Computer science. How do I help myself out?

Computer science - How do one go about it?
@thefuture (1749)
Nigeria
February 9, 2009 9:26am CST
Hi friends! It grieves me that the standard of education in my country (Nigeria) is far behind modern age technology and I happen to be among people that will be take computer science as a major. How do I get myself equipt with modern information on my proposed field of study? The level of knowledge one should attain in the field should be merged with the modern age technology. How do I help myself out and be a better person? Your effective advice will be highly appreciated. Thanks. Hope you all are having nice time out there? Take good care of yourselves.
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@mirage108 (3402)
• United States
13 Feb 09
along with you field of study is great there is a lot of information there, most of it can be found on line. I would work on your certifications, i.e. Microsoft Certs Networking certs Linux Certs getting those certifications is almost a gurantee of work with great pay
@jshekhar (1562)
• India
9 Feb 09
Hello Friend, You cannot help the standard of education in your country right now but what you can do is to do a major in computer science from the best available college and side by side keep yourself up to date with the books on the latest technology/language. I am sure the major course will be at least 3 to 4 years. Utilise this time in learning the new things from the self-study manuals of good publishers. The internet is a great resource for free tutorials, ebooks and videos. Hope you will gain something from the advice and then do your bit to improve the standard of computer science education in Nigeria. Take care and all the best
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
9 Feb 09
You can do a major in computer science to get your degree.If you want to expand your knowledge You will need to take up a course and study.Some courses give job guarantee.You can get experience that way.I am a computer science student.Now i am doing masters in computer application.