[committee] [ucc] Constitution Changes: Change of Objectives

[Frames]

On 11/02/2015 7:15 PM, Scott Young wrote:
>
> - I'm not a big fan of the phrase "computer science and technologies", 
> but it arguably means "computer science and computer technologies".
>
I guess it does
>
> - I think "computerized technologies" is even more vague (and a 
> misspelling in Australian English).
>
>
I agree about spelling, but I think it is exactly vague enough.

You haven't commented on the other change
 From Advancement, to Advancement and Use.
I'ld be interested to hear your thoughts>

[*OX]



> Le 11 févr. 2015 18:30, "Frames" <oxinabox at ucc.asn.au 
> <mailto:oxinabox at ucc.asn.au>> a écrit :
>
>     Hi all.
>     While we are changing the constitution,
>     I suggest we also change the Objects of the club,
>     to more accurately and clearly reflect our focus.
>
>     Current:
>
>         The objects of the Club shall be as follows:
>
>          1. To be an organised association of students attending The
>             University of Western Australia, and supporters, for the
>             advancement of computer science and technologies, both at
>             the University and in the broader community.
>
>
>     Advancing computer science and technologies isn't was we do.
>     We also use them.
>
>     Also computer science is generally taken to be a incredibly narrow
>     field with in the greater clould of IT/IS/Software Eng/Sys
>     admin/DBA. etc.
>     Computer science is more closely related to pure math, than it is
>     to real most world programming tasks.
>     CS is a narrow subset of what we do.
>
>     Conversely technologies is much broader than what we do.
>     While it includes things like coke machine,
>     it also includes things like Cars, and trains.
>
>     I feel much better wording would be:
>
>         The objects of the Club shall be as follows:
>
>          1. To be an organised association of students attending The
>             University of Western Australia, and supporters, to
>             promote the advancement and use of computerized
>             technologies, both at the University and in the broader
>             community.
>
>     I think that is much clearer.
>
>     Regard
>     Frames
>
>
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