Earth and IT: March 2009

Monday, March 23, 2009

Am I an IT Professional?

Before we go to classifying myself whether I am an IT professional or not, let me define first what is an IT. According to this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology, IT is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information.

Out of the definition above, where do I fit in? Hmmm.... I would like to tell you a story about a young teenager who didn't have any idea on what she would become after high school. All this teenager knew is that she has to come to school every day and comply with her assignments. Her grades didn't really matter. Around 1998, Moscom (the first internet cafe of Digos City) was established offering "technological convergence" for the Digoseños. At that same year, that the school this teenager attended offered basic computer course for every individuals who are interested to enroll.

And so, the teenager did enroll for the subject. Her reasons is that, she wants to learn and she's curious about computers. During a particular session of the said course, her instructor approached her and viewed what she was doing. That time, they were having a simple graphic design exercise using the shortcut keys for generating symbols on the monitor (I hope I make sense) . The instructor asked her what she was planning to project on the screen. She answered "a wild bear coming out of his cave" . Believe it or not, the instructor was impressed. He even called his colleague and proudly pointed at the teenager's work. The other instructor,who was the head of that course, made a comment that helped the teenager on deciding what career path to take after high school. He said "Hmmmm... You could be a great IT someday if you like."

So there, basically my reasons why I took up Computer Science is because of that uncalled appreciation from my instructor who died after a few months. I believed in what he said. I mean, I'm not really aiming to be great as an IT person. Being an IT itself, is more than enough for me.

Now, let's go back to the first paragraph that defines the term IT. As I am reading the words and contemplating on each terms, I could say I am an IT professional. Ok, so I qualified myself as an IT professional, what are my basis? You may asked.

I study IT terms, not only from the books or from the internet, but as well as from the organizations I worked for. I study their procedures, their tasks and their transactions. Out of this inputs I develop and implement software applications along with my colleagues for our clients. We also incorporate any possible modules or suggest better solutions to an existing problem for the advantage of our clients.

As an IT also, it is my responsibility to learn of what is current and what is obsolete in my chosen field. A value that I learned from my professor, Sir John Ruero. Thank you sir for the lessons and the assignments you've given to us. I really appreciate it, although the requirements you've given forced me to sleep early in the morning. Hehehhehe!!! The pressure is very much regarded for sir. :)

Hmmm... I hope these paragraphs are enough. Ciao!!! :D