Dated 14th Jun, 2000

I am an engineering graduate doing my MBA final year in marketing. I would like to do a course in advertising through distance education mode. Kindly suggest where I can take up the same and what are its prospects.

Prince S. Dinakaran,

Chennai

You can write to J.J. Institute of Applied Art, D.N. Road, Mumbai, from where you can get all the relevant information about courses in advertising.

I am an arts graduate presently doing M.A. correspondence from Osmania University. I am interested in journalism. What are the various fields in journalism and which are the universities and institutions that provide a diploma course in it? What are the opportunities available for journalists?

Sunitha Verma,

Hyderabad

The field for journalists is really wide open today. One can work either with the print media or the electronic media. With the mushrooming of dotcom companies, writers are in great demand. Almost all the universities offer both, a bachelor's and post- graduate degree in journalism and mass communication. In Hyderabad, the Central University and Osmania University offer this course. One can also do a post graduate diploma in the subject.

I am doing my first year BBM course. I want to do some computer course, which will be helpful in my career?

Arshad,

Manglore

If your ambition is to make it big in the software industry, then you should do your MS\PG specialisation in computer sciences. If you cannot do a two-year full-time course, then I suggest you get trained in areas like, Perl, Corba, Java, Internet Technologies, as they are in high demand. You could join any good, established training institute in your town. Make sure however, that its faculty has good credentials.

I am a graduate in English (Honors) with a PG diploma in Business Management (AICTE RECOGNISED) having 15-year track record in automobile ancillary manufacturer set-up. As companies do not respond on the affirmative(corporate mainstream). Now I badly entail good career and personal growth. Kindly suggest me what should I do now? Should I opt for IT would a course in e-commerce and web technology is suitable for me?

B. Nargesh Kumar,

Orissa

In the present scenario, E-commerce and web technology are the areas burgeoning with opportunities. Since you already possess a diploma in business management, as suggested courses in e- commerce and web technology would prove highly beneficial in furthering your career prospects. An honest evaluation of your skills and of what you can offer is always an excellent exercise while applying for jobs. As also how you present yourself in your CV/ Resume has a great bearing on the decisions of prospective employers. A detailed and knowledge of the post applied for and its requirements would stand you in good stead and give you an idea of what to expect.

I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate I would like to pursue a career in Information Technology.1. Will the current euphoria of IT exist for the next 30-40 years?2. What are the basic languages /software's that I have to learn so that I can develop a software newly?3. What are the software's that is obsolescence-proof and that which forms the foundation for software engineering for future? Kindly advise.

R. Babu Veeraraghavan,

Chennai

Of course not after 30-40 years, but it may exists for another 10-15 years. The languages that you can take up in software are VC++, VB, PERL, CORBA,JAVA, and other Internet technologies. And none are obsolescence proof. The software by nature obsolete with a year of its introduction at the most new versions are developed before the first is ever released.

I am doing mechanical engineering II year after graduation I would like to pursue a career in astronomy. Please let me know the institutions, which offer courses in Astronomy and also the job opportunities in this field.

Prashant Haridas,

Calicut

All most all universities are offering the course in astronomy. For more details you write to a university of your place from were you get relevant information about the course.

I have done my Cost Accountant & I have appeared for my CA-Final. Also I am pursuing the CIMA course from England. Now I would like to know what kind of computer courses should I go in for keeping in mind that I am from the finance background & I will be looking for jobs in finance, audit, management accounting etc.? E-Com seems like the in-thing today; I want to clarify if that would help me in my career & I would like to know what kind of a course should I choose & which institution would help me in this? Also would an MBA from any of the premier institutes or from a foreign school add on an advantage to my existing qualification?

Kavitha,

E-Mail

E-commerce is the emerging course in computers at present; you can make a career in it. For getting trained in this area you could join any good, established training institute in your town. Make sure however, that its faculty has good credentials.