Digital Diversity
Have you considered computing?
Presented by
Student Names
Sponsored by Women@GT
College of Computing
One day …
You wake up and …
there is no computer technology, anywhere
What would you
no longer
be able to do?
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Women@CC
Meet Your Presenters:
Dolapo
Mandy
Brittany
-Watch T.V.
-GT Dance Team
-Soccer
-4th
-4th year
year
Lilia
-3rd year
Kristin
-Martial Arts
-Shopping
-Figure Skating
-5th year
-PhD
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What is Computing?
Application
Users
Creators
I.T. / Support
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Computer Science is …
artistic and creative
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Computer science is …
Teamwork
Building intelligence into robots
For example, teaching a robotic dog to play soccer. Who ever said
you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?!
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Computer Science …
simulates real-world
Virtual reality to train firefighters
in quick and appropriate reactions
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Computing is …
Interdisciplinary
Aware Home
Biomedical
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Imaging technology
Jewelry/Artistic design
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Where do you find Computer Scientists?
What do you do after graduation?
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Where do you find
Computer Scientists?
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Teachers
Developers
Consultants
Business
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Entrepreneurs
Lawyers
Medical research
Entertainment
And much more……
The study of computing can launch your
career into a universe of opportunities.
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Where do our undergrads go?
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Pixar
AFLAC
AT&T
CIA
Dell
EA Sports
Kodak
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Intel
Livewire
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Lockheed Martin
Lucent
Microsoft
National Instruments
NAVAIR
Network Associates
NVIDIA Corporation
Radiant Systems
Raytheon Company
Texas Instruments
Women@CC
Who studies computer
science?
Is this your idea of
a CS student?
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Who studies computer science?
People with diverse experience and backgrounds!
Love to Program
Never Programmed
Computers 24/7
Other Interests:
photography,
quilting, sailing
From the South
From Another Continent
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Study Abroad, Barcelona
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Our other interests …
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Thank you …
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The
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