Computer Science Education Week

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Computer Science Education Week

• December 6-12, 2009
• www.CSedweek.org

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Cool Computing News

• Computing majors are in demand
• By 2016 there will be more than 1.5 million new
  high-end computing jobs
• Five of the top 10 fastest growing jobs will be
  in computer related fields and are expected to
  grow 45 over the next 5 to 7 years.
• Computing degrees are in high demand and receive
  2 out of the top 3 salary offers for all majors.

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FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS
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Top 10 Reasons to Major in Computing

1. Computing is part of everything we do
2. Expertise in computing enables you to solve
   complex challenging problems
3. Computing enables you to make a positive
   difference in the world
4. Computing offers many types of rewarding careers
5. Computing jobs are here to stay regardless of
   where you are located.

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Top 10 Reasons to Major in Computing

1. Expertise in computing is an advantage even if
   your primary career is in another field.
2. Computing offers great opportunities for
   creativity and innovation.
3. Computing has opportunities for both
   collaborative effort and individual work.
4. Computing is an essential component of a
   well-rounded academic preparation
5. Future opportunities in computing are without
   boundaries.

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Skills You learn in Studying Computing

• Technical Skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Programming skills
• Innovative ways of using computers, creating
  tools
• Practical skills such as database management,
  spreadsheets, etc.
• Using existing libraries to carry out new tasks,
  such as creating a user interface.
• Recognizing issues that relate to security,
  safety
• Artistic design, graphical layout
• Engineering design

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Skills You learn in Studying Computing

• General Professional Skills
• Written communication skills
• Effective presentation and demonstration skills
• Organizational skills
• Working as a team member
• Understanding global requirements of a project
  with participants from multiple cultures
• Recognizing the challenges and opportunities of
  updating your skills and how to do so
• Literacy and Fluency in computing
• Preparing for a job search

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Computer Related Careers

• Programmer
• Software Engineer
• Network Administrator
• Computer Engineer
• Database Manager
• Website Designer
• Computer Forensics
• Robotics Designer
• Bioinformatics Specialist
• Computational Mathematician
• Cryptographer

• Animator (Pixar, Disney)
• Graphics Designer
• Business Analyst
• Artificial Intelligence
• Security Specialist
• Game programmer
• Cognitive Scientist
• IT Support Technician
• Medical Informatics
• Media Specialist
• E-commerce Specialist
• Computing Teacher

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Resources

• Power to Change the World - http//www.cs.washingt
  on.edu/WhyCSE
• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery)
• http//computingcareers.acm.org/
• http//www.acm.org
• CSTA ( Computer Science Teachers Association)

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Free Software

• Alice (Carnegie Mellon)
• http//www.Alice.org
• http//www.AliceProgramming.net
• Randy Pausch Last lecture
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vji5_MqicxSo
• Scratch ( MIT)
• http//scratch.mit.edu/
• Greenfoot
• http//www.greenfoot.org/
• Game Maker
• http//www.yoyogames.com/make

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Computer Science for Fun

• Computer Science for Fun
• http//www.cs4fn.org
• http//www.cs4fn.org/mathemagic/magicshuffles/
• http//www.cs4fn.org/fundamentals/programming.php
• CS Unplugged
• http//www.csunplugged.org
• Games4girls
• http//www.games4girls.us/
• http//www.games4girls.com

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Some New and Cool Technologies

• Microsoft Surface Technology
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vLtKQNwqNLLk
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vkeAp6iLiyWwfeature
  related
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vrP5y7yp06n0
• Interactive TV Wall
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vSYyIJJ0SrLQfeature
  fvw
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vPimbkQNKzb4feature
  related
• Sony Revolution
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vUfKfJs3QPeQfeature
  related
• What Next?
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vUfIVXoW6txU

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Contact me

• S. Jane Fritz
• Department of Mathematics/Computer Science
• St. Josephs College, Patchogue, NY 11772
• 631-687-2649
• jfritz_at_sjcny.edu
• http//faculty.sjcny.edu/fritz