PRESENTATION to STEM CAMP Dr. Wayne Summers TSYS School of Computer Science Columbus State...

PRESENTATIONto

STEM CAMP

Dr. Wayne Summers

TSYS School of Computer Science

Columbus State University

12 June 2013

AGENDA1. Welcome

1. THE Challenge

2. Why Computer Science at CSU?

3. Computers Past, Present, and Future

2. Tour of Computer Science

CS/IT Crisis

Challenges in the U.S.• Projections of 46% job growth over the

next 10 years!

• By 2018, there will be 1.4 million computer specialist job openings.

• US universities will have generated enough graduates to fill about 1/3 of these openings.

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Challenge

• Professionals in computing say that you should like:

• Problem solving

• Working with others in a team

• Being creative

• Problem solving

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Computer Science

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Some Quick Facts about CS Students• Over 300 undergraduates• Over 100 graduate students• Student research opportunities• Currently fund over 20 undergraduate &

graduate students as tutors and researchers• Variety of internship and coop opportunities• Study-abroad opportunities• ACM Student Chapter

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Types of Computing Fields• Computer engineering: will typically involve software and

hardware and the development of systems that involve both software, hardware, communications

• Computer science: currently the most popular of the computing disciplines, tends to be relatively broad and with an emphasis on the underlying science aspects.

• Information systems: essentially this is computing in a business context

• 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.)

• Software engineering: based on software and involves employing certain ideas from the world of engineering in building reliable software systems

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http://computingcareers.acm.org/?page_id=11





Academic Programs in Computer Science

• BS Computer Science - Applied Track

• BS Computer Science - Games Track

• BS Computer Science - Systems Track

• BS Information Technology

• BS Information Technology (online)

• Combined BS/MS Computer Science

• Computer Science Teaching Endorsement

http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/2010-2011/reqs/cobcs_bsapcompsci.asp

http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/2010-2011/reqs/cobcs_bscompscgames.asp

http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/2010-2011/reqs/cobcs_bscompsci.asp

http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/2010-2011/reqs/cobcs_bsit.asp

http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/2010-2011/reqs/cobcs_bsit_online.asp

http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/2012-2013/reqs/cobcs_combocs.php

http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/2012-2013/degrees_specprogs.php



• 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, modeling, and simulation industry

• Minor Computer Science (18 semester hours)

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• 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.

• Computer Science Teacher Endorsement

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Students are educated to be:• 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 & Simulation Programmers• Computer and Network Security Specialists• Web Developers• Systems Analysts• Database Administrators• Network Managers

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Student research opportunities• Simulation & Modeling• Wireless and Network Security• Malware Detection• Forensics• Game Programming• Mobile Applications• Embedded Computing• Robotics/mechatronics• Software Evaluation• Legacy Code Transformation• Ubiquitous Computing

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Computers in the 1940s• How many

computers in this picture?


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What Computing Was in 70-80s


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What Computing is Today

Wearable ComputingBioinformatics

VirtualEnvironments

Graphics


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What Computing is TodayUbiquitous Computing

High Performance Simulation

Information Security

Databases


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The PC of tomorrow • Sixth Sense (wearable technology) 4:41• Oblong (mezzanine) 4:55• Oblong (g-speak) 3:06

• A Day Made of Glass (5:33)

• A Day Made of Glass2: Unpacked (11:25)

• CES 2013: Mind-controlled helicopters, games for kids with ADHD (3 min)

http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/sixthsense/#VIDEOS

What you should study in H.S.?

–Mathematics

–Science (chemistry, physics, computer science)

–Writing and Speech classes

–Foreign Language classes

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QUESTIONS?

Wayne SummersWayne SummersTSYS School of Computer Science – CSUTSYS School of Computer Science – CSU

http://[email protected]

(706) 507-8170(706) [email protected]@ColumbusState.edu

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