Can you believe it? Our country is broke. College funds are being cut everywhere and there are no jobs. The Computer Information Systems field is a very challenging career goal, because of the technology changes, the degree requirements, and the state budget cuts.
With all of the rapid changes in technology, the Computer Information Systems field can be very demanding. Brier Dudley, a Seattle Times technology reporter, discusses the rapid changes of technology in one of his articles. Dudley states that Microsoft is trying to be more like faster-moving Internet companies, and Internet companies are trying to be more like Microsoft, turning their Web sites into places where people spend the day working and playing, instead of a few minutes visiting. (Dudley). Dudley’s statement is true because, a massive shift has begun, and it's centered on Microsoft, as the company and its competitors reposition themselves, in some cases as partners, for the future. Ray Kurzweil, a computer technology writer for pctechnology.com, discusses the fast changes with technology today. Kurzweil states that an analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is exponential, contrary to the common-sense “intuitive linear” view (Kurzweil). He proves that the changes in technology are true because, we won’t experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century, it will be more like 20,000 years of progress at today’s rate. Today, in accordance with the common wisdom, everyone expects continuous technological progress and the social repercussions that follow.
Technology changes can make the Computer Information Systems field, a very perplexing career objective. Roderick Hames, a computer science teacher at Alton middle school, discusses the rapid changes in one of his articles. He explains how one newspaper tried to relate how the fast changes in computer technology would look to a similar pace in the auto industry: "Had the