Can i hear from others about real world experience?

[2kaud]

Interesting statement, I presume understanding what you have learnt is far better than just remembering what needs to be learnt, as when you come to the working world and a "client" asks for a system to simplify a process you will be able to apply the knowledge you have understood.

That's right! When I did IT consultancy I often came across systems/situations in which I was not that familiar but I could apply my overall understanding to enable me to get to grips fairly quickly with them.

It's like debugging a program. If you understand the principles of debugging a program, the actual debugger you are using doesn't matter that much as it's just a case of looking up how to undertake certain tasks in the debugger you happen to be using at the time. If, however, you just know a certain set of keystrokes for a particular debugger without really understanding what is happening, then using a different debugger is that much harder.