Computer Science

April 21st, 2009

Computer science is the study of theoretical foundations of information and computing. It is also the study of techniques used for implementation and applications within computer systems. Computer science is often described as systematic studies of algorithms and the processes they control. Computer science has many sub-fields such as computer graphics, computer programming and the human-computer interaction that occurs. Computer science is far beyond most jobs in IT as it dives much deeper into invention and innovation rather then the creation and troubleshooting jobs of IT.

Hello world!

March 11th, 2009

Many students start off with good intentions when starting their online educations and quickly see themselves fail in the end. There are many reasons why people fail and by exposing them you may be able to avoid some of the pitfalls. Some students are not used to studying outside a real classroom and the way online instructors push their students. Studying at home is difficult as there are many distractions around to keep you from focusing. Another big reason for failure is that the student just doesn’t have the computer skills needed for a passing grade. Make sure you are committed and can handle the course load before signing up.