Copyright Jim Martin 2006 Emerging Scholars Computer Science Session Summer 2006 Dr. Jim Martin Rising Juniors Session.

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copyright Jim Martin 2006 Emerging Scholars Computer Science Session Summer 2006 Dr. Jim Martin Rising Juniors Session

copyright Jim Martin 2006 Session Overview Sessions 1 & 2: What is computer science ? Computer basics Sessions 3 & 4: The Internet Broadband access

copyright Jim Martin 2006 Expectations Your respect to me and to classmates Your highest level of effort You will be graded on: Your participation Your conduct Your homework (there will be a take home assignment due at the beginning of EVERY session!!)

copyright Jim Martin 2006 Computer Science careers College courses: math and basic sciences Other helpful skills: creativity, ability to solve problems, communications skills. What would you do: Create things (products, systems, validate conceptual ideas before the real thing is created) Job titles: software engineer, programmer, IT analyst Analyze things Job titles: analyst, architect, consultant Test things: software quality assurance Support/fix things: customer service Sell things: customer support engineer, sales support

copyright Jim Martin 2006 Computer Science Careers Software Engineer was voted the best job by Money magazine (2006): Based on salary, stress level, and future outlook. Software engineers are needed in virtually every part of the economy, making this one of the fastest-growing job titles in the U.S. Even so, it's not for everybody. Designing, developing and testing computer programs requires some pretty advanced math skills and creative problem-solving ability. If you've got them, though, you can work and live where you want. 5 of the 10 hottest jobs between now and 2014 involve computer science:

copyright Jim Martin 2006 Homework Complete HW1