My major ~ Journal Questions #5

My major is computer science. But it is not my choice. In china, every student who graduate from senior high school has to join in the college entrance examination. After that exam( we didn't know our score), we have to estimation our score with the moder answer. And then, follow the score to choose school(s). My teacher said I can get to the second level school. So we just focus on the second level schools part. Actually, I want to be a lawyer as my mother. We just filled in other parts slipshod. However, when I know I have a low score, I feel bad. Whatever, I got the offer, too. But the major was not law. It was computer science. My father said it has a good future, so I went to there to study that. If I have a opportunity, I will change my major to law. To be a lawyer is my dream since I was 10.

Ps. The picture is the college entrance examination Listing.

Computer Science Enrollment Increases

Reference:

Durrett, D. (2009, April 9). Computer science enrollment increases. THE ITHACAN.org. Retrieved April 10, 2009, from http://theithacan.org/am/publish/news/200904_Computer_science_enrollment_increases.shtml.

Summary:

In David Durrett’s article entitled “Computer science enrollment increases” computer science enrollment increases, even though technology occupations are decreasing recently. According to the article, there are some professors who give their ideas about the situation of computer science. The economy was not an issue in enrollment. It’s affected by national cycles as engineering is. The students are in demand after the industry recovers again. Don’t worry about the job market. Being interested in computer science is a good way for choosing the major. We need to create a new major that is related to computer science. In conclusion, the reason computer science enrollment increases is that computer is so useful. Everyone has to know the computer skills that are used in life.

Reaction:

At first, I didn’t know why the computer science enrollment could increase when the economy is not good. But, after reading this article, I realize that computer is necessary for our modern life. So the computer skills are more important than before. They are not just the business of the students whose major is computer science. Everyone in the world must have the knowledge of computer. Choosing computer science was not my idea, when I was in senior high school. In China, there is a very important test at the end of the last semester. After that test, we must to choose the university and major that we want. But at that time, more of us knew our scores. Thus it was very difficult to choose. I focused on law at that time. Unfortunately, the result was that my scores were so low. It means I could not go to study law that I wanted to study. Then, I was enrolled in the Liaoning University of Technology. And my major is computer science. Actually, I don’t like it, but my mother said computer is a developable major. So, I went to learn it. I always worry about the future of this major, especially in an economic crisis. However, I have trust in the future.

Reading Reaction Journal A (About the major)

Le Gao, EAP1B
March 26, 2009

Reference:

Thomson, Iain. (2009, March 1). Recession sees rise in computer science students. Vnunet.com. Retrieved March 23, 2009, from http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2238681/recession-sees-rise-computerter.

Summary:

Iain Thomson’s article entitled “Recession sees rise in computer science students” discusses the fact that the number of computer science students began to go up since 2003. At first the finding said that more and more students decided to study computer science, including undergraduate students and PhD students. And the situation is unexpected. Even thought they can’t find the high salary jobs as before. However, just 10% of technology graduates are women. Thus, the U.S. Department of Labor expected the upward surge would happen next year. Some of them may grow more than one time.

Reaction:

In my opinion, the recession will not affect the IT jobs. Computer, which is used everywhere in life, is the most necessary to the modern world. However, the recession is bad for marketing, economy, or finding a job. Before, people chose the major of computer science almost because of the high salary and good future. I don’t know why they also want to choose this major during the recession. From this article, I find the answer that they feel the intellectual depth and societal benefits of computing technology. I hope my future will go very well. My field is to be a programmer. I want to find more good software to make people’s life better than before. I believe I will.