Higher Ed Can�t Handle Comp Sci Demand�Why?
By Professor Doom Even a casual inspection of the want ads reveals incredible job demand for people with skill with computers. Alternatively, the cost of hiring someone to fix your computer when there�s a problem reveals that there�s clearly a shortage of people that know what they�re doing with computers. Daily experience with computers would be certain to create quite a few people curious to know what makes that $1,000 chunk of plastic, glass, and metal tick as well. The entire modern world runs on computers, and has for a generation now�surely the folks running higher ed, with their fancy advanced degrees in Vision and Leadership, knew there�d be a big demand for knowledge of computers, right? Since they had to have seen it coming, higher ed should be well prepared for the increased demand based on all the obvious factors I�ve identified. Not a chance: The Phenomenal Growth of CS Majors Since 200...