The Role of IEEE Computer Society in the Information Age Willis K. King 2002 President IEEE Computer Society University of Houston

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Outline l Overview l The IEEE Computer Society l The Distance Learning Campus l Certification l Digital Library l Communities l Conclusion

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Bridging the Digital Divide l The education aspect l What can a professional society, such as the IEEE Computer Society, do to help ? l It has to leverage its technical know how to address that part of educational training to assist those in need.

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY What is the IEEE Computer Society? l The IEEE Computer Society is the world’s oldest and largest association of computing professionals l It is an independent, non-governmental, not- for-profit, volunteer-driven organization l Its vision is to be …”the leading provider of technical information and services to the world’s computing professionals.” l The IEEE CS is the largest of the societies and councils organized under the IEEE.

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY IEEE Computer Society (CS) l Largest IEEE Society l 57 years of service l $30M business l 105K members l 40% outside N. America l 150 countries l 23 periodicals l 17.5K editorial pages l 12 magazines l 10 transactions l Annals l Conference proceedings l 150 proceedings l 68K pages l 150 conferences l 36 TCs, 7 task forces l 10 standards sponsors l ~300 local chapters l Facilities l Offices in Washington (HQ), Calif., Tokyo l Centres in Budapest, Moscow, Beijing l 126 staff l Volunteer assets l “Sister Society” relationship with national computer societies

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Launched Feb 2002 Over 40,000 members have used the site Developed with KnowledgeNet 100 course titles 17 subject areas

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Current CS Course List (Number of titles in parenthesis) l Cisco Networks Trouble shooting (8) l CompTIA Network+ (8) l Designing Windows 2000 network security (10) l Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (9) l Java (8) l Management skills (4) l Microsoft Project 2000 (4) l Oracle8i DBA: Performance tuning (5) l SQL Server 2000 Sys. Administration (11) l Sun Developer for Java2 Platform (5) l Unix (9) l Visual Basic 6.0 (7) l Visual C (11) l Windows 2000 Server (14) l XML (6) Total CS offerings will total hours of Web-based training.

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY KnowledgeNet INTERACTIVE

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY KnowledgeNet INTERACTIVE

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Software Engineering Certification Qualified practitioners in Software Engineering can take a test offered by the IEEE Computer Society and be certified as a “qualified Software Professional.”

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY What is Certification? l Formal recognition that an individual has demonstrated a proficiency within and comprehension of a specified body of knowledge at a point in time. l It is peer recognition and not accreditation or licensure. l Accreditation: a designation that an organization has met a combination of standards and abilities for public safety, welfare and confidence l Licensure: authorization granted by government body for an individual or organization to practice a business or occupation l Certification is voluntary.

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY What is a CSDP? l A Certified Software Development Professional: l Possesses fundamental knowledge and understanding of computing principles and concepts and their application to the definition, design, construction, testing, and of software. l Is able to provide appropriate design with technical and economic tradeoffs of modules, subsystems, and systems in accordance with standards of practice, specifications, and principles of behavior of software as required to perform the functions as stated in the software requirements. l Has met the IEEE CS CSDP education, experience, and examination requirements

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY CSDP Knowledge Areas 1. Software Requirements 2. Software Design 3. Software Construction 4. Software Testing 5. Software Maintenance 6. Software Configuration Management 7. Software Engineering Management 8. Software Engineering Process 9. Software Tools and Methods 10. Software Quality 11. Business Practices & Engineering Economics

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Software Engineering Overview An internet based tutorial l provides software professionals with a comprehensive review of essential software engineering principles. l provides software professionals with a comprehensive review of essential software engineering principles. l also served as preparation for Certified Software Development Professional (CSDP) examination. l Ten Modules covering the 11 knowledge units

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IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY CS DL Article Counts (as of Dec 2002) Magazines > 14,000 Transactions > 8,000 Conf. Proceedings > 69,000 Unique Member Visits 20K/month

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY l Computer l Computer Graphics and Applications l Micro l Design & Test l Software l Intelligent Systems l MultiMedia Twelve Magazines Practice-oriented, heavily edited l Computing in Science & Engineering l Internet Computing l IT Professional l Pervasive Computing l Security & Privacy

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY l Computers l Software Engineering l Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence l Knowledge and Data Engineering l Parallel and Distributed Systems l Visualization and Computer Graphics l Very Large Scale Integration Systems l Networking l Multimedia l Mobile Computing l Annals Ten Transactions Research-oriented, archival, lightly edited Plus one hybrid

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Summary l The IEEE Computer Society has demonstrated its capability of providing members live long learning opportunities l Many of the services are free to members who pay a basic membership due of ~$150 annually (affiliates pay less) l Half price membership is available for professionals with annual income below certain preset value.

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Conclusion l With the assistance and cooperation of organizations such as UNESCO, IFIPS, and other national professional societies, we can help to bridge the digital divide in many parts of the world.

Thank you Questions? Willis K. King 2002 President IEEE Computer Society University of Houston

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY IEEE Computer Society Mission The purposes of the Society shall be scientific, literary, and educational in character. The Society shall strive to advance the theory, practice, and application of computer and information processing science and technology and shall maintain a high professional standard among its members. The society shall promote cooperation and exchange of technical information among its members, and to this end, shall hold meetings for the presentation and discussion of technical papers, shall publish technical journals, and shall, through its organization and other appropriate means, provide for the needs of its members.

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Digital Library initiative l Launched 1995 l CD-ROM (1!) of all pubs 1995 l Online DL access (members) 1998 l Online DL access (libraries) 1999 l Current subscriptions l Members 12,000 ($109) l Libraries 110 ($14K CSLSP-e)

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Why Become Certified? l Mark of Excellence: demonstrates the certified individual has the knowledge to ensure that recognized principles and practices of software engineering are being used l Competition in the Marketplace: companies and organizations need a work force proficient in principles and practices of software engineering l Recognition: Customer confidence based on your evidence of qualifications and suitability for the task or project

IEEE C COMPUTER SOCIETY Why Become Certified? l Investment: certification is an investment in ones career and the future of his employer l Continuous improvement: to remain certified requires one to continue his education and involvement in software engineering-related work and activities. His skills remain current and his flexibility to work on a variety of projects or for a variety of companies improves.