Computer Science at the University of Portland

1. Computer Science at the University of Portland

2. Choosing your major Skills Interest Opportunities

3. Presentation outline • What is computer science? • Senior design projects • Career opportunities • Alumni profiles • CS courses for spring • Resources

4. What is computer science? CS is the study of the storage, transformation, and transfer of information. The field includes algorithms and practical problems involved in their implementation in software and hardware. (The Linux Information Project) Information in Automated Process Information out

5. CS is everywhere

6. Lots of areas • Fraud detection • Robotics, process control • Engineering design • Weather prediction • Language translation • Power grid management • Human-Computer interaction • Medical IS • Personal health • Biology • Investing • Simulation • Education • Business • Gaming • Security

7. CS senior design project examples AdviseUP – 2011 – 2012 / 2012 – 2013 Members: Sam Burich, Kapua Chandler, Chris Lewis; Kekai Ariola, Eric Bergquist, Megan Yamamoto Created web-based app to assist with advising at UP Theatre Lighting System – 2012 – 2013 Members: Kelsey Abe, Ben Gadbois, Michael Liedtke, Tim Yandl Created a laptop-based application to allow theatres to design and edit lighting cues, and to control theatre lights during a performance. Acoustic Art – 2010 – 2011 Members: Matthew Clark, Jay Davis, Kyle Kearney, Vincent Tilanus Used digital images to compose music Deadly Game – 2011 - 2012 Members: Tom Aaro, Fenton Radford, Cory Swanson Built an Xbox 360 free form fighting game – Brawl Stars

8. Why study computer science? Create new technology to make a positive differencein the world Be creative – high-quality solutions require innovation and creativity Be collaborative and be an individual – software and hardware are designed and built by teams, with room for individual project tasks Fun and satisfying with immediate feedback (Yes, you will need to know how to write programs.) (Take advantage of the EGR110 project: be creative in programming the robot.)

9. Career paths Graduate school Teacher Lawyer Entrepreneur Writer Researcher Medical doctor (need to satisfy pre-med courses) (others, too) Software engineer Web developer Software test engineer Program manager Information technology specialist (may want Operations and Technology Management major) Database administrator Computer security

10. Employment projections 2010 to 2020 (US Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

11. National median salary for CS jobs (NACE Salary Survey, 2013) National average starting salary for CS: $59,977

12. Salary for 2013 UP graduates Self-reported data Table: 2013 UP engineering/CS graduates average starting salary

13. Best Jobs 2012 – based on job prospects and job satisfaction (US News and World Report) #2 Software Developer #5 Database Administrator #6 Web Developer #7 Computer Systems Analyst #9 Computer Programmer

14. Alumni profiles: videos CJ Cullen, class of 2010 Cypress Semiconductor, Beaverton, OR Arturo Bimrose, class of 2010 The Cobalt Company, Alexandria, VA Karen Echon, class of 2011 math teacher, Guam

15. What to take this spring (typical schedules) I am debating among CS/CE/ME: CS 203 / 273 MTH 202 CHM 207 / 277 EGR 111 Core course (17 credits) I am unsure about my major, but I want to explore CS: With your advisor discuss taking CS 203/273 this spring. This might delay a core course or science course, but would not put you behind in credits, even if you end up majoring in CE/EE/ME. Yes, I want to major in CS: CS 203 / 273 MTH 202 Lab science (e.g., PHY 205 / 275) Core course (15 credits) I am debating among CS/CE/EE: CS 203 / 273 MTH 202 PHY 205 / 275 EGR 111 Core course (17 credits) [you switch the order of CS203/273 and CHM207/277 if you end up majoring in EE]

16. CS major at UP(a standalone CS major has 14 flexible credits) With Mathematics: • Math minor comes with no additional credits, as long as you pick your electives correctly. • CS/Math double-major comes with no additional credits, as long as you pick your electives correctly. CS major: no programming experience expected With Electrical Engineering: • CS/EE double-major can be done with 25 additional credits, as long as you pick your electives correctly.

17. CS minor at UP • Complement another major • Looks good on a resume • Add to skill-set, more and more products have embedded software systems • 21st-century engineering jobs will increasingly require knowledge of computing • Minor is 18 credits • EE majors, can get CS minor for no additional credits, if electives are chosen correctly. • CE/ME majors can get CS minor for for 6 additional credits, if electives are chosen correctly.

18. Resources about the computing profession Computing Careers Website, Association for Computing Machinery http://computingcareers.acm.org/ Sloan Career Cornerstone Center http://www.careercornerstone.org/compsci/compsci.htm The Computing Research Association http://cra.org/ University of Washington CS Videos http://www.cs.washington.edu/prospective_students/undergrad/whycse Engineering Go For It http://www.egfi-k12.org/

19. Resources about career opportunities Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/home.htm US News Best Jobs (Software Developer) http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/software-developer

20. Resources about CS at UP Shiley School of Engineering http://engineering.up.edu/ Computer Science Program at UP http://engineering.up.edu/cs/default.aspx?cid=4860&pid=1438 EECS Senior Design Projects http://teaching.up.edu/srDesign/ Faculty: Tanya Crenshaw, rm 220 Andrew Nuxoll, rm 217 Tammy VanDeGrift, rm 228 Steven Vegdahl, rm 218 Karen Ward, rm 221