What's your degree field?

[CDarwin]

You need a checkbox for information science. It's been a recognized academic/research pursuit for a couple decades now, quite distinct from computer science. The ACM even has a well-respected Journal for it (Crossroads). Human-computer interaction and usability engineering, information ethics, information architecture, security, intellectual property, knowledge management, all of that stuff falls under IS now, not CS anymore.

 

(In case it's not obvious, this is the field of my Masters and my current PhD work.)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_science

 

Well anthropology has been a recognized academic pursuit for going on, what, 200 years now? We don't get a ruddy check-box.

[Softix]

Computer science

Game Analyst and Development

Still working on it

[Pangloss]

Well anthropology has been a recognized academic pursuit for going on, what, 200 years now? We don't get a ruddy check-box.

 

Well yes, but you probably prefer it that way. That way you get to study the meaning of being left out, analyze the multi-cultural impact, and frame it in a context of post-colonial oppression.

[ecoli]

biochem

[thedarkshade]

Game Analyst and Development

Oh man, that's got to be a great job, but it surely take hell of a time doesn't it?

[iNow]

Oh man, that's got to be a great job, but it surely take hell of a time doesn't it?

 

I have a friend who does it, but he is miserable since he always has to work on someone else's stuff instead of his own. However, YMMV.

[Boomerang]

Hello all,

 

I have to choose one from the following pathways later on my degree:

 

- Biodiversity and Conservation

- Biological Sciences

- Biomedicine

- Chemical Biology

- Chemistry

- Molecular Biology.

 

At the moment I am debating with myself the first 3 options, the good thing is I don't have to choose yet...

[thedarkshade]

I have a friend who does it, but he is miserable since he always has to work on someone else's stuff instead of his own.

Does he get paid for that? I mean, I often write presentations for different students but I get money for that. I see no problem if things stand like this:D

[iNow]

I don't understand your question. He works for a game development company, and yes they pay him.