Computer Science at the University of Portland

EGR 110 Fall 2015

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

UP Marketplace – 2014 - 2015

Members: Krismy Alfaro, John Liedtke, Justice NicholsCreated app similar to Craigslist for UP community to buy/sell items

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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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

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.

Also, a CS minor. See Bulletin for requirements (18 credits).

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 if you like programming in EGR 111

What to take this spring (typical schedules)

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/default.aspx?cid=4860&pid=1710

Faculty:

Resources about CS at UP

Tanya Crenshaw

AndrewNuxoll

TammyVanDeGrift

StevenVegdahl

James Schmidt

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