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Students choose computer science (CS) major for different of reasons. One reason is that they can work in different computer-related fields such as computer networking, web development, software engineering, system administration and management, and computer graphic; another reason is high-pay salary. I have chosen CS as my field of study because of two reasons. First, I like mathematics. This propensity would help me a lot in securing a strong technical foundation in this field. Second, I have thought it would not require a lot of communication skills because it seems like I just need to work on a computer. When I first came to college, after talking with some Vietnamese students, I found out that CS was a popular degree; so I decided to learn more about it. I have taken a couple of computer-related courses to see whether CS would be an interesting field to learn. It has turned out very well: I have not only learned more mathematic knowledge but also liked working on a computer, thus I want to study further in the field.
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Students choose computer science (CS) major for different of reasons. One reason is that they can work in different computer-related fields such as computer networking, web development, software engineering, system administration and management, and computer graphic; another reason is high-pay salary. I have chosen CS as my field of study because of two reasons. First, I like mathematics. This propensity would help me a lot in securing a strong technical foundation in this field. Second, I have thought it would not require a lot of communication skills because it seems like I just need to work on a computer. When I first came to college, after talking with some Vietnamese students, I found out that CS was a popular degree; so I decided to learn more about it. I have taken a couple of computer-related courses to see whether CS would be an interesting field to learn. It has turned out very well: I have not only learned more mathematic knowledge but also liked working on a computer, thus I want to study further in the field.
I currently study CS at
SJSU. This provided practical
and theoretical background to my work as a computer programmer. I have been working in
the IT field on and off for about ten years. I was
surprised by how quickly this profession evolves, both technically and socially.
Regarding the technical changes, new programming languages, protocols, frameworks,
etc. arose all the time. It took time to both learn and become proficient in
each of these new technologies. Thus, one needed to pick those that were most
relevant to their company and work environment. The challenge here was to pick
those that give one broad marketable skills. One's skill set could become
obsolete quickly if one did not keep up with the learning. On the social respect, there were a lot of
students who studied in this field.
Together, technically and socially had created intense competition for
jobs and created more stress.
Hi Huyen, I am interesting when reading your blog. I agree that you chose Computer Science as your field of study because this job has high salary. Also, the field of Computer Science is based on computer programming, so that it does not need require lots of communication skills. It is very nice that you came back to study after working in IT field for ten years. Working provided solid foundation of knowledge about computer, including programming. I believe that is a good experience to help you gain practical experience in building a variety of computer systems. Moreover, the experience will help you get a job easily after graduating. To me, I always worry about not only my study but also my job in the future because I do not have experience like you. As you mention that technically and socially had created intense competition for jobs and created more stress. Therefore, I need to study further in this field and get an internship after graduating. However, I am really excited when having you in class and I can learn some knowledge from you.
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