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Exciting Times to be a Geek
Computer Science at Lewis University
http://cs.lewisu.edu
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Facebook was founded by a computer science major.
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These companies likewise started with computer science majors at the helm
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What Computer Scientists Do
Write software Design hardware Design networks
Store data Present data Secure data
Play with robots Build brains
Change the world
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What Computer Scientists are Called
Chief Information Officer Web Developer Data network security administrator Programmer Software Engineer Video Game Developer Data Mining Specialist Database Architect Database Administrator Network Administrator Network Troubleshooter Network Architect Embedded System Specialist
System Integrator Computer Technician IT Manager IT Project Manager Requirements Engineer Software Tester IT Help Desk Associate IT Help Desk Manager Data Storage Engineer Penetration Tester System Modeler Robotics Engineer Intelligent Systems Designer Control Systems Designer
THE FUTURE
IN DEMAND
WELL-PAID
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Computer Science at Lewis
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All Lewis Computer Scientists Learn
• How computer systems work
• How to program things for a computer to do
• How to enable computers to communicate
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HOW TO SOLVE COMPLICATED PROBLEMS
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Introduction to Computer Science
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Training Great Programmers
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Project-Oriented Development
• Provide software solutions for non-profit organizations
• Web-based applications for housing organizations, youth groups, community support groups
• Emphasis on service
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Electives: Four Main Areas of Focus
• Computer Security
• Video Game Development
• Distributed and Mobile Computing
• Mathematical Simulation
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Video Game Programming
• Video Game Programming I
• Video Game Programming II
• Computer Graphics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mobile Application Development
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Video Game Programming
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Video Game Programming
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Mobile Application Development
Projects this semester Campus tour guide
Workout tracker MMS queue
Social scheduler Tower defense
Two-dimensional top-down military game
Keno Rock music trivia game
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Networking & Security
• $70,000 Cisco Networking Lab
• Red vs. Blue Team Security Experiments and Contests
• Setting up and hardening servers
• Protecting data in databases
• Lots of hands-on experiences
• Unique 5-year BS – to – MS program
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Hybrid Technologies
Cloud storage
Data mining
Software as service
Distributed and parallel computing
Fault tolerant computing
Virtualization
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Undergraduate Research
Three on-going projects in Computer Science
Role of Fingerprint Power Particle Size on Latent Print Quality Affective Research in Mobile Development
Automating Market Analysis To Maximize Profits and Minimize Risk
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Undergraduate Research
Fingerprint particle size
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Undergraduate Research Automating Market Analysis
To Maximize Profits and Minimize Risk
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Undergraduate Research
Automating Market Analysis To Maximize Profits and Minimize Risk
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Student Groups
Prometheon Creative Computing Club
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Upsilon Pi Epsilon National Honors Society
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Internships and Jobs
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Future Facilities
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Why Lewis for Computer Science? • Small class sizes
• Student groups
• Top-notch faculty with professional experience
• One of the Princeton Review’s Top 50 Places to Study Video Game Development
• Strong ties to industry
• High-quality concentrations in cutting-edge areas
• Excellent facilities
• Undergraduate research opportunities
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In Summary ...
Where it’s cool to be a geek.