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The third Episode of the COMING TO FUTA Series was held at the closed group on the 19th of December, 2020 where the third speaker walk the Aspirants through Making Use of Opportunities in the University. This episode was also the last episode held in the Aspirants Closed group.
Below are some key takeaways from the seminar;
Coming to FUTA Ep 3 Key Takeaways: Making Use of Opportunities
The speaker began by congratulating those who made it to the closed group for the session as the Coming to FUTA Episode 1, Episode 2 and this Episode 3 session consists of highly valuable Information which will be useful to the Aspirants before and after gaining admission.
Below are summary of the session;
The speaker classified some of the Opportunities based on six different points as listed below:
B.tech Degree courses vs B.sc Degree courses
The first difference between a B.tech vs B.sc degree courses is the duration whereby B.sc degree courses are usually 4 years course while B.tech courses are 5 years. The speaker further added the fact that; B.sc courses according to research are usually broad and theoretical while B.tech courses are technical and practical.
Knowing this difference before gaining admission will help students to prepare their mindset after admission.
Scholarship Opportunities and When to Look Out For Them
One of the common mistakes you might end up making is taking Scholarship program opportunities with levity hands . The speaker mentioned by saying; you might end up not to be too bothered about it and before you realize it, it will be too late.
Checkout : Scholarship Program Opportunities Posted by FutaNewsandGist so Far
Information Technology Skills
In today's era, one can almost NOT do without an IT Skills.
Whether you want to surf the Internet, write a document using Microsoft Word, design a presentation slide using PowerPoint, develop a software program using programming languages and etc.
Fortunately, FUTA is trying their best to Empower students (regardless of your departments) on IT Skills. Some of these courses are CSC 102, CSC 202 (Python and PHP ), and the like of others although students will still need a bit of Self-education to master these courses.
Entrepreneurship Skills
Entrepreneurship is defined as the art or science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business. In an article shared earlier about 100L - 500L First Semester Courses to watch out for, EMT 301 (an Entrepreneruship Course) was briefly mentioned.
The speaker during the session explained to the participants that there's a practical session for EMT during the second semester in 300L where students can select any entrepreneur skills they would like to go for.
However, you'll need to be a bit careful in choosing the club you want to belong to; as if it does not fit in into your interest, it might end up derailing you.
How To Join the Google Developer Student Club in FUTA
FUTA Facilities for Students' Use
Sometimes it's not really the lack of resources that stop us, but the lack of awareness that the resources is available. While FUTA cannot be perfect in all ramifications, there are a lot of resources in the University that you can take advantage of, in order to become a better version of you.
One of these resources is the Albert Ilemobade Library which has a lot of digital, audio visual and physical reading materials for students.
You can also read to discover: 4 Amazing Things You Can Do In The FUTA Library
Finally; The speaker ended the lecture by leaving room for questions and wishing the Attendants all the very best in their journey to become a bonafide FUTA Student .
About the Speaker
Tunde Abdulhamid Sanusi nick-known as 'Tuham' is from the Department of Mathematical Science and currently the Creative Lead for the FutaNewsandGist Team.
When he's not working on web projects, you'd find him cherishing Mother Nature's beauty. You can follow his works on Instagram via @tuhamworld
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