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Career Paths in Computing

Discover the creative and social aspects of computing that are in high demand. Learn about the various computer specialties, computational thinking skills needed across industries, and different career paths in computer engineering, computer science, IT, information systems, and software engineering. Explore opportunities to excel in technology fields with STEM degrees.

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Career Paths in Computing

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  1. Career Paths in Computing

  2. Computing is: • Creative, • Social, • In demand! See videos at http://www.code.org/

  3. Half of STEM job openings are for computer specialists 0.5 million engineers 2.8 million STEM openings 1.4 million CS Reproduced in PCAST Report to the President, Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in STEM, Feb 2012, p.78.

  4. Computer Specialties in demand! From media.act.org/documents/CCCR12-NationalReadinessRpt.pdf

  5. Other Career Paths need CT • Computational Thinking (CT) Using automation, abstraction, and analysis. It’s more than programming! • All STEM jobs need CT Skills • Non-STEM jobs need CT Skills • Especially needed are ________ Who Program Biologists Who Program Marketing Specialists Who Program

  6. Computing Degrees and Careers • Computer EngineeringIncludes hardware. Hardware/software/communications. • Computer ScienceMost common degree category. Broad, emphasizing math. • Information TechnologyInfrastructure and user needs. Can include systems to support learning and information dissemination. • Information SystemsHandling information for businesses and other organizations. • Software EngineeringFocus on large-scale software systems, emphasizes collaboration, reliability, maintainability.

  7. Occupational Outlook

  8. References PCAST (2012). Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in STEM, p.76. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_feb.pdf ACM (2013) Computing Degrees and Careers. Retrieved from http://computingcareers.acm.org/?page_id=6

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