IT Is the Place to Bee!

Apparently, IT is the place to bee! Upon "meta-researcing" my last posting's information regarding popularity of the Information Technology major at American universities, I found conflicting results. But first, I had to figure out exactly what I was looking for...

Information Technology

WorldWideLearn.com was especially helpful in clearing up what an Information Technology major really is. An article on WorldWideLearn defines Information Technology as, "...the study of how computers process and manage all manner of information. IT professionals work in all manner of industries, designing hardware, software, communications networks, Internet applications, and more".

Computer Science

The Princeton Review ranked the "Computer Science" major as number nine in their article "Top 10 Most Popular Majors". Their definition of the major read, "...Included will be classes on how to develop business applications and perform system analysis and the process of developing software (from designing to programming to testing). Programs may also include instruction in robotics, natural language recognition programs, artificial intelligence, programming languages, and numerical analysis".

What's the Difference?

What I took from both descriptions was that the terms "Information Technology" and "Computer Science" are often used interchangably, but can be different things. I infer that Computer Science focuses more on the actual development of software and programming, really getting to the core of what makes a computer work; i.e. the "science" aspect. Information Technology seems to be more of a systems management and applications based approach. Eitherway, both articles boasted that the major(s) are in high demand in the job market.

Check out the articles in their entirety at WorldWideLearn.com and princetonreview.com.