From KDU To UCSI

After studying Multimedia Computing in KDU for more than 3 years, experiencing all the firsts of college life, I decided 4 months ago in January that it was time to pack up and move on.

Year 1 moving on to Year 2
I ended my Year 1 in Multimedia Computing with a terrible suspicion that this was not the course that I originally had in mind. First things first, I am not an IT guy. II am not remotely interested in programming or anything too deep into IT. I remember telling myself on the last day of SPM (and maybe to some of my friends too) that I would never ever step into Computing Science or anything that resembles that. For those of you who know me, I am computer literate, its just that I prefer to just use the computer to create, rather than creating the computer. Coupled with lousy lecturers (not all, but there were some really bad apples) and a course that suspiciously resembles Computing Science a lot, I told myself enough was enough. But... I had no guts to change at the end of Year 1 ...and... I was really getting along with my class mates (I miss them today very much today), so Joshua thought in all ignorance and false belief that he could get through this degree and continued on to Year 2 in 2006.

The Beginning
In January 2004, with all innocence, I chose to believe in the marketing people of KDU regarding this wonderful new course (which I would have the privilege of being the first batch of). I was suppose to take up graphic design at KBU but changed my mind last minute because KDU's "counselors" told me that Multimedia Computing would be exactly like graphic design but with an IT twist. We would use computers, modern tech blah blah blah.

Turned out 1 year later that I would be studying most of the same subjects with my Computing Science counterparts. They told us that there weren't enough lecturers to teach the "multimedia" subjects and that we would still have some multimedia subjects at Year 2 and 3. Year 2 and I still was doing the same old thing.

The worst thing was that the Computing Science degree students weren't exactly happy with their course either. If I was going to end up taking CS, I wouldn't be taking it in KDU.

Complaints
1. I had one lecturer that didn't know how to use the program that we were suppose to use for our assignment. This whole assignment hanged on to the student using this one single program. Our class ended up having a big fight with her down the road. She was a racist, fascist, bias beach.

2. Class rooms were always swapping. Computer labs for the first year couldn't even run the app we were supposed to use. They were ancient machines for Jebediah's sake!

3. Subjects that we Multimedia students were taking were almost exactly the same as the Computing Science students.

4. Admin was terrible, but which college's admin isn't?

Took me long enough
December 2006 - I don't think I can pass my subjects. Everything else sinks in and I think its time to consider some drastic measures.

To cut an already long story short, I made the decision to go into Mass Comm. I think that after 3 years of seeing, learning and experiencing, this is the best thing for me to do now.

I leave KDU with very little IT knowledge but lots of design skills. I love design. But I think I've learned enough about design on my own and its time for me to pursue what I've been pursuing indirectly all this while - the life of a Mass Comm grad!

Next
I will be majoring in Film & TV, but seeing how Mass Comm is, I will eventually be able to dabble in PR and Marketing too. I'm pretty sure that I left out a lot in this post about my history, but I'm sure I'll visit this topic again someday=) Until then