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Overview of the School of Computing. Outline. Foundations Students Faculty. Foundations. 1991: CSAB Accreditation, 2nd accredited Computer Science program in Georgia 1998: Computer Science separated from Mathematics 1999: Start of Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program
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Foundations • 1991: CSAB Accreditation, 2nd accredited Computer Science program in Georgia • 1998: Computer Science separated from Mathematics • 1999: Start of Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program • Offering Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering
Foundations (cont.) • 2000: Governor Barnes starts Yamacraw Project to make Georgia a world leader in high-speed broadband technologies • AASU is one of 8 universities in the state to participate in the project • Yamacraw project activities at AASU are housed in the Department of Computer Science • 2001: USG approves Bachelor of Information Technology and MS in CS
Foundations (cont.) • 2002: USG Approves creation of School of Computing with CS, IT, and Engineering Studies • 2003: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering added to GTREP offerings • 2004: USG Approves WebBSIT – online BS in IT offered by consortium of USG institutions • 2006: SOC and AASU hire director of Cyber and Homeland Security Institute • CRADA with FLETC
Degrees Offered • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science • Master of Science in Computer Science • Bachelor of Information Technology • A two-year Engineering Studies Program in collaboration with GTREP (the Georgia Tech Regional Engineering Program) and RETP (the Regent's Engineering Transfer Program). • WebBSIT, a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree offered online • Information Technology (ITEC) certificates
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Students • Active Student Clubs (ACM, IEEE, ASME) • Activities such as cookouts, sponsoring races, student centered talks • Wednesday Mathematics and SOC Colloquium Series (w/ lunch) • Programming Team that competes in Southeast Regional competition each fall (Top 10 performance in Fall 2006)
Scholarships • NSF CSEMS scholarships to financially needy and academically qualified students • 75+ scholarships • CS, IT, and Mathematics students • http://www.computing.armstrong.edu/nsf/
Opportunities for Internships and Part-time Jobs • Online Jobs Board • http://cs.armstrong.edu/jobs/
Job Information from the BLS http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecopro.t05.htm
Outreach Activities • School of Computing Quiz Bowl for HS students • TechFest with CreativeCoast for College students • AASU Mathematics Tournament
New Student Opportunities • ProLogic Corporation
Our Students • Active in various academic activities • Winning awards in Creative Coast’s Tech Fest Project Competition • Winning awards in University wide undergraduate Writing Competition • Winning awards in University wide Research and Scholarship Competition • Co-authoring papers with faculty for national and international conferences • Winning scholarships • Completing internships and finding excellent jobs
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Our Faculty • Engaged in research with our students
Faculty-Student Research Topics • Data Mining • Haptics • Cyber Security, Steganography • Wireless Networking • Virtual and Augmented Reality • Hovercraft • Materials Research • High Performance Computing
Our Faculty • Authoring Textbooks used around the world
Questions • http://computing.armstrong.edu