Computer Science graduates have the highest unemployment rate

[darmstadt]

Or as one man once said:

"People who are more than casually interested
in computers should have at least some idea of
what the underlying hardware is like. Otherwise
the programs they write will be pretty weird."

Donald E Knuth,
The Art of Computer Programming,
Preface to Fascicle Number One (MMIX)

[Spacecadet]

Not suprised - they dont actually teach them anything useful anymore..
Got an intern working here at ClientCo who's a 2nd year CompSci undergrad on a work placement. When we started asking him what they actually tought in Uni these days we were amazed!
they guy had never even heard of "Assembler", and the only programming language he had seen (not coded in) is Java... He's a nice guy, but the stuff they are teaching undergrads these days isnt worth Sh1t...

Looking at the Dundee Computer Science syllabus it seems that the more low level stuff isn't taught till the 3rd year:
BSc Computing Science :: School of Computing at University of Dundee

[northernladuk]

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but how many of these grads are coming from tulipe universities such as sunderland metropolitan or exeter college for higher education (I made them up but you get the idea). The guys graduating from Oxbridge, Imperial, Manchester, UCL, Birmingham (and all the other red brick unis) won't be having a problem getting a job.

Do employers give a tulip about which university it came from? I don't even put it on my CV. Just my qualification? Saying that I did mine late so had experience on the CV. Genuine question.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Do employers give a tulip about which university it came from? I don't even put it on my CV. Just my qualification? Saying that I did mine late so had experience on the CV. Genuine question.

Who said it had anything to do with employers? I didn't for one. My point is more to do with the quality of the candidates in the good unis as opposed to the employers taking note of the uni - having said that many employers do actually take into account the quality of the uni.

[Doggy Styles]

Looking at the Dundee Computer Science syllabus it seems that the more low level stuff isn't taught till the 3rd year:
BSc Computing Science :: School of Computing at University of Dundee

Should be taught together. I learned how to program before I learned how to program a computer.

[Joeman]

You complain when they don't teach them any languages
Then you complain again when they do

oh do try to keep up... how does 'a bit of is Java, and HTML' qualify anyone to call the subject a "Science"?? that was my point..

[Joeman]

Is Joe some kind of sleeper-sockie? Been around for years with no posting and suddenly springs to life?

no i got fed up with this place because of all the arrogant CompSci grads - nothings changed much i see...

[Spacecadet]

no i got fed up with this place because of all the arrogant CompSci grads - nothings changed much i see...

Well I'm a Physics grad and I still think you're a knob

[Arturo Bassick]

no i got fed up with this place because of all the arrogant CompSci grads - nothings changed much i see...

The only hint of arrogance I am detecting seems to be emanating from your side of the thread.

[d000hg]

Well I'm a Physics grad and I still think you're a knob

WHS.