Why computers are cool high school audience - 2010-12-01

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November 19, 2010

Computer Science

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November 21, 2008

My name is Willie Favero
and

I have the greatest job
in the world.

I also have……….

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November 21, 2008

Me…
I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
● Buffalo State College
And I work for IBM
► I’m a database specialist
● I’ve been doing database stuff for 30+ years
♦ DB2 to be specific (now)
● I sell database software
● I install database software
● I fix database software
● I teach how to use database software
● I write about database software
● I talk about database software
♦ All over the world
► I can program
♦ Although I prefer not to

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So… Why a Computer Career?
Can make good money
●Some jobs pay better than others of
course
No travel
Some travel
Lots of travel (see next slide for where I have been)

And the job can be
►Fun, Exciting, Challenging, Rewarding,
Great for your Ego, and much more…

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AK HI NY
Juneau
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175 Cities in 23 Countries on 5 Continents
Honolulu Brooklyn
AL Kailua-Kona Buffalo
Birmingham Lahaina Cheektowaga
Fort Rucker Maui Lake George
Montgomery IA New York City
AR Des Moines Niagara Falls
Little Rock IL Watertown
Poughkeepsie
AZ Chicago
Phoenix OH
Springfield Cincinnati
Scottsdale Bloomington Cleveland
Tempe IN Columbus
Tucson Indianapolis Dayton
CA KS OK
Anaheim Kansas City Oklahoma City
Beverly Hills Topeka OR
Carmel Wichita Portland
Laguna Beach KY PA
Long Beach Bowling Green Carlisle
Los Angeles Louisville Harrisburg
Monterey LA Hershey
Napa Baton Rouge King of Prussia
Newport Beach New Orleans Malvern
Sacramento MA Philadelphia
San Diego Pittsburgh
Boston
San Francisco RI
Springfield Newport
San Jose Sturbridge SC
Santa Barbara MD Charleston
Santa Cruz Baltimore Columbia
Santa Monica Columbia Greenville
Sonoma Gaithersburg TN
CO MN Gatlinburg
Boulder Minneapolis Jackson
Breckenridge St Paul Memphis
Colorado Springs MO Nashville
Denver
Englewood
Branson
Columbia
TX
Austin Australia, Melbourne, Canberra, Portugal, Lisbon
CT
Hartford
Kansas City College Station
Coppell
Sydney, Brisbane, Greece, Athens
Saint Louis
New Haven Springfield
Dallas
Fort Worth
Cairns, Canberra Switzerland, Geneva, Zurich
DC MS
Washington DC Jackson
Galveston
Houston
Japan, Tokyo Germany, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf,
FL NC
Clearwater Charlotte
La Grange
San Antonio China, Hong Kong Hamburg
Cocoa Beach
Daytona Beach
NE
Lincoln
Spring
UT
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Fort Lauderdale Omaha
Jacksonville NJ
Salt Lake City
VA
Brazil, Brasilia Belgium, Brussels
Kissimmee
Miami
Atlantic City
Mahwah
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Norway, Tromsø, Oslo France, Paris, Nice
Miami Beach
Naples
Newark
Paramus
Williamsburg
WA
Finland, Helsinki Monaco, Monte-Carlo
Orlando
Panama City
Parsippany Redmond
Seattle
Sweden, Stockholm Canada, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa,
NM
Sarasota Albuquerque WI
Appleton Poland, Warsaw Quebec City
Tampa Santa Fe
GA NV
Green Bay
Madison
Denmark, Copenhagen
Atlanta Las Vegas Copyright © 2010 IBM Corporation
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More on Picking Computers as a Career?

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Where might your future be…

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How About Something with Computers?
Someone has to…

Design them

Program them

Market them

Sell them

All of them,
no matter what kind of computer they are…

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And Right Now, A Recession Proof Career*
Industries with the highest job growth projected
through the year 2016

3 – Technology Experts
► Network Administrators, computer software engineers, mainframe specialist

2 – Education
► Postsecondary teachers, elementary school teachers, day care teachers, substitute
teachers

1 – Health care
► Doctors, nurses, technology specialist, medical assistants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26928164#26928164

*Government Forecast and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Computers are everywhere

Sometimes they’re obvious….

