Is it possible for one to graduate with CS degree but yet can't code? I mean can solve simple programming question?

You might solve it on paper with properly annotated flowchart and algorithm, but you might not be able to translate it to programming jargons.

webcalculator:
Is it possible for one to graduate with CS degree but yet can't code? I mean can solve simple programming question?

I know alot , my very close friend

Yer dem plenty wela, while there also many ppl who didn't 'study' CS in school and are doing great.

Yes...especially from Nigerian universities.

How will you know how to program, when you are being taught Fortran in our universities....
I MEAN FORTRAN in the 21st century.....

Seriously is annoying that in this erra, naija university are still teaching fortran 77

The question is wrong. Someone with a CS degree but cant code is not a programmer.

Of course they are everywhere save for advance institutions like MIT etc.

In nigeria there would be more CS graduate who cant code than there are who can.

So bad. Are there books on programming by any Nigeria Lecturer?

Ogbeozioma:
The question is wrong. Someone with a CS degree but cant code is not a programmer.

Of course they are everywhere save for advance institutions like MIT etc.

In nigeria there would be more CS graduate who cant code than there are who can.

so aside programming wat can som1 wit a CS degree do?

CS has various specializations depending on the school you attend. Some people don't get a CS degree to programme in a language. Some just get one to get involved with anything I.T. related (same goes for Computer Engineers and Electric Engineers).

With that said, everyone with a CS degree should have some understanding of programming in at least 1 language.

webcalculator:
So bad. Are there books on programming by any Nigeria Lecturer?

Yes, a whole lot of them, but don't expect to download them free online.

Aybee92:
so aside programming wat can som1 wit a CS degree do?

System analysis and design
Database Management Systems
Networking
Operation Research
Digital Computer Design
etc.

CS != Programming.

Fulaman198:

With that said, everyone with a CS degree should have some understanding of programming in at least 1 language.

+100

Guyz....

That curriculum needs to be revisited,

Old lecturers in this field of study needs to done away with.

computer science is a broad field consisting programing and many others.. one maybe a programmer and not be a computer scientist and also the other way round...while some people r both..

a programmer has just that knowledge of programming, give him a specification and what he needs to do, then he writes the code

..however, as a computer scientist, much is expected from you cos much has been given to you...you av got a lot of weapons of mass destruction in ur arsenal, u av been injected with a at least a dose of all drugs available on the field..so you got an idea of all.. picking one for specialisation doesn't give you the liberty to throw others away, cos during the course of ur work, u will need to borrow from residual knowledge..



hope this helps....

I know for me personally I"m more of a Network Engineering type of guy/Analyst.

I can program in some languages but I don't use them thus my programming is probably not as strong as it was when I was between the ages of 16 - 24. Though, I could very easily get it back. However, I like Network and I.T. security more than anything else. So most likely, I won't be programming any apps anytime soon.

With that said, find your niche. Like someone else said, it's a very broad field comprised of many categories. That's the beauty of I.T and ICT.

pls can someone tell me which is best computer sci. Or I.T

muawkabs3226:
pls can someone tell me which is best computer sci. Or I.T

They are interrelated and both have various fields. What do you want to specialise in?

Ask ur self this questions
1. What is programming in the real world?
2. What is Computer science?
3. What is IT/ICT?

My own scienticfic point of view as a comp scientist with a lot of experience, skill and knowlege.
*programming in the real world is all about solving problems.(This problems could be simple, complex, technical, less technical etc) the system used in in solving the problem is what matters I'd est (The approach) that is what we should be concerned about, this is where the knowledge and still comes into consideration. Mind u there is no single approach to technology niether is there any to problem solving. A DBMS that may take mr A 21 days to develop. Mr X can use 2 days to develop as well with better feature, increased security, friendly UI, and meet the requirements of the End users. This might be as a result of a better approach (system/method) in which MrX used.
So my brothers and my sisters in the world is all about u being smart, sharp, creative, innovative, knowing which method to the applied in various problems u encounter. Its not all about spending time( months/years) writting series of codes upon lines of codes, that may not run. Or meet the users requirements. There many more trillions of information to be stored on ur brain memory addressable space. Codes is for the computer. Its d computer that dwells and understand such codes we humans are to give instructions.

