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Introduction
ACM, Association for
Computing Machinery, "is the world's oldest and largest educational
and scientific computing society. Since 1947 ACM has provided a vital forum
for the exchange of information, ideas, and discoveries. Today, ACM serves
a membership of computing professionals and students in more than 100
countries in all areas of industry, academia, and government." Source:
www.acm.org
StFX chapter was
established in 2010.
NEWS:
Upcoming APICS Programming Competition (October 15, 2010)
The APICS Programming competition is a preliminary contest
for the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), an
international, multi-tier, team-based competition http://cm.baylor.edu/welcome.icpc.
The contest involves a global network of universities hosting regional
competitions that advance teams to the ACM-ICPC World Finals. Tens of
thousands of students and faculty at almost 2,000 universities from over 80
countries compete each year. The contest fosters creativity, teamwork, and
innovation in building new software programs, and enables students to test
their ability to perform under pressure.
Most students on teams in the world finals get very good
scholarship and graduate school opportunities. ACM-ICPC is the oldest,
largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world.
If you are a student and are interested in participating in the
competition, come to our Programming Competition
Meeting on Wednesday September 29, 2010 at 2:15pm in Annex 23A, StFX
University.
Computing Careers: The Future Is Bright
InfoQ (06/29/10) West, Dave
A new report from Calvin College professor Joel Adams suggests a bright
future for people pursuing computing careers. The report, "The Market
for Computing Careers," notes that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) projects that for the foreseeable future, nearly three out of four
new science or engineering jobs in the United States will be in computing.
Moreover, the number of new jobs created each year is double the number of
computing graduates, creating a significant shortage that also raises
salaries. Adams notes that computing is the only science, technology,
engineering, and math discipline in which demand for graduates exceeds
supply. BLS predicts that the majority of new computing jobs will be in
software engineering, followed by computer networking and systems analysis.
However, despite the demand for graduates, the number of students choosing
a computer science degree has dropped from about 60,000 in 1998 to about
30,000 in 2007, according to the Computing Research Association's Taulbee
Survey.
CS Career Projections
Computer Science Teachers Association (05/20/10)
The market for U.S.-based computing careers is expected to thrive, with the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projecting that computing will be one
of the fastest-growing U.S. job markets in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for the foreseeable future. Almost 75
percent of new U.S. science or engineering jobs will be in computing, while
just 16 percent will be in traditional engineering positions. The BLS
predicts that 27 percent of the new STEM positions will be in software
engineering, while new jobs in computer networking and systems analysis
will greatly outnumber those in traditional engineering. Despite the
abundance of jobs, there is a major decline of undergraduate computer
science (CS) degree enrollments, and this is leading to a shortage of
graduates. Fierce competition for CS graduates is also causing salaries for
computing-related professionals to rise. Statistics indicate that annual
STEM job openings through 2018 will come close to 140,000, while the number
of college graduates with a degree in computing will barely top 40,000. In
contrast, there is an oversupply of engineering, life sciences,
mathematics, and physical sciences graduates.
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