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TSYS Department of Computer Science Kendrick High School May 2009 Wayne Summers, Columbus State University

10/16/20152 The number of Computer Science majors has dropped 40-50% nationwide since 2001 The percentage of women has dropped to about 10% –From a high of about 40% in the early 80s Projections of 37% job growth over the next 10 years! –Microsoft currently has 5,000 unfilled jobs

10/16/20153 Myth #1 –All computing jobs are going overseas Only about 1-2% have There are actually more jobs now in computing than in 2001 The US Labor Department predicts that computer software engineers and computer systems designers will be among the fastest growing occupations in

10/16/ Network systems and data communications analyst 6. Database administrator 2. Physician assistant7. Physical therapist 3. Computer software engineer, applications 8. Medical scientist 4. Computer software engineer, systems software 9. Occupational therapist 5. Network and computer systems administrator 10. College instructor The 10 fastest-growing jobsThe 10 fastest-growing jobs between now and

10/16/20155 Hotjobs.com –22 Tech Jobs in Columbus Area –2403 in Atlanta Dice.com –58 in Columbus Area –2490 in Atlanta Computerjobs.com –114 in Columbus Area –2748 Tech Jobs in Atlanta Monster.com –491 Software jobs in Atlanta The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated the demand for computer scientists in the U.S. to grow 37% between 2006 and 2016 despite the overall economy Educated over 1200 computer scientists Employed at –TSYS –AFLAC –Synovus –Blue Cross / Blue Shield –Patient Care Technologies –Delta Data Software –Omega Training –Logical Solutions –Pratt-Whitney –IntelliSync –Robinson-Grimes –W.C. Bradley –Joint Chiefs of Staff –FBI –Electronic Arts Job Opportunities

10/16/20156 Computer Programmers and systems analysts dominate the Columbus Region’s science and information technology workforce State of Technology in Columbus

10/16/20157 Columbus’ high-tech and IT employment shares far exceed those for the U.S. State of Technology in Columbus

10/16/20158 “Finding a way to attract new talent to develop the new systems and applications that are becoming available from major vendors and startups alike may be the biggest technological issue we face for the rest of the decade.” Editorial Director Eric Lundquist, eweek.com, May 7, 2007.

10/16/20159 Myth #2 –Only geeks do well in computing

10/16/ Trick question: What was the average weight of a computer in the early 1940’s?

10/16/ Who is in Computer Science?

10/16/ Myth #3 –You have to like to play computer games Professionals in computing –Say that you should like: Problem solving Working with others in a team Being creative

10/16/ At Google, Amazon, and Microsoft

10/16/ Myth #4 –The job is boring! –Introductory classes are often boring Students find the examples irrelevant, and tedious – but that is changing –Computer Science juniors are often surprised how creative it is Once you are past the early classes Example: Computing Graphics, Game Programming, Artificial Intelligence…

10/16/ Money Magazine rated software engineer the #1 job in 2006 –Flexibility: pick your hours –Creativity: highest grade of any job –Growth 44,800 average job openings a year –Average Pay: $80,500 to 6 figures Computer IT Analyst was #7 Top 10 best jobs

10/16/ What Computing Was in 70-80s

10/16/ What Computing is Today Wearable Computing Bioinformatics Virtual Environments Graphics

10/16/ What Computing is Today Ubiquitous Computing High Performance Simulation Information Security Databases

10/16/ The PC of tomorrow Video: Microsoft Surface: MIT Media Lab's "Sixth Sense“:

10/16/ Bachelor of Science in Computer Science –Systems designed for students who plan on continuing to a graduate program in Computer Science or who want a more traditional and theoretical degree –Applied less theoretical with a focus on mainframe programming and web programming –Games designed for students who plan on continuing to a graduate program in Computer Science or who want to work in the gaming industry Minor Computer Science ( 18 semester hours ) Academic Programs in Computer Science

21TSYS Department of Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Information Technology –provides students with a combination of knowledge, hands–on experience, and application of theory. –The curriculum emphasizes quantitative and communication skills as well as providing a basic foundation in understanding the business process and the role of Information Technology in supporting that process.

10/16/ Undergraduate curriculum modeled after ACM Computing Curriculum with input from industry Our curriculum in Information Assurance has been recognized by the National Security Agency (NSA) as meeting their criteria for training Information Systems Security Professionals and Information Systems Security Officers. Quality of Academic Programs

10/16/ Software Engineers / Architects –(Most Satisfying Job Rating by CNN Survey 4/13/07 ) Computer Programmers / Software Developers –Java, C++, VB, C#,.NET, COBOL, Assembler,... Game Programmers Web Developers Systems Analysts Database Administrators Network Managers Computer and Network Security Specialists Students are educated to be:

10/16/ Approximately 300 undergraduates TSYS Foundation Scholarships Student research opportunities Variety of internship and coop opportunities Study-abroad opportunities ACM Student Chapter –Programming Competition –Invited Speakers –Educational Tours Columbus Regional Technology Center (Incubator) Computer Science Students

10/16/ Wireless and Network Security –Second place in Graduate presentations at ACM-MidSoutheast (2008) –Third place in Undergraduate presentations at ACM- MidSoutheast (2005) –Third place in student presentations at InfoSecCD (2005) Database Security Game Development / Simulation Embedded Computing Software Evaluation project Legacy Code Transformation Ubiquitous Computing –First place in Undergraduate presentations at ACM- MidSoutheast (2004) Student research opportunities

10/16/ Columbus Waterworks AFLAC TSYS Synovus Ft. Benning Virtual Soldier Lab Ft. Benning Martin Army Hospital Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Wellpoint Georgia Power CSU Cubic (Omega Training) Internship and coop opportunities

10/16/ Education of Labor Force in Muscogee Area –19.3% not HS graduate [1990 Census] –32.8% HS graduate –29% some college/Associate degree –11.8% Bachelor’s degree –7% Graduate degree State of Technology in Columbus

10/16/ What you should study in H.S.? –Mathematics –Science (chemistry, physics, computer science) –Writing and Speech classes –Foreign Language classes

10/16/ Computer engineering : will typically involve software and hardware and the development of systems that involve both software, hardware, communicationsComputer engineering Computer science : currently the most popular of the computing disciplines, tends to be relatively broad and with an emphasis on the underlying science aspects.Computer science Information systems : essentially this is computing in a business contextInformation systems Information technology : computing in support, and will tend to involve a study of systems (perhaps just software systems, but perhaps also for instance systems in support of learning, of information dissemination, etc.)Information technology Software engineering : based on software and involves employing certain ideas from the world of engineering in building reliable software systemsSoftware engineering

10/16/ QUESTIONS? Wayne Summers Computer Science Dept. – CSU

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