Flynn said these courses are a laughingstock among students. "The course where you learn HTML, it's basically considered a bird course," he said. "People don't take it because they want to learn computer science, they take it because they want to do nothing in class."
N.L. behind the pack
According to Flynn, Newfoundland and Labrador lags behind other provinces, such as Ontario, when it comes to computer sciences. "When I entered into the computer science course in first year, I was totally out of my league.," he said.Flynn attends the University of Toronto, and says that he felt severely disadvantaged next to his Ontario classmates.
Many jobs, few students
According to information from the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics, there is a high demand for people who know how to code and by 2020, there will be an estimated 1.4 million computer-related job openings. Yet, Flynn said few students in Newfoundland and Labrador choose to pursue computer science.
Only 22 students graduated Memorial University with a computer science degree in 2014. Flynn said these numbers are low for a reason. "I'm studying economics right now, but I feel that if I had been exposed to computer science earlier I certainly would have pursued that as a major in university," he said. According to Flynn, teaching kids to code would have economic benefits for the province. "Our province right now as a 13.9 per cent unemployment rate," he said. "If we give people the training in computer science skills not only can we give people great jobs, but we can also move away from our reliance on nonrenewable natural resources."
Only 22 students graduated Memorial University with a computer science degree in 2014. Flynn said these numbers are low for a reason. "I'm studying economics right now, but I feel that if I had been exposed to computer science earlier I certainly would have pursued that as a major in university," he said. According to Flynn, teaching kids to code would have economic benefits for the province. "Our province right now as a 13.9 per cent unemployment rate," he said. "If we give people the training in computer science skills not only can we give people great jobs, but we can also move away from our reliance on nonrenewable natural resources."
Code NL holds a regular speakers series and is currently lobbying government improvements for the province's computer sciences programs.
Source: Sachoff M.(March 18, 2011).Schools need better computer science education, group says.Retrieved from:http://www.devwebpro.com/microsoft-announces-free-accessibility-tools-for-developers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed on August 27, 2016
Source: Sachoff M.(March 18, 2011).Schools need better computer science education, group says.Retrieved from:http://www.devwebpro.com/microsoft-announces-free-accessibility-tools-for-developers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed on August 27, 2016
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