3. What is Computer Science
• The study of computer technology, both
hardware and software
• The study of almost anything to do with
computer technology.
• Next Slide shows some concrete examples.
– many sub-areas within the broader discipline
of computer science
– new areas are continuously being created as
the discipline advances.
5. What is Computer Science
Artificial
Telecommunication Intelligence
Distributed
Computing Information Human-Computer
Programming
Systems Interaction
Languages Software
Engineering Computer Graphics Image Processing
Operating Systems
Databases Game Development Natural Language Compilers
Processing
Networking Mobile Computing
6. What is Computer Science
Computer Embedded Systems Memory Systems
Architecture Microprogramming Performance
Computer Networks Robotics Analysis
7. What is Computer Science
Computational
Bioinformatics Numerical
Genetics
Medical Analysis
Computational
Informatics Chaos Theory
Chemistry
Computational Simulation and
Computational
Biology Modeling
Physics
8. What is Computer Science
Computability
Discrete
Theory Cryptography
Mathematics
Complexity Formal Languages
Algorithms
Theory
Graph Theory Information
Stochastic Systems Theory
11. Where is Computer
Science
Aviation
Aircraft
Medicine Biology Design
Art
patient genomic Flight
monitoring digital art research Control
virtual reality
diagnostics genetic Air Traffic
Photography
remote care engineering Control
Baggage
Tracking
12. Where is Computer
Science
Home Automotive Agriculture
Transportatio
n Management design financial
personal managemen
scheduling manufacturin t
finance g
reservations crop
security location
ticketing managemen
communicatio detection t
tracking n repair and crop
mapping web maintenance planning
13. Where is Computer
Science
Retail
News Government point of
weather sales
voting
Energy forecasting inventory
legislation
exploration weather control
regulation
generation measurement advertising
taxation
newspaper shipping
publication licensing
customer
service
19. The survey by Money Magazine (CNN)
placed Software Engineering as 1st in
“Best Jobs in America”
20. 1 in 4 of the top 100 jobs are in the field of information
technology: CNN Money Magazine Survey
Best Jobs in America
1 Software Architect
7 Database Administrator
17 Information Systems Security Engineer
18 Software Engineering / Development Director
20 Information Technology Manager
21 Telecommunications Network Engineer
24 Network Operations Project Manager
26 Information Technology Business Analyst
28 Information Technology Consultant
30 Test Software Development Engineer
31 Information Technology Network Engineer
33 Information Technology Program Manager
35 Computer and Information Scientist
37 Programmer Analyst
38 Applications Engineer
49 Systems Engineer
60 Information Technology Specialist
66 Systems Administrator
67 Web Developer
70 Technical Services Manager
77 Information Technology Systems Manager
79 Information Technology Training Specialist
88 Technical Writer
95 Information Technology Project Coordinator
96 Web Project Manager
97 Geographic Information Systems Analyst
21. 6 of the 10 occupations with the most new jobs were
computer science-related occupations: U.S.
Department of Labor projections for 2002-2012.
22. The Fastest Growing Occupations for College Grads:
5 of the top 10 jobs are CS related: U.S. Department
of Labor projections for 2002-2012
24. Top-paying jobs for computer science
graduates through 2014
• A CNN article ranks the 10 top-paying jobs: 5 of them are CS
Related.
• The average salary is between $61,250–$81,140 as follows:
– Computer System Software Engineer - $81,140
– Biomedical Engineer - $70,520
– Physician Assistant - $69,250
– Computer Applications Software Engineer- $76,310
– Environmental Engineer - $67,620
– Computer System Analysis - $67,520
– Database Administrator - $61,950
– Physical Therapist - $61,560
– Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst -
$61,250
– Hydrologist - $60,880
27. 70% of Computer Science faculty at
DSU, are PhD in Computer Science.
All of them are HEC Recognized
PhD Supervisors
28. World Recognized Adjunct Foreign
Faculty
Dr. Jan Jurgens Dr. Gianluigi Ferrari Dr. Mahmood Shah
Dr. Gary Allen
TU Dortmund University of Pisa Lancashire Business
University of
Germany Italy School, U.K.
Huddersfield
U.K
Dr. Umit Topaloglu Dr. Nasrullah Memon Dr. Roshan Shaikh Dr. Syed Zafar Shazli
University of University of American Institute Carbon Design
Arkansas, USA Southern Denmark of Modern Systems
Science, USA Boston, USA