So, as you can see my title’s start with something behind the “:”, that my friends, is there to identify the different topics. Since the blog won’t have 1 specific topic, it’ll be easier for those of you that just want to follow my music theory stuff, or informative posts, educational postings, etc.
Now that I've explained that, let’s start this blog out with something collegy; lets talk about selecting majors. Back in the day (actually just 5 years ago), I didn’t know what road to pursue. I live slowly, and I like to simplify stuff. I’m lazy (but in a good way).
When I graduated from High school I had my eyes set in 3 roads. I knew a bit about computers, but I also liked Psychology and Economy. As time passed It was time to answer the question that most high school students ask: “what do I really want to study?”
Well, I took a gamble; I did a little research and ended up choosing the road that included all 3 topics.
Well, I took a gamble; I did a little research and ended up choosing the road that included all 3 topics.
Computer Science.Yup; Computer Science or “the road of the nerd” like it was called. Why? Well… That’s what I’m about to explain, and who knows… maybe after reading this you’ll end up taking up the challenge of the hidden art of computers in college.
The hidden art of ComputersLooking through papers and explanations from different universities; I didn’t find anything useful as to what to choose. Most explanations of the careers just had specific definitions of the terms and the courses that followed them.
Psychology was just that, the science that studies mind and behavior; Commerce is everything that has to do with global economy, trade, sales… “Think business do business”; and Computer Science was Computer theory basically, everything that a computer is and does.
I took a bet, I said “I’ll take computer science first, and if it doesn’t work out I’ll just switch to one of the other two”. Most of the conferences advertising colleges presented rates of what careers were going to dominate the market; anything relating to computers where in the top 5; while the other 2 where high but not “that” high, they charmed me.So… I took computer science; I went with what offered me a stable future in a stable market. As the years passed and my courses ended I noticed I had a vast knowledge of human interaction, I could handle my own business, I knew a lot about computers, and I was looking at things differently.Well, Computer Science Today is more than just computers; we are inside a world moved by technology, and the technology is growing more every day (which opens even more doors).
The evolution of mind:
So, what happened, why was I thinking differently?
Relations my friends, relations; Computer science today is related to almost everything; computer science students no longer work with computers alone; a computer science student has 3 aspects that defines its career.
- Project Management & System Analysis and Implementation
- Computer Language and Arquitecture (doh!)
- Advanced Mathematics
" Simplify life "
All 3 should move to “Simplify life” like my professor used to say; programmers are here to help you be lazy.
Project management handles any project; a company wants a system to organize their products better and keep automated records from all 5 of their stores in 1 office -> Computer Science. Psycology plays a major role, not directly… more like in a shadowy way.
Project management and system analysis, must include ways to work with people, how people will think, why they would think that way. A programmer or a system analyst (both in the same CS rail) needs to think and understand different types of people, they need to study the mind and study how it would work so that they can adapt it to their systems and make the humans that’ll use their systems happy. The more simple and user driven the application is, the more it’ll be used.
We are also talking about User interfaces, we are talking about Artificial inteligence, human-computer interaction, processes, systems, studies of colors (yes... Colors), how the uses affect the health, social networking, etc, etc.
Project Management and system analysis form the most important branch in computer science, since they are both driven to Human interaction and mind (Psychology).
Computers – With a basic knowledge in programming languages and computer arquitecture you can do anything in a computer. That means that “A company needs a way to promote their products” is equal to You+computer= money. Again, something strange here? J the programmer is no longer just programming, he’s being used to advertise and handle products; isn’t this part of the commerce moves, it’s a market on its own. A computer science student has more knowledge on what to sell to the technology market than any other advertisers or commerce students.
The knowledge you gain in computer languages is applicable to anything, you’ll start seeing things as algorithms (logical sequences), you’ll also be able to solve problems carefully and efficiently. No longer will you pick up a hamburger the same way again (trust me… you’ll be imagining how many functions and variables it takes to pick it up and eat it).
Math – EVILLL, but handy. Math in computer science is a complement; something that you’ll use to brag (so to speak). Variables, algorithms, functions, equations, trigonometry; you’ll end up using all of it, even if you try to avoid it you’ll use it. And believe it or not, you won’t need to be a math teacher to create a calculus application, you’ll mix up your computer knowledge, analysis and management to see everything in order. You’ll see numbers inside numbers.
Computer science expanded my mind, and believe it or not; the skills that I’ve been learning have helped me develop other skills. Music, visual arts, literature, human relations, economy and even business; all of it is now part of what computer science students can handle; most of the students center their skills into just one thing, but those that see larger than just the computers become better humans, they live a changing awesome laid back life; they won’t be caught off guard because they know what to do in a given situation, they take simple steps following logic and always working to make things easier and secure.
In the end, Computer Science is a great way to jump into the Internet era; Social networking is no longer a myth; it’s starting to transform the market into a mixed all powerful titan.
If you are a student thinking on jumping into the Computer Science bandwagon; don’t hesitate; just think carefully, find your helper attitude and keep a clean mind. I’m not saying you’ll become a Psychologist or a super multi millionaire (actually.. that can happen); but you’ll find that computers have more doors open today more than ever. If you don’t like helping others, or if you live trying to make sense into everything, or just live a hasty life; you’ll have just a Bit of a hard time. Other than that, I encourage you to test the road of the computers.
If you aren’t a student, or just don’t want to jump into the whole computer market thing; just take it easy and read a bit; you’ll notice that successful websites/applications/comp-net-based-companies are successful because they target you directly, and you feel secure and at ease when you use their products.
all in all, don’t freak; I’ve been loving the road I took, and its paying pretty well (and I’m not talking about $$$); thanks to some of those skills I'll be able to teach you guys a lot of easy interesting stuff. And I assure you that this will be the last boring post I make, the rest should be better.
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