computer science at the university of portland. choosing your major skills interest opportunities
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Computer Science at the University of Portland
Choosing your major
Skills
Interest Opportunities
• What is computer science?• Senior design projects• Career opportunities• Courses for spring• Resources
Presentation outline
CS is the study of the storage, transformation, and transfer of
information. The field includes algorithms and practical problems involved in their implementation in software and hardware.
(The Linux Information Project)
What is computer science?
Information in Information outAutomated Process
CS is everywhere
Lots of areas
• Medical IS• Personal health• Biology• Investing• Simulation• Education• Business• Gaming• Security
• Fraud detection• Robotics, process
control• Engineering design• Weather prediction• Language translation• Power grid
management• Human-Computer
interaction
Acoustic Art – 2010 – 2011
Members: Matthew Clark, Jay Davis, Kyle Kearney, Vincent TilanusUsed digital images to compose music
Deadly Game – 2011 - 2012
Members: Tom Aaro, Fenton Radford, Cory SwansonBuilt an Xbox 360 free form fighting game – Brawl Stars
AdviseUP – 2011 – 2012 / 2012 – 2013
Members: Sam Burich, Kapua Chandler, Chris Lewis; Kekai Ariola, Eric Bergquist, Megan YamamotoCreated web-based app to assist with advising at UP
Theatre Lighting System – 2012 – 2013
Members: Kelsey Abe, Ben Gadbois, Michael Liedtke, Tim YandlCreated a laptop-based application to allow theatres to design and edit lighting cues, and to control theatre lights during a performance.
Micromouse– 2013 – 2014Members: Devon Griggs, Devin Helmgren, Emilia Holbik, Janel Raab
Created an autonomous robot to navigate a maze (joint EE and CS project).
CS senior design project examples
Create new technology to make a positive difference in the world
Be creative – high-quality solutions require innovation and creativity
Be collaborative and be an individual – software and hardware are designed and built by teams, with room for individual project tasks
Fun and satisfying with immediate feedback
Why study computer science?
(Yes, you will need to know how to write programs.)(Take advantage of the EGR110 project: be creative in programming the Mindstorms robot and/or arduino.)
Software engineerWeb developerSoftware test engineerProgram managerInformation technology
specialist (may want Operations and Technology Management major)
Database administratorComputer security
Graduate schoolTeacherLawyerEntrepreneurWriterResearcherMedical doctor
(need to satisfy pre-med courses)
(others, too)
Career paths
Employment projections 2010 to 2020(US Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Management Business/Finance Computer/Mathematical
Architecture/Engineering
Life, physical , social science
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Percent Change
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation
Software developer
Software test engineer
Software development manager
Software architect
Web developer
Database administrator
$0.00 $40,000.00 $80,000.00 $120,000.00
Median annual salary
National median salary for CS jobs(NACE Salary Survey, 2013)National average starting salary for CS: $59,977
Best Jobs 2014 – based on job prospects and job satisfaction(US News and World Report)
#1 Software Developer#2 Computer Systems Analyst#9 Web Developer#11 Information Security
Analyst#12 Database Administrator#18 Civil Engineer#19 Mechanical Engineer#24 IT Manager
I want to major in CS:
CS 203 / 273MTH 202 PHY 205 / 275Core course(15 credits)
I am unsure about majoring in engineering or CS:
MTH 202PHY 205 / 275CHM 207 / 277EGR 111 (you will get to see
programming in Matlab)Core course(17 credits)
I want to major in EE and minor in CS:CS 203 / 273 (move CHM 207 / 277 to
fall semester of sophomore year if there are seats in CS 203 / 273 in spring of first year)
MTH 202PHY 205 / 275EGR 111Core course(17 credits)
I want to major in ME or CE and minor in CS: Take the courses to the left (17 credits) Take CS 203 / 273 fall of sophomore year
What to take this spring (typical schedules)
CS major at UP(a standalone CS major has 14 professional or general electives)
With Mathematics:• Math minor comes with
no additional credits, as long as you choose your electives correctly.
• CS/Math double-major comes with no additional credits, as long as you choose your electives correctly.
CS major: no programming experience expected
With Electrical Engineering:• CS/EE double-major can
be done with 25 additional credits, as long as you choose your electives correctly.
• Complement another major• Computational skills are important for many
professionals• Add to skill-set, more and more products have
embedded software systems– 21st-century engineering jobs will increasingly require
knowledge of computing • Minor is 18 credits– EE majors, can get CS minor 2 additional credits– CE/ME majors can get CS minor for 9 additional credits
CS minor at UP
Watch videos from alumni and students on your own (depicts all majors)
http://wordpress.up.edu/engineering/resources-2/
Read blogs about summer internships (all majors):Go to top of page to Student Blogs menu.http://wordpress.up.edu/engineering/student-blogs/
Shiley School of Engineeringhttp://engineering.up.edu/
Computer Science Program at UPhttp://engineering.up.edu/cs/default.aspx?cid=4860&pid=1438
EECS Senior Design Projectshttp://teaching.up.edu/srDesign/
Faculty:
Resources about CS at UP
Tanya Crenshaw,rm 220
AndrewNuxoll,rm 217
TammyVanDeGrift,rm 230
StevenVegdahl,rm 218
KarenWard,rm 221
Computing Careers Website, Association for Computing Machinery
http://computingcareers.acm.org/
Sloan Career Cornerstone Centerhttp://www.careercornerstone.org/compsci/compsci.htm
The Computing Research Associationhttp://cra.org/
University of Washington CS Videoshttp://www.cs.washington.edu/prospective_students/undergrad/whycse
Engineering Go For Ithttp://www.egfi-k12.org/
Why everyone should learn to code:http://code.org/
Resources about the computing profession
Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov/home.htm
US News Best Jobs (Software Developer)http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/software-developer
Resources about career opportunities