#1 and #3 are Computer Science fields!
This data is in line with NY Times article below and current department of labor job growth projections.
We clearly need more students to take Computer Science classes.
Author Archives: Stacey Armstrong
CS News – Fewer Students Taking CS Classes
Fewer Students Taking CS Classes
If CS jobs are in high demand and CS enables people to do amazing things, why would fewer and fewer students be taking the classes?
Many students think of Computer Science as a field where people are locked in basement alone and asked to writing code in a black DOS window while drinking jolt cola and eating cold pizza. Many students do not view Computer Science as a creative and dynamic social process. We have to do a better job of showing them that Computer Science is a field that has far reaching positive societal impact and that it involves teamwork and creativity.
CS News – Computer Science Affects Many Disciplines
Computer Science Has An Impact on Many Different Disciplines
Computer Science is a very broad area of study that reaches into many different areas.
We need to teach students that Computer Science is a much broader field that they realize.
Computer Science empowers people to do amazingly cool things!
Great Article – Why Computer Science is Important!
Computing Our Children’s Future
This article does a great job of capturing the importance of Computer Science.
Our children really do need to understand that Computer Science touches many many different areas.
This article is a must read for everyone!
CS News – National Computer Science Education Week
This is a great week for Computer Science Education.
Ask your school to recognize this week and plan some fun events.
Fractals
I like to use Fractal assignments in my Computer Science classes. The following link is to the Koch snowflake Wikipedia page. I chose the Koch snowflake fractal as the forcast calls for snow here on Friday. It never snows in Houston, Texas, but when it does, it is very entertaining – a lot like a fractal.
CS News – Georgia Tech Supercomputer
Georgia Tech Supercomputer Powered by Graphics Processors
Supercomputers are sweet!
CS News – 10 Emerging Technologies
There is some pretty cool stuff in this article.
CS News – Disease Matching Software
Disease Matching Software Could Save Children
There seems to be an awful lot of cool medical research being conducted that uses Computer Science.
What a great service to humanity!
CS News – Robots Perform Shakespeare
Robots Perform Shakespeare – Leave it to those Aggies of Texas A&M!
This is the second post that I have made concerning the Shakester!
Here is a link in case you know not what is Shakespeare.
Wikipedia is rumored to be more accurate than Britannica.