University of Texas at Austin Computer Science Department First Bytes

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University of Texas at AustinComputer Science
DepartmentFirst Bytes CS4HS Workshop

• Welcome

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Welcome and IntroductionsSession 1, 830 930

• Contacts
• Mike Scott [phone]
• Mary Esther Middleton [phone]
• J Strother Moore
• Chairman of the UT Computer Science department

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Teacher Introductions

• Where are you from?
• What do you teach?
• How long involved in computer science?

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Pre Workshop Survey

• Please take a few moments to complete the
  pre-workshop survey.

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WICS RoadshowSession 2, 945 1030

• Women In Computer Science
• www.cs.utexas.edu/wics/

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Survey Time

• WICS Roadshow

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J MooreFast String Searching

• Session 3, 1030 am Noon
• www.cs.utexas.edu/moore/

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Survey Time

• Fast String Searching, J Strother Moore
• Next Up Lunch with UTCS Faculty in Taylor 3.128

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Emmett WitchelConcurrent Programming

• Session 4, 100 230 pm
• www.cs.utexas.edu/witchel/

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Survey Time

• Concurrent Programming, Emmett Witchel

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Kristen GraumanVisual Search Recognition

• Session 5, 230 400 pm
• www.cs.utexas.edu/grauman/

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Survey Time

• Visual Search Recognition, Kristen Grauman

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Corporate OutlookSession 6, 400 515 pm

• Scott Bonneau, Google
• Juanita Baldwin, TCEQ
• Tim Tenpas, AIS
• Sarah Epsztein, IBM
• Janani Jankiraman, IBM

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Corporate Outlook

• Introduction, yourself and company.
• Career paths for Computer Scientists at your
  company.
• Are there jobs for CS majors?
• What background and skills are you looking for?
• Do computer scientists and programmers work in
  teams at your company?

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Survey Time

• Corporate Outlook
• Next Up Reception in Taylor 3.128

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J MooreMachines that Reason about Machines

• Session 7, 830 1000 am
• www.cs.utexas.edu/moore/

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Survey Time

• Machines that Reason about Machines,J Strother
  Moore

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David ZuckermanThe Role of Randomness in
Computation

• Session 8, 1000 1130 am
• www.cs.utexas.edu/diz/

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Survey Time

• The Role of Randomness in Computation,David
  Zuckerman
• Next Up Lunch with Students in Taylor 3.128
• After lunch 5th floor of Painter Hall, 1pm

ACES
PainterHall
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Mike ScottA Short Introduction to Alice

• Session 9, 1230 200 pm
• www.cs.utexas.edu/scottm/

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Survey Time

• A Short Introduction to Alice, Mike Scott
• More Alice Tonight Optional500 pm 800 pm
  in this lab.An extended problem to show some of
  the features of Alice.

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Vijaya RamachandranTheoretical CS Cache
Oblivious Algorithms

• Session 10, 200 330 pm
• www.cs.utexas.edu/vlr/

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Survey Time

• Theoretical CS Cache Oblivious Algorithms,
  Vijaya Ramachandran

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Bruce PorterBuilding Knowledgeable Computers

• Session 11, 330 530 pm
• www.cs.utexas.edu/porter/

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Survey Time

• Building Knowledgeable Computers, Bruce Porter
• Next Up Optional Computer Lab time to work with
  Alice.Back in the 5th floor lab in Painter Hall.

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Mike ScottDiