If students want to learn more about different types of software, NC State University offers them free access to the libraries and online resources such as tutorial-based websites or even YouTube, which has thousands of videos focusing on teaching people how to use software and maybe exercises they can use to practice their skills. Even 30-day trials of software products can be useful if students take time to make each day count.
Students can also use sites like Lynda.com or the website for the university’s Office of Information Technology to download useful software. Lynda.com is a website that is designed help users learn business, software, technology, and creative skills for their personal and professional lives. Through the university,Lynda.com offers a small number of licenses to students that can be used for up to a week before needing to be renewed, unless demand for them is low, in which case students can have them for an indefinite period of time before their access is taken away.
While in the classroom, students may learn about software like Adobe Dreamweaver, a website design program, or XML, a markup language used to define a set of rules for encoding documents. However, there is still the expectation for them to take time to learn and study up on the latest technologies and what companies may be looking for in a potential employee. It’s up to them to make themselves more marketable and the best way for them to do that is to show what they know and what they’ve created using that knowledge.