Transcript CL01b_Computing_Careers.ppt

Careers in Computing?
CMSC104 Section 4
Richard Chang
September 1, 2011
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Undergraduate Enrollment in Computer Science:
UMBC vs UMCP vs Towson
2000
1866
1800
1892
CS@UMBC
1887
CS@UMCP
CS@Towson
1670
1627
1600
1467
Students
1400
1216
1200
1223
1019
1060
1000
928
800
600
790
1034
1002
926
940
888
925
868
807
743
714
615
646
796
692
609
606
432
695
548
560
232
237
235
2007
2008
2009
646
400
380
200
381
380
360 382
294
365
247
237
221
2004
2005
2006
288
284
0
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Year
2010
Careers in Computer Science?
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Read Chapter 0 of text (sixth edition only)
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Computer science isn’t just programming
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This is like saying “carpentry is all about
sawing.”
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Non-Myths
Source: “Viewpoints” article in
Communications of the ACM, July 2011:
http://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2011/7/109900-non-myths-about-programming/pdf
Decline of interest in Computer Science
usually attributed to myths.
Maybe they are non-myths.
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Non-Myths (cont’d)
1. Programming is boring
2. You spend most of your working life in
front of a computer screen
3. You have to work long hours
4. Programming is asocial
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Non-Myths
5. Programming is only for those who
think logically
6. Software is being outsourced
7. Programming is a well-paid profession
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CS Starting Salaries
Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers, Fall Salary Survey