BASIC DIFFERENCES IN COMPUTER DECIPLINES

 

   


OVERVIEW .

There are five major disciplines of studies that computing offers. There could be other disciplines but we are focus here just on the main five. These five disciplines are :

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• Computer Science
•  Software Engineering
• Information Systems
• Cognitive Science
• Computer Engineering

  

The summary of all the computer disciplines can be seen in the table. The degree to which a particular aspects is done is directly proportional to the number of plus (+) that accompany it.

Disciplines Aspects	Computer Science	Software Engineering	Information Systems	Cognitive Science	Computer Engineering
Organization issues and information system	+++	+	+++++	_	_
Application technologies	++	++	++++++	+	+
Software methods and technologies	+++	++++++	+++++	+	++
System infrastructure	++++++	++	++	_	+++
Computer hardware and architecture	_	_	_	_	++++++
Health related issues	+	+	++	++++	_

  

   For this statement- “Most CS people laugh at MIS/IT people,”and “MIS/IT people make more money and manage the CS folks.”there is no doubt that computer science has got more opportunities than IT as can be seen from the diagram below 

    On the issue of looking down of some members of an organisation is wrong absurd because each person is a master in his/her own field and area of work. Though i have no work experience to see how IT personnel make more money than CS personnel, but to the best of my knowledge; many IT personnel are CEO s  of their own companies. In a global nod, i think the issue of money making depends on the terms of the contract, working experience, longevity of service and lots more not only on the issue of "who is who".