In this unit, students will learn about popular IT career roles and their everyday duties and responsibilities.
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Identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.
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Vocabulary Builder Activity
Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:
Business analyst
Chief technical officer
Data scientist
Database administrator
Database developer
Enterprise architect
Graphic designer
Information architect
IT manager
IT security manager
IT support engineer
Machine learning engineer
Network administrator
Project manager
Quality assurance manager
Software developer
Software tester
System administrator
Technical writer
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Choosing a Career Path in IT
Many people studying IT today are either preparing for their first job or trying to improve their current career. If this sounds like you, then this unit should be very helpful. One of the hardest parts of reaching a goal is knowing exactly what you want to achieve. In this reading, we will look at common IT career paths and the skills and attitudes that can…
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The data scientist analyzed customer data to predict which products will sell best next month.
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The finance company hired a reputable MLE expert to build a new fraud protection module for the payment system.
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A business analyst spends a lot of time gathering relevant business requirements in the initial stages of an IT project.
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- Which of the listed careers would you like to pursue? Why? Which one would seem terrible? Why?
- Research three more IT job positions not listed in this unit reading. Write a short description about the roles and responsibilities.
