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This is an index to materials used in promotion and recruiting efforts in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago ( UIC). Please visit this page if you are interested in CS Open House events.We have an engaging message geared towards encouraging students to consider taking more Computer Science classes in High School, combining puzzles, hands-on activities, videos, and other visual examples.
Please contact us if you would like a visit to your classes.
Contact: Elena Lathos, Program Coordinator. email:Tel: 312.413.4950
See the summary of topics used in high school presentations. What Others are Saying: [See more]...The presentations have been engaging, exciting, and the students love them. Dr. Reed helps put a human touch to the notion of studying Computer Science at the college level. ...I encourage teachers of all grades to invite Dr. Reed to visit their classes.
- Jeff Solin National Board Certified Teacher, Computer Science Department, Northside College Prep Professor Reed brings a certain charisma to his presentation that keeps the students mesmerized. Many of my students didn't want to leave after the bell rang because they had so many questions for him. His presentation was both dynamic and packed full of useful information. ... His presentation left students with a sense of magical wonder in technology which is exactly what we need to instill in this future generation.
- Stirling Crow Von Steuben Metro Science Center
Presentation was a 10, very engaging. You were able to connect with students very effectively. They thought your presentation was 80% fun and the majority can now seriously think about the computer science field in concrete terms.
- Summia Akram King College Prep ... Long after the enthusiasm generated by your visit, a number of students (months later) come in with questions they have from exploring college CS curriculums on line.
- Sam Polki, Lane Tech High School, Computer Science Teacher Great presentation... the best presenter that I have had in any of my classes. The students felt the same way...they said they "wanted a presenter like Dale more often."
- Leon Kim, Curie Metro High School, Business Department
Fall '08 Open House PowerPoint presentation (video links don't work, however).
Fall '07 Open House PowerPoint presentation, See the Fall '06 PowerPoint presentation. (Alternatively see the video [98MB avi] corresponding to the Fall'05 version.)
Browse the directory of older versions of PowerPoint presentations.
Computer Paper Puzzle, and the harder Ingenuity Paper Puzzle, and the links shown on these.
Table for Age Guessing, cards for binary magic trick ( small and large) Random Writer program
Dragon head illusion (and a corresponding video [78 MB avi])
"Ice-cream Town" graph handout (dominating set activitiy).
See MathManiacs.org for more such activities.
Browse the directory of character encoding files.
First clue in the online Scavenger hunt. (Also a scavenger hunt for parents)
Random number generator (Thanks to Pat Troy)
The Electronic Visualization Lab (EVL) has some cool videos posted at http://www.youtube.com/user/evltube
See some statistics on CS enrollment, employment, and rankings. What are career options in Computing? ACM addresses this question. What is the difference between different computer-related majors? See the excellent Computer Curricula 2005 Report on this page (or locally here [pdf]) that describes the difference between Computer Engineering (CE), Computer Science (CS), Information Systems (IS), Information Technology (IT), and Software Engineering (SE). Diversity has its advantages, as CS Dept. Head Pete Nelson comments in this Chicago Sun Times editorial article. If you think a good CS education is expensive, consider the cost of failure: Well-known software Failures, Peter Neumann's RISK site, and History of Project Failure Blog.
At UIC we are part of the Illinois Computes Alliance*, a consortium of Chicago-area universities supporting CS education. When looking at school options, it is important to find the best fit. For each school consider average ACT, private vs. public, average class size, cost, and program emphasis. Here are some options for you to pursue for a Computer Science degree in the Chicago area, listed in alphabetical order:DePaul* Illinois Computes is funded in part by the National Science Foundation
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
Loyola University Chicago (LUC)
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Though not in the immediate Chicago area, many students from the Chicago area also attend University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) An alternative pathway is to attend a community college for 1-2 years and then transfer to one of the above programs.
_For sources, please visit http://logos.cs.uic.edu/recruit/CSStatistics.htm
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