any capacity of the electrical trade without paying excessive licensing fees and getting some certification. I was considering a career change anyway, but the fact that
Upskilled offered a self-paced online curriculum
for less than the cost of those licensing fees made the decision seem more attractive.
Programming is also a good complimentary discipline to the electrical trade. I’ve seen where they come together in automation and robotics and I would love to continue exploring the synergy between them.
What inspired you to pursue a career in programming?
My interest in programming dates back to high school, and previous college courses I attended in the early 2000s. But this is not enough experience in the eyes of the employers in the U.S, certainly not in Australia.
Technology has changed a lot since then, so it was a good time to retrain anyway. I probably should have pursued a Bachelor’s Degree, but the pricing of tuition for non-permanent residents is very high and this was another factor that influenced my decision to start with a ICT40518 - Certificate IV in Programming.
What skills have you gained or improved on since completing Programming course?
From Upskilled I gained proficiency in core Microsoft technologies, such as:
=C#
.NET
SQL
Xamarin.
I was introduced to the concepts of unit testing and test-driven development.
I feel like I really got to spread my wings a bit on the mobile project and would like to continue developing it into a fully-fledged mobile game in the future. I learned more effective ways to
manage a complex project
and I feel it’s put me in a better position to make progress on other projects I’ve been struggling with.
Tell us your experience with online learning. How did it help you?
In my current circumstances, I would not have been able to complete this course if it weren’t online and self-paced. There are advantages which allowed me to work around the many demands of having young children at home. I could not have completed this if I had to arrange daycare and transportation to and from a campus on top of everything else this required.
What aspects of the course did you enjoy and why?
I enjoyed the open-ended nature of the mobile assignment. It allowed me to become more invested in the project and try harder to put it together. On the other hand, I bit more than I could chew and almost couldn’t get a passing grade in time - that was a valuable lesson in project management.
What short or long-term goals do you have planned for the future?
In the short term, I need to re-enter the workforce. Local market conditions seem to be that a Certificate IV just isn’t enough to get into a junior developer role.
I may have to pay the licensing fees to work as an electrician again after all, or work in some other field in the short term while I figure out the best way to complete a Bachelor's degree using the credits I gained from this Certificate IV.
While it’s disappointing, at least it’s
closer to a career change
than I was before. In the long term, I am interested in starting my own robotics business, developing advanced unmanned vehicles, and smart-prosthetics.
Want to gain skills in programming?
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