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I've heard all about this college major, but never quite understood it.

Could anyone explain to me what the major "Computer Science" really talks about?

a College major doesn't talk ;]

Computer Science is just a major, like any other major - a wide area focus of your studies. Most of the schools offer a number of programs within their Computer Science departments, which allow you to choose and decide on the emphasis of your future studies.

That means that not everybody who declared CS as a major will learn the same thing - some opt for programming, some for networking, some for multimedia, and so on.

The only similarity being that everyone has to take the n00b courses, i.e. "How to move files and use Office." My college lets you work almost everything at your own pace, so I finished the class in a week and didn't even show up till final day.

WOOO! Go Computer Science!
(that's my major, if y'all can't tell )


I dunno what it's like at other schools, but in my university CompSci majors take a bunch of common courses (logic, using algorithms in programming, assembly language, etc) and then choose specific courses for their last 2 years based on their career goals: graphics, networks/security, artificial intelligence, to name a few.


Oh, and I think this is in the wrong board, maybe better in General Chat?

I have done a Degree in Computer Science and what I have realized after doing a degree in CS that unless u want to go be in software development or want to work as a Senior Manager in an IT company its worthless.

Whatever I studied in my degree I think I am implementing only 10% of it so far, dont know if I ever will be in a decision maker position (one the board members or vice president etc) I might be able to use my degree fully.

Najum, could you be more specific? What kind of job do you have, what are you doing, etc?
Just so I know what I'm getting myself into.

I hope to get a degree in physics (I hope to be a particle physicist of some sort) but I also want to minor or get a degree later in computer science.

im a graduate of Associate in Computer Science. basically im more onto web design/multimedia. those were the electives that i took back then.

right now im continuning my studies in BS. Information Technology. and again i think ill focus on web/multimedia. although i took other electives like networking, video production, etc..im not really good in poragmming though and other operatingsystems but im interested on the subject.

yesterday, we had a seminar or on career assessment, like what kind of job we will get after we graduate this BS IT. i didntnt attend it, i was tired

but, im very interested in eaning online/ e-business and stuff but so far i havent earned my first $100 yet

its better if you end up being an employer (self employed) rather than an employee and working for a company with minimum wage and stuff.

im hoping that our phoenix wiki will be fully finished an dloaded with tons of learning material so that i cna learn more on earning online and stuff

najum wrote:I have done a Degree in Computer Science and what I have realized after doing a degree in CS that unless u want to go be in software development or want to work as a Senior Manager in an IT company its worthless.

Whatever I studied in my degree I think I am implementing only 10% of it so far, dont know if I ever will be in a decision maker position (one the board members or vice president etc) I might be able to use my degree fully.

i disagree. i have a degree in computer science also, and i just spent a lot of time looking at the job market before i applied for any jobs. ive got a job now, and im using 90% of what i learned plus learning a heap more new stuff.

pugrit wrote:im a graduate of Associate in Computer Science. basically im more onto web design/multimedia. those were the electives that i took back then.

right now im continuning my studies in BS. Information Technology. and again i think ill focus on web/multimedia. although i took other electives like networking, video production, etc..im not really good in poragmming though and other operatingsystems but im interested on the subject.

yesterday, we had a seminar or on career assessment, like what kind of job we will get after we graduate this BS IT. i didntnt attend it, i was tired

but, im very interested in eaning online/ e-business and stuff but so far i havent earned my first $100 yet

its better if you end up being an employer (self employed) rather than an employee and working for a company with minimum wage and stuff.

im hoping that our phoenix wiki will be fully finished an dloaded with tons of learning material so that i cna learn more on earning online and stuff

again, being self employed is all well and good but experience counts for a lot. and many companies pay well above the minimum wage for comsci grads