Skills You’ll Learn if You Study Computing
You will learn two types of skills:
1. Technical computing skills
2. General professional skills
In addition, depending on your interests
you will acquire specialized domain
knowledge such as business, medicine, or
biology.
1. Technical computing skills
Problem-solving ability, recognizing
levels of abstraction in software,
hardware systems, and multimedia
Practical skills such as building and using
database management systems and
other sophisticated software tools
Programming
Using existing software libraries to carry
out a variety of computing tasks, such as
creating a user interface
Being aware of the uses to which
computers are put, recognizing issues to
do with security, safety, etc.
Looking at innovative ways of using
computers, creating tools, providing
tools support, etc.
2. General professional skills
Communicating in writing, giving
effective presentations and product
demonstrations, and being a good
negotiator (both in traditional
environments and electronically)
Preparing for a job search; this involves
building an impressive curriculum vitae
and basing this confidently on technical
and other skills
Being an effective team member
Understanding the special requirements
of a globally distributed project with
participants from multiple cultures
Recognizing the challenges and
opportunities of keeping skills up-to-date
and understand how to do so
Literacy/fluency in computing;
organizing all your professional
information effectively