Links

Careers

• Info about Computer Science Careers

  Composed by Dr. Ronald I. Greenberg, Loyola University Chicago

• The Future of Engineering

  A rapidly shifting electronics culture has many experts pondering the state of engineering over the next five to 10 years.

• Computer science still a good career

  "Students pursuing information technology careers but worried about the offshoring of jobs have nothing to fear..."

• Computer Science Degrees & Resources Online

  Contains computer science degree information and subject resources (math, programming, journals, links etc). Professionals and students alike might find good use for it. It includes a programming section with tutorials and guides to different programming languages.

• Best Careers 2009: Usability Experience Specialist

  Story on US News and World Report about one of 2009's best careers: Usability Experience Specialist.

Jobs

• Study says U.S. tech hiring grows

  Report on CNNMoney.com detailing growth of technical jobs in the US.

• What some fastest-growing jobs pay

  CNN and CareerBuilder.com article detailing the pay for some of the fastests growing jobs. Go see what the top 10 fastest growing jobs are.

• Press Release of ACM study of offshore jobs

  Read the results straight from the source. This is the press release (with further links) about the study from the ACM about job outsourcing.

• Deficit of young IT minds can't fill demand

  Article by Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University, stating supply won't meet demand

Myths

• Computer Science Myths and Facts

  Composed by Dr. Ronald I. Greenberg, Loyola University Chicago, this page shows a few common myths about CS.

• The Computer Science job outlook: Myths and Truths

  Page at U. Delaware with lots of nice links about CS Jobs.

Professional Organizations

• Association for Women in Computing

  The Association for Women in Computing is a non-profit professional organization for women and men who have an interest in information and technology. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of women in the technology fields.

• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

  CPSR is a public interest alliance of computer scientists and others concerned about the impact of computer technology on society.

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

  The world's first educational and scientific computing society.

• IEEE Computer Society

  IEEE Computer Society is the world's leading organization of computer professionals. Founded in 1946, it is the largest of the 39 societies of the IEEE.

• Computing Research Association

  CRA is an association of more than 200 North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated professional societies.

• Coalition to Diversify Computing

  The Coalition to Diversify Computing is a committee of volunteers with the mission of increasing the diversity in the field of computing.

Women

• First Computer Programmers Inspire Documentary

  ABC News Story by Susan Donaldson James (Dec. 4, 2007). Experts say that the decline in numbers of women in computer science threatens U.S. competitiveness. This article covers a documentary called "Invisible Computers: The Story of the ENIAC Programmers" that chronicles the early women pioneers in computing.

Women in Computing

• Women in Computing page at CPSR

  Literature, information, and links about Women in Computing.

• Committee of the Status of Women in Computing Research

  The goal of the CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing research (CRA-W) is to take positive action to increase the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research and education at all levels.

• Women Computing Educators Oral History Project

  Interviews with different women educators about their paths into computing. Very interesting.

• IBM Women in WITI Hall of Fame

  Biographies and some oral histories for women in technology.

• Australia Cannot Economically Sustain ICT Gender Imbalance

  "Australia will need to attract more women to information technology if the nation wants to have a competitive advantage in the global market..."

• Granny Hackers Make History

  During World War II the Army ran out of male mathematicians and turned to six women to program the world's first computer - ENIAC.