* whatis CS.
Computer sci is the study of computers and its uses. See the 2 key words computers and uses. For ur info, "computer" is not only the big tower or desktop with cpu we see in financial insti, school comp room, laptops. But a computer is any device that has a processor, a memory, a storage space, has/works on hardware and software components. Simple put it receives input, processes that input and gives an output. So back to the key world "use" for u to be a computer scientist u must be able to use this devices well, (maintenance, troubleshooting, installation, connection etc).
This same CS a the technical,practical and scientific approach to computation, it involves abstract and concrete reasoning, and its also the design and analysis of computational systems.

Computer science is a decipline as in a course of study and it is futher explained in my above comment, to me I think CS tells u what IT looks like

muawkabs3226:
pls can someone tell me which is best computer sci. Or I.T

IT/ICT is like a tool used in various, industries, Educational institutions, financial institution, hospitals, govtal systems etc. D diff betw It and ict is that ict is implemented in educational system/structur/use. Why IT is implemented in Indutries etc. But we often interchange them or use them wrongly. So what u will do isn't to jump into either becos of the name, see what it entails and what u want. But the world is an IT driven world and all sectors rely on IT as a tool so it is where u can buid ur skills. But first u need the education, then skills, skill is of various kinds, then the levels, of (technical, managerial, administrative, entrereneurial). Of whuic in the world we are now all skill are required but be a master of ur choosen area it will route u to ur required level u choose to attain.

Pls don't mind my grammatical construction, syntax or spellings.. I am using a mobile platform.. Not an excuse but just too lazzy to type/edit now.

Amosiye:
Ask ur self this questions
1. What is programming in the real world?
2. What is Computer science?
3. What is IT/ICT?

My own scienticfic point of view as a comp scientist with a lot of experience, skill and knowlege.
*programming in the real world is all about solving problems.(This problems could be simple, complex, technical, less technical etc) the system used in in solving the problem is what matters I'd est (The approach) that is what we should be concerned about, this is where the knowledge and still comes into consideration. Mind u there is no single approach to technology niether is there any to problem solving. A DBMS that may take mr A 21 days to develop. Mr X can use 2 days to develop as well with better feature, increased security, friendly UI, and meet the requirements of the End users. This might be as a result of a better approach (system/method) in which MrX used.
So my brothers and my sisters in the IT world is all about u being smart, sharp, creative, innovative, knowing which method to the applied in various problems u encounter. Its not all about spending time( months/years) writting series of codes upon lines of codes, that may not run. Or meet the users requirements. There many more trillions of information to be stored on ur brain memory addressable space. Codes is for the computer. Its d computer that dwells and understand such codes we humans are to give instructions.

* whatis CS.
Computer sci is the study of computers and its uses. See the 2 key words computers and uses. For ur info, "computer" is not only the big tower or desktop with cpu we see in financial insti, school comp room, laptops. But a computer is any device that has a processor, a memory, a storage space, has/works on hardware and software components. Simple put it receives input, processes that input and gives an output. So back to the key world "use" for u to be a computer scientist u must be able to use this devices well, (maintenance, troubleshooting, installation, connection etc).
This same CS a the technical,practical and scientific approach to computation, it involves abstract and concrete reasoning, and its also the design and analysis of computational systems.

mubitechnology:
Seriously is annoying that in this erra, naija university are still teaching fortran 77

That's why I prefer aptech!

I know a lot of them. As a web, Mobile and Desktop app Developer. Majority of those I have met in my line did not even study anything related to IT. Even me, I studied estate management and at least know every major language to an intermediate level

Fulaman198:


They are interrelated and both have various fields. What do you want to specialise in?

i computer science