专业描述

Computer technology continues to be a major sustaining force behind technological innovation which stimulates the development of new industries, new jobs, and productivity improvements. This is vital to U.S. business and industry which face foreign competition in many areas. As the cost of computer systems continues to rapidly decrease, the number of applications steadily increase. This lower cost trend together with recent research has made possible the emergence of a new generation of software applications that promises to affect the productivity of organizations in new and important ways. A computer science degree provides both the fundamental design principles of the software and hardware of computer systems as well as the skills in the use of current programming languages, operating systems and equipment. The value of the fundamental principles lies with the fact that they are the basis for both current and future computer technology and, therefore, form a strong stable foundation for a lifetime career. The value of the skills acquired in the use of today’s computer technology has obvious value in the job market.