And sometimes They’re not!!!

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Did you know…

IBM inside
them all

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Did you know…
Software Engineer

Graphic’s
Designer Sales
Nintendo Revolution

Gameplay
Programmer

Artist Graphic’s
Programmer Playstation 3

Media Specialist
Marketing
Animator

Quality Assurance Game Designer
Xbox 360

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And even in cars…
Car’s assembly
Getting parts
to the Assembly Plant

Even the car’s performance
How the
car functions

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Then…

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And now…

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However…

Computers do NOT run by themselves

Computers need people…
All different kinds of people

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Shortage of required skills in the marketplace

Newly declared computer-
science majors down 32%

The number of job
openings for Information
Technology professionals
nationwide has increased
by 47.6% from 2004 to
2006

Approximately 70 million
Baby Boomers will exit the
workforce during the next
15 years, with only 40
million workers coming in

The need for Information Technology professionals is greater than ever.
SkillProff,Watson Wyatt, Monster.com; U.S. Department of Labor; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Information Technology Assoc of Amer; Computerworld

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We know those original computer technicians
want to retire and go surfing!
60
53.3

50

% Respondents (n=800)
40

30
22.2
20
13.2

10 6.5
4.8

0
<5 yrs 5 - 10 yrs 10 - 15 yrs 15 - 20 yrs 20+ yrs
Years of z/OS or OS/390 Experience

53% of mainframe workers have 20+ years

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The most important thing to remember

Any career in computers starts with a
college degree
●Associates
or
●Bachelors
or
●Masters

They’ll all work, but you need to have at least one

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San Jacinto Community College
Business software and office technology
Computer science
Database Design
Desktop support
Network administration
Multimedia computer animation
Programming
Security
Simulation and Gaming Technology
Web Development
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Houston Community College

Computer Programming
Computer & Information Technology Administration
Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications
Digital Gaming & Simulation
Geographic Information Science

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University of Houston

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with
business
science
software design

Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer
Science

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Where Might We Be Without Computers?
Your airplane might not land safely (air traffic control)
Your ATM would not give you $$ (banks all over the world)
There would not be any websites for the Olympics
You would not find what you wanted on at the super store.
(product distribution)
Your email would not arrive. (manufacturing and design
processes)
You could not buy something online (transaction processing)
You could not trade stock (database updates)
Trains could not run everywhere (virtual Linux servers)

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Where Might We Be Without Computers?
You would not get your paycheck (payroll processing)
Hospitals could not find get patient records
You could not get your prescription filled
Your FedEx /UPS package would not ship
The Shuttle would not take off.
The CIA would be in a panic.
No one would know how fast serves are at Wimbledon!
The internet would not work.

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Technology careers in IBM
If time allows…

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Hardware
► Chip
design
► Server
design
► Storage
(disk, tape)
► Support

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Hardware Software
► Chip ► Operating Systems
design ► Middleware
► Server ● Database
design
● System Tools
► Storage
(disk, tape) ● Web Serving
Tools
► Support
► Support
► Technical Writer

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Hardware Software Services
► Chip ► Operating Systems ► IT Consulting
design ► Middleware ► Installation /
► Server ● Database maintenance
design ► Outsourcing
● System Tools
► Storage of IT
(disk, tape) ● Web Serving
Tools
► Support
► Support

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Hardware Software Services Sales &
► Chip ► Operating Systems ► IT Consulting Marketing
design ► Middleware ► Installation / ► Software
► Server ● Database maintenance ► Hardware
design Outsourcing
● System Tools ► ► Services
► Storage of IT
● Web Serving ► Finance
(disk, tape)
Tools
► Support
► Support

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