Computer science majors find jobs easily

[Doctor Q]

Information Technology is a promising career area, at least according to a seminar at UTEP.

College students who hope to get a great- paying job when they graduate should consider information technology careers, University of Texas at El Paso students were told at a seminar this week.

Ann Gates, director of the UTEP Computer Science Department, said many students have the wrong idea that a computer science career means that a person becomes a geek and sits all day, alone, at the computer.

"Computer science majors are all over the world, as well as in the local business community, coming up with innovative ideas and applying them to solve problems," she said. "They work with management as a team."

Hanny said IBM is making a big push to get Hispanics involved in computer science. He said he is also concerned that the number of women in computer science, nationally, is below that of men.

Gates said students enrolling as computer science or computer engineering majors are at a 10-year low. She blames the number on a poor image of what computer experts do.

Hey, wait a minute! What's wrong with being a geek and sitting at a computer all day? That's the goal for some of us!

 

[jholzner]

"Hanny said IBM is making a big push to get Hispanics involved in computer science."

Is this so they can pay them $.30/hour?

 

[macOSX-tastic]

most people who want to do anything computer related (UK) require 3 A's at a level. that is no picnic.

all the people who will be big in computer science will be in either california or india in the next 20 years, i think.....but i dont know

 

[jim.]

"Hanny said IBM is making a big push to get Hispanics involved in computer science."

Is this so they can pay them $.30/hour?

You know, I wonder about companies making statements like that, and how much truth is really in your remark. Is it because they want a more diverse environment? Or is it just because white males are generally paid more, and they can save money on wages with hispanics and women? Or am I just so negative that I only see the conspiracies in things these days?

Jim

 

[greatdevourer]

most people who want to do anything computer related (UK) require 3 A's at a level. that is no picnic.

all the people who will be big in computer science will be in either california or india in the next 20 years, i think.....but i dont know

Or you stay over here and drink tea all day with the occasional bit of game/chip dev

 

[SummerBreeze]

You know, I wonder about companies making statements like that, and how much truth is really in your remark. Is it because they want a more diverse environment? Or is it just because white males are generally paid more, and they can save money on wages with hispanics and women? Or am I just so negative that I only see the conspiracies in things these days?

Jim

I'm sure that's part of it, there's definitely a glass ceiling for women and minorities, so pushing more people into computer science would allow companies to hire more low level workers they can pay less, and then pay their higher-up WASP male workers more.

 

[jeremy.king]

You know, I wonder about companies making statements like that, and how much truth is really in your remark. Is it because they want a more diverse environment? Or is it just because white males are generally paid more, and they can save money on wages with hispanics and women? Or am I just so negative that I only see the conspiracies in things these days?

Jim

I would like to believe that their intent is to hire Hispanics to help them penetrate the Hispanic technology sector with products and services. It IS the fastest growing demographic in the US.