Can an information technologist develop new forms of technology?
I'm thinking about majoring in Information systems or Information technology, and I was wondering if a person can develop new forms of technology with an information technology/Information systems degree like: Ipod, Ipads, Iphones (etc) Can a person work for Apple if they have an information technology degree/information systems degree? Can a person create an ipod with an information technology degree? Someday I would like to develop my own company that's similar to Apple and I would like to develop future forms of technology that's beneficial to individuals… (Similar to the Iphone, Ipad [etc])
Generally no, what you're talking about is done by people with computer science degrees, electrical engineering degrees, etc, rather than IT.
But a person with a solid background in IT and programming obviously could develop some great stuff, especially software wise, obviously.
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