Posted by: hellCoder++ December 10, 2009
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I
am a Comptuer Science Major Junior. I am about do a Minor and was
wondering which minor would be the best to do. I was a Science student
in my +2 days so i have no idea of business field and i am kinda
interested in Mathematics.
Somebody told me that doing Maths Minor would be good for a Computer
Science student since it would show that the student is more talented
in calculation kinda things. While somebody says that minor in business administration would be better for the current job market. Could you please give me your advice
I
am a Comptuer Science Major Junior. I am about do a Minor and was
wondering which minor would be the best to do. I was a Science student
in my +2 days so i have no idea of business field and i am kinda
interested in Mathematics.
Somebody told me that doing Maths Minor would be good for a Computer
Science student since it would show that the student is more talented
in calculation kinda things. While somebody says that minor in business administration would be better for the current job market. Could you please give me your advice
Thanks.."
I completed my undergrad with dual degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. In terms of landing up on a job related to CS, doing minor or major in Maths in combination with Computer Science may impress an employer at the first glance when they see your resume but I don't see any plus point after that. You need to be an expert in CS or exceptionally well in programming if you want to land up on a job in this recession. Here is my sincere advice to you if you are a CS major. Pick up a major project on your own, like try to develop an application for iphone/android, develop a dynamic website, learn programming languages that are not taught in your school on your own and so on. If you successfully accomplish a project yourself, employers consider you better than the person graduating with dual degrees with no hands on project.
I agree, knowledge of Mathematics is very crucial in CS especially in the data structure portion. Writing an elegant and robust code is all about coming up with better algorithm, where Maths help alot.If you are already good in Maths, and if you are trying to do minor/major in Maths just to impress employers then I don;t think it will worth your time and money.
This is just my 2 cents. Do more research and make a wise decision :)
Good luck!
I completed my undergrad with dual degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. In terms of landing up on a job related to CS, doing minor or major in Maths in combination with Computer Science may impress an employer at the first glance when they see your resume but I don't see any plus point after that. You need to be an expert in CS or exceptionally well in programming if you want to land up on a job in this recession. Here is my sincere advice to you if you are a CS major. Pick up a major project on your own, like try to develop an application for iphone/android, develop a dynamic website, learn programming languages that are not taught in your school on your own and so on. If you successfully accomplish a project yourself, employers consider you better than the person graduating with dual degrees with no hands on project.
I agree, knowledge of Mathematics is very crucial in CS especially in the data structure portion. Writing an elegant and robust code is all about coming up with better algorithm, where Maths help alot.If you are already good in Maths, and if you are trying to do minor/major in Maths just to impress employers then I don;t think it will worth your time and money.
This is just my 2 cents. Do more research and make a wise decision :)
Good luck!