NCWIT: Overview A Computing Course is Crucial for High School NCWIT Resource By J. McGrath Cohoon.
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NCWIT: OverviewNCWIT: Overview
A Computing Course is Crucial for High School
NCWIT Resource
By
J. McGrath Cohoon
Computing offers great careers
It’s where the jobs are
But we’re preparing too few students
Take-aways
• Computer science studies computers and problem-solving processes, including their • Principles
• Designs
• Applications
• Impact
Cs & IT are about creation and problem solving, not use
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IT is pervasive
IT is a driver of the U.S. and global economy
IT is a critical tool of national security
IT drives science and technology
IT is changing the economic and social foundations of our society
information technology1: all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange
and use information in its various forms
2: the design and use of computers and communications to improve the way we live, learn, work, and play
1. Software Engineer
2. Mathematician
3. Actuary
4. Statistician
5. Computer Systems Analyst•
• According to CareerCast
Best Jobs in America 2011
Three of the top ten occupations are computing
•Systems Engineer
•IT Project Manager
•Network Security Consultant
•Manage large complex projects
•Plan, organize, and oversee the team on a computing project
•Protect important computer systems from infiltrationSource: CNNMoney.com, Best Jobs in
America, 2011
Computing offers exciting work that affects our world and the people in it
Create technology for
•Tracking endangered dolphins
•Mobile forensics labs for instant analysis at
crime scenes
•GPS systems that guide blind people
•Scanning DNA for childhood diseases
•Designing and displaying new fashions
•Restoring and preserving art workSource: dotdiva.org
Computer scientists give back to their communities
Technology for human rights•Design secure databases to record human rights abuses while shielding the identities of victims or witnesses
•Create tools that help ordinary people collect extraordinary amounts of money for important causes
Computer
Scientists work
in every
industry
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Source: dotdiva.org
Computing occupations are well paid
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Excellent Job Opportunity Expected
Source: BLS Occupational Employment Projections to 2020
Computing Offers More Jobs than other Sci & Engineering Fields
Employment in Major Occupational Groups Projected for 2020, in thousands
Source: BLS – Employment Projections to 2020
BLS Projected 2020 Occupational employment for jobs requiring college degree only
CS
30% of jobs for college grads will be in computing
Too few graduates to meet predicted demand in 2020
Degrees = 2011, from IPEDS Completion dataBLS Data on 2020 projected job openings for largest computing occupations
CS teaches vital 21st century skills
• Design, logical reasoning, and problem solving
• Creating and adapting, not just using, technology
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Colleges typically expect familiarity
• Students are more likely to succeed in computing if they have positive early experiences
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Contribute to local economy
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NCWIT has free resources for more information
Talking Points CardsPrograms in a BoxPractice SheetsFacts & Figures
More Resources for HS Policymakers
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Encourage your students to find out more
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Questions
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NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology
Our coalition includes more than 250 universities, corporations, and non-profits.
Mobilizing for Change: NCWIT
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Join the C4C campaign by contacting
Jane Krauss [email protected]
Visit NCWIT www.ncwit.org/c4c
