welcome to wpi computer science!
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Welcome to WPI Computer Science!. October 9, 2006. CS at WPI. Programs People Projects Breadth Careers. Undergraduate Programs. BS Computer Science BS Computers with Applications BS/MS program Minor in Computer Science NEW: BS Interactive Media & Game Dev - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to WPI Computer Science!
October 9, 2006
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CS at WPIProgramsPeopleProjectsBreadthCareers
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Undergraduate ProgramsBS Computer ScienceBS Computers with ApplicationsBS/MS programMinor in Computer ScienceNEW: BS Interactive Media & Game DevPROPOSED: BS BioinformaticsPLANNING: BS Robotics Engineering
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FlexibilityWide choices in courses, projectsRecommended background for courses7-week termsFrequent course offerings:
44 Offerings of 28 Courses in 200607Sample courses:
Webware, Computer Animation, Data Mining, Adv Databases, Human-Computer Interaction
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CS at WPIProgramsPeopleProjectsBreadthCareers
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People
Faculty Students
CoursesProjectsResearchAdvising
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FacultyInnovative educators and scholars3 WPI Teaching Technology Fellows1 Fulbright Scholar5 NSF Career / PYI AwardsChair conferences
WWW, Info Viz, Multimedia, Software EngAll tenure-track faculty have PhDs
CMU, Columbia, Duke, GWU, MIT, Northeastern, Ohio State, Penn, Purdue, Technion, UChicago, UCIrvine, UCLA, UConn, UIndiana, UMass, UMd, UMinn
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CS Student OrganizationsACM
• Programming contests• Laboratory• Social events
Women in Computer Science• WICS lounge• Tutoring sessions
Also IEEE, Game Development Club, …
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Projects
Real solutions to real problemsMany at industry, government labsFun, challenging, professionalCourse projects
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CS MQP Project Centers:Wall St
LEHMAN BROTHERS
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CS MQP Project Centers:Silicon Valley
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Other CS Project Sponsors
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CS at WPIProgramsPeopleProjectsBreadthCareers
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BreadthHumanities areasArtDramaMusicLanguagesHistory LiteraturePhilosophy… and more!
Global projectsProject centers
• Washington• Denmark• Ireland• London• Namibia• Australia• Boston / Worcester• + CS Project Centers• … and more!
1 term or summer
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CS Research Groups & Labs Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence in Design Congestion Control Data/Knowledge Bases Human Interaction in Virtual
Environments Image Science Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining
More...
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CS Research Groups & LabsMobile GraphicsPerformance Evaluation of Distributed
Systems (Networks)Research in FiltEring & RecommendationSoftware Engineering Software Tools Technology Theory Umbrella GroupIntelligent Tutoring Systems
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Undergraduate CS Program
Phys Ed
Soc SciIQP
MathCS
HU&A Free
Sci/Eng
MQP
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Sample CS First Term
CS 1101or
CS 1102
Introduction to Program Designor
Accelerated Intro to Prog DesignMA 1021 Calculus IEN 2231 American Literature: The Raven,
The Whale, And The Woodchuck
PE 1018 Co-Ed Volleyball
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Sample Weekly ScheduleMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:00a
9:00a CS 1101 Lecture
CS 1101 Lecture
CS 1101 Lecture
CS 1101 Lecture
10:00a EN 2231Lecture
EN 2231Lecture
EN 2231Lecture
EN 2231Lecture
11:00a CS 1101Lab
12:00n
1:00p MA 1021Lecture
MA 1021Lecture
MA 1021Lecture
MA 1021Lecture
2:00p PE 1018 PE 1018
3:00p MA 1021Conference
MA 1021Lab
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CS Courses: 1000 levelIntroduction to Program DesignAccelerated Introduction to Program
Design
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CS Courses: 2000 levelIntroduction to Machine Organization
and Assembly LanguageDiscrete MathematicsObject-Oriented Design ConceptsObject-oriented Design Concepts For
Business ApplicationsAlgorithmsSystems Programming Concepts
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CS Courses: 3000 levelOperating SystemsHuman-Computer InteractionSocial Implications of Information
ProcessingFoundations of Computer ScienceDatabase Systems ISoftware Engineering
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CS Courses: 4000 levelNumerical Methods for Linear and Nonlinear
SystemsNumerical Methods for Calculus and Differential
EquationsAnalysis of AlgorithmsTheory of ComputationObject-Oriented Analysis and DesignWebware: Computational Technology for
Network Information Systems Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
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CS Courses: 4000 levelDatabase Systems IIDistributed Computer SystemsComputer Networks: Architecture and
ImplementationComputer ArchitectureTechniques of Programming Language
Translation Computer GraphicsComputer Animation
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CS at WPIProgramsPeopleProjectsBreadthCareers
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CareersWPI CS Graduates are in demandReasons:SmartMotivatedExperiencedProfessionalThey “Get it”
“The whole project-based education pays off in spades.”-Matt Young ’00, Manager, Microsoft
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Outlook“Highly favorable opportunities are expected for college
graduates with at least a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or computer science and with practical work experience.”
U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2004.“The job market for computer science graduates moves
so quickly that by the time anything is said about it, something new pops up … . However, two words will remain standard for some time to come—booming and profitable.”
graduatingengineer.com, 2005.“The California Employment Development Department
estimates the need for computer software engineers will rise 43 percent between now and 2012.”
San Jose Bus. J., 2005.
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CS at WPIProgramsPeopleProjectsBreadthCareers
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MQPs from the Student’s Perspective
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Questions?