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Department ofComputer Science
Why Study CS/IT?
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Department ofComputer Science
“Program or be programmed.”-- Douglas Rushkoff
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Department ofComputer Science
Computer science — not computer literacy —underlies most innovation today, from biotechnology to cinematography to energy and climate change.-- CSEdWeek website
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Department ofComputer Science
What is CS/IT?• CS/IT = Computer
Science / Information Technology
• Using computers and computer science to…– Communicate– Solve problems– Design and imagine– Share, store, retrieve or
manipulate information
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Department ofComputer Science
Why study CS/IT?
• More job openings in CS/IT-related fields than qualified graduates to fill them
• CS/IT is a lucrative career path• CS/IT training can increase employment
and salary opportunities within one’s field of interest
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Department ofComputer Science
CS/IT == Canadian jobs
• Unemployment amongst web developers: 0%• Average CS/IT unemployment 2.7%
(compared to national average 7.4%)• Database administrators: highest year-over-
year employment growth @ 46%• Average gross income for ICT workers:
$64,920• Feb. 2012 stats
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Department ofComputer Science
What HS students study in SK
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Department ofComputer Science
What employers need
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Department ofComputer Science
Computer jobs in SK
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Department ofComputer Science
Some Challenges
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Department ofComputer Science
CS is becoming cool, again
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Department ofComputer Science
Here in Regina!
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Department ofComputer Science
Some More Challenges
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Department ofComputer Science
To Do
• Together, we must create a more accurate picture of CS/IT careers– CS/IT professionals are essential to innovation
and productivity in every sector of the economy. – CS/IT is decreasingly about traditional desk-bound
programming and increasingly about exciting 21st century careers for professionals who display leadership and drive innovation.
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Department ofComputer Science
CS/IT defies stereotypes
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Department ofComputer Science
Some advice for students…• Think about your interests.
• Learn how your interests + CS/IT =more opportunities and more money
Health!Biology
!
Art! Music!
Sports!Recreation
!
Health Informatics!
Bioinformatics!
Graphic Design!Audio
Engineering!Sports /
Recreation Informatics
!
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Department ofComputer Science
Healthcare + CS/IT
Ross Mitchell• U of R Distinguished
Alumnus (now at Mayo Clinic in Arizona)
• Co-Founder and Founding Scientist @ Calgary Scientific Inc.
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Department ofComputer Science
Students don’t need to leave
• Lots of jobs with many employers here in Saskatchewan: iQmetrix, GB Internet Solutions, SAIC, Solvera, Point2, itracks, zu, and more!
• Co-op education:– 100% placement for CS students in 2011– Average work-term wages: $15-$27/hr!
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Department ofComputer Science
Study CS @ U of R
– Intro CS courses have no high school CS or Math pre-requisites• CS 100 (Introduction to Computers)• CS 207 (Building Interactive Gadgets)
– CS Certificate is a great and easy add on to many U of R degree programs
– ** new ** Creative Technologies program in the works for Fall 2013 intake!
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Department ofComputer Science
Study CS @ U of R
• CS courses are not restricted to Faculty of Science students
• Encourage students interested in CS/IT degree programs to take high school Math to give them the best head start.• Science admission requires:
– Math B30 & C30, or Pre-caclulus 30; – Foundations of Math 20 & 30 plus 1 of Pre-calculus 20
or Calculus 30 strongly recommended but not required.
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Department ofComputer Science
Study CS @ U of R
• Longest continuously accredited CS program in Canada (since 1982)
• Accreditation puts students on fast-track for I.S.P. designation
• On the web at: http://cs.uregina.ca• E-mail questions to: [email protected]• Telephone: 585-4632
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Department ofComputer Science
Acknowledgements• Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow's ICT
Skills• Canadian Information Processing Society• Dean Elliott, Ministry of Education• Information and Communications
Technology Council• National Center for Women & Information
Technology
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Department ofComputer Science
Questions?