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The Co-operative (Co-op) Education Model

The Co-operative (Co-op) Education Model. A three way partnership between students employers the Dept of Computer Science. Programs in Computer Science Co-op. Computer Science (Hons & Major) Computer Science / Math Joint Honours Computer Science / Physics & Astronomy Joint Honours

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The Co-operative (Co-op) Education Model

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  1. The Co-operative (Co-op) Education Model • A three way partnership between • students • employers • the Dept of Computer Science

  2. Programs in Computer Science Co-op • Computer Science (Hons & Major) • Computer Science / Math Joint Honours • Computer Science / Physics & Astronomy Joint Honours • Computer Science / Stats Joint Honours • Coursework Master’s

  3. Why? • Earn a competitive salary • Apply classroom learning • Develop crucial employability skills • Resume & cover letter development and interview skills - an easy transition to work is facilitated • Soft Skills

  4. Have the opportunity to work outside of Manitoba/Canada. • Build a network! • Get better grades! ……… usually.  • Gain a realistic understanding of the choices available with your degree.

  5. Stats • 150+ placements per year across Canada • 2012 – 156 • 67 placements in summer 2013 • 11 west coast • 3 Coursework Master’s

  6. EISI (Zywave) RIM (Blackberry) Currently: iQmetrix Employer! Ag Canada Prime Focus Rim (Blackberry) Currently: EA) Robotics Lab HCI Lab Shell Canada DND/ Invenia Currently: Masters in Comp Sci

  7. TRIUMF is one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories.

  8. Summer 2013 Employers

  9. Special Guest #1 William Humphreys-Cloutier • Freshbooks, Toronto (Work Term I) • 500px, Toronto (Work Term II)

  10. FreshBooks • Freshbooks – “Cloud Accounting” • Sounds super boring. • Nope! • My best summer ever? • Lots of independence. • Learna ton! • Amazing culture.

  11. FreshPics!

  12. FreshPics!

  13. 500px • “World’s Best Photography” • Rockin’ lean startup team (~20) • Loads of independence and trust • Worked with really cool, cutting edge web technologies • Connections in T.O. tech scene • Perks!

  14. 500px HQ

  15. Success!

  16. Special Guest #2 Robin Swanson • Canada Japan Program • Taiyo Industrial, Wakayama, Japan (Work Term I, II & III) • TRIUMF, Vancouver (Summer Student • Dept of Computer Science (Optional Work Term IV)

  17. Canada Japan Coop Program • Amazing Employers • NTT, SONY, Panasonic, Osaka Gas, Kao Chemicals, Fujitsu, SANYO ... • Great Students • From students across Canada • UBC, SFU, Toronto, Manitoba • Spectacular Country • Rich history • Easy travel • Friendly people

  18. Taiyo Industrial Co., Ltd. • Wakayama, Wakayama • Specialty in FPC • Cameras, Cell Phones, etc. • Test Systems Department • Visual inspection of FPC • My Work: • Low-level interaction with motors & cameras • Image processing • GPU programming • Android development

  19. TRIUMF • Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics • Nuclear Medicine, Materials Science, Particle Accelerators • Excellent Student Program • Lab Tours, Lectures, Excursions • My Work: • DEAP-3600 Dark Matter Experiment • Analysis & Simulation of DAQ hardware

  20. Current Work • Transversals in Rectangles • Working with Dr. John van Rees • Creating an algorithm to find the maximum frequency in which a rectangle has a transversal • Learning something nobody has ever known before • UMSATS • Inter-University Satellite Competition • Acting lead of Science and Payloads • Sending animals to space

  21. Special Guest #3 Heather Kuppe • Cogmation Robotics (Work Term I)

  22. Questions?

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