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ASU 101: The ASU ASU 101: The ASU ExperienceExperience

Computer Science Computer Science PerspectivePerspective

Aviral ShrivastavaCompiler Microarchitecture

LabArizona State University

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Phoenix/Tempe: Phoenix/Tempe: Valley of the Sun and the Valley of the Sun and the

Sonoran DesertSonoran Desert

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ASU: The New American ASU: The New American UniversityUniversity

• Focus on Individual• Global Engagement• Intellectual Fusion• Knowledge Entrepreneur• Leverage our Place• Social Embeddedness• Societal Transformation• Use-Inspired Research

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Best College Best College DegreesDegrees

CNNMoney.com July 24, 2009

Rank Job Starting salary Midlevel salary Top level salary

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1 ACTUARY $49,000 $85,000 $161,000

2 SOFTWARE ENGINEER $54,000 $85,000 $129,000

3 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST $45,000 $76,000 $118,000

4 BIOLOGIST $39,000 $71,000 $148,000

5 HISTORIAN $34,000 $62,000 $111,000

6 MATHEMATICIAN $54,000 $95,000 $141,000

7 PARALEGAL ASSISTANT $29,000 $46,000 $73,000

8 STATISTICIAN $40,000 $73,000 $117,000

9 ACCOUNTANT $37,000 $59,000 $102,000

10 DENTAL HYGIENIST $44,000 $67,000 $91,000

11 PHILOSOPHER $33,000 $60,000 $105,000

12 METEOROLOGIST $39,000 $81,000 $127,000

13 TECHNICAL WRITER $37,000 $62,000 $97,000

14 BANK OFFICER $54,000 $88,000 $171,000

15 WEB DEVELOPER $48,000 $60,000 $91,000

16 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER $48,000 $74,000 $107,000

17 FINANCIAL PLANNER $32,000 $59,000 $145,000

18 AEROSPACE ENGINEER $58,000 $93,000 $135,000

19 PHARMACIST $77,000 $106,000 $131,000

20 MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN $20,000 $31,000 $50,000

21 SOCIOLOGIST $41,000 $69,000 $122,000

22 STENOGRAPHER/COURT REPORTER $25,000 $50,000 $84,000

23 MEDICAL SECRETARY $21,000 $30,000 $43,000

24 BOOKKEEPER $21,000 $33,000 $49,000

25 ASTRONOMER $45,000 $101,000 $157,000

26 ECONOMIST $44,000 $84,000 $149,000

27 PHYSICIST $57,000 $103,000 $159,000

28 DIETICIAN $31,000 $51,000 $73,000

29 PAROLE OFFICER $29,000 $46,000 $78,000

30 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST $36,000 $54,000 $75,000

31 MOTION PICTURE EDITOR $25,000 $51,000 $112,000

32 GEOLOGIST $42,000 $79,000 $155,000

33 CIVIL ENGINEER $48,000 $75,000 $116,000

34 COMPUTER PROGRAMMER $40,000 $70,000 $111,000

35 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER $31,000 $57,000 $98,000

36 PETROLEUM ENGINEER $58,000 $108,000 $146,000

37 MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN $23,000 $35,000 $54,000

38 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST $43,000 $67,000 $98,000

39 INSURANCE UNDERWRITER $35,000 $57,000 $100,000

40 PURCHASING AGENT $34,000 $54,000 $89,000

CareerCast.com Jan. 6, 2010 (top 40 shown)

Best and Worst 200 Jobs in America based on environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and

stress

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Best-Paying Degrees in 2010Best-Paying Degrees in 2010The in-demand and most-lucrative bachelor's The in-demand and most-lucrative bachelor's degrees for this year's graduates by Charles degrees for this year's graduates by Charles

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Our Mission isOur Mission is

Defining and Creating the Information Driven Society(Computing Our Way to a Better World)

Data Information Decisions Action

ImpactInnovation

EntrepreneurshipAcademic Excellence

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ASU 101 Course GoalsASU 101 Course Goals• Familiarize you with ASU, Fulton and

CSE• How to be successful at ASU/Fulton/CSE• Overview and advice on career paths in

CSE• Academic Integrity• Resume Building• Interesting topics in Computer Science

– Will be biased by instructor’s interests

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““Grading”?Grading”?

• Not a formal course– You have to work hard to get a bad

grade

• You can get one by:– Not showing up for the class– Not participating– Not trying the homeworks

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Class BlogClass Blog• http://fall2010-asu101-aviral.blogspot.com/

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Today’s AgendaToday’s Agenda

• Introductions– Introduce yourself (your name)– Why did you choose CSE major? Any

specific areas of CSE that are of particular interest to you?

– What did you use to do in free time?– Say something interesting about

yourself {You will enter this also as your first

blog post}

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Today’s AssignmentToday’s Assignment

• Tell us about yourself– Transition from HS/CC to ASU– Why ASU, CSE?– Anything else you may want to write– Send me a link to the blog

• Create a blog on Blogger– Write a paragraph

• Due Date: Next Monday

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What do faculty do?What do faculty do?

• Teach undergraduate and graduate classes• Lead research in the laboratory, field or

virtual space. • Mentor graduate and undergraduate

students and post-doctoral researchers conducting research

• Serve on department, school and university committees

• Active involvement in professional associations, national research programs, review proposals and articles