Should Texas, the state legislature, stop requiring college students to take Computer lessons?
News has it that Texas, the state legislature is considering if their college students should take Computer. The thing is if this passes, the students will only be required to take Computer 1. Will this have a positive or negative turn towards the education systems of Texas? In this write-up, I am going to dive into finding out and explaining whether it is a feasible or and not so viable idea.
To begin with, computer studies get to impact the students with knowledge of the software and hardware system of computers. Studies show that the world is heading toward an era where technology gets used to accomplish every day to day task. The truth, however, is, not every student gets genuinely interested in pursuing Computer. To these students, this class, however skill-oriented, is a waste of time. Them taking computer one will give them enough knowledge t be able to operate computers. This gives them time to focus on other subjects they have a liking.
Secondly, if everyone in college takes up every unit in Computer, the lecture halls will always be full, which means that the professors will be few and will not be able to address the needs of the students who are passionate about Computer. Cases of students missing spaces in lecture halls will increase in number since everyone is required to take the class. This gives more work to the professors, and the trend has it that if the work is more chances are that it will not get done efficiently. The world out there does not want half-baked students.
Moreover, having the student partake Computer as an extra class that they did not require before implies that they will have additional fees to pay. Some students get to manage to pay their tuition fees barely. If there is a unit that is no necessary, doing away with it will save them the cost. This money can be input in doing other school electives that are essential for them to acquire their degree.
Besides, college students tend to have workload from each of their units. Pursuing Computer in their whole college life only increases their workload. It is basically pursuing two full courses simultaneously. The chances that one will not be well attended to is high. Students have a habit of focussing on the units they love. This being the case, for the students not passionate about Computer, this will always be the unit that messes with their grades
Finally, with more students pursuing it, its job market will lose value. If everyone getting employed has full computer course knowledge, it will not be necessary to hire professionals in that sector. That aside, graduating students will always argue that they have experience in the industry that they will apply for those jobs. On employing these graduates, since this was not their first choice, of course, they may not deliver like someone who pursued Computer.
In conclusion, from my argument above, it is clear that if the state legislature of Texas passes this motion, it is a good idea. The students will focus on the units that will make them professionals in a specific field. Computer should get left for students who are passionate about it so that the professors and the students don’t get a hard time either accessing the lessons or lecturing students with no interests whatsoever. Computer one gives one enough basics for anyone pursuing any other field to be acquainted with enough skills to operate a computer.
Works cited
Hoar, Ricardo. “Generally educated in the 21st century: The importance of computer literacy in an undergraduate curriculum.” Proceedings of the Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education. 2014.