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Passionate Programming & IT trends

Passionate Programming & IT trends. Dr. Jeyakeavan Veerasamy The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Email: jeyv@utdallas.edu Web: www.utdallas.edu/~jeyv. Problems with current CS education. Students come into CS field – parents’ desire, potential high-paying jobs

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Passionate Programming & IT trends

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  1. Passionate Programming & IT trends Dr. Jeyakeavan Veerasamy The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Email: jeyv@utdallas.edu Web: www.utdallas.edu/~jeyv

  2. Problems with current CS education • Students come into CS field – parents’ desire, potential high-paying jobs • USA: Students want to be able to relate to the field, before entering! It is hard to relate to CS. • Programming is introduced in wrong ways every where – painful & boring experience! • Students resort to memorization (or) run away from programming as fast as possible!

  3. Enjoyable introduction to programming? • Yes, it is possible! • Several FREE tools – developed by several universities and organizations • Alice, Scratch & KhanAcademyCS are a few! • Adoption is increasing, lot more needs to happen. • I am working on web-based workshop materials for scalability.

  4. Passionate about education? • Passion seems to be missing for students, faculty and even in industry • Passion enriches our lives – at every moment! • Every great college/university needs to instill/encourage passion for learning. • UT Dallas: Outreach programs are strongly encouraged. • ATCAS: Passionate management, faculty & students!

  5. Thank you & Have a great time!

  6. Latest IT trends • Possible to build complex software with a small team & libraries • High quality open source software • Cloud computing – thanks to internet! • Big data can be mind-numbing! What to do with the big data? How to manage it?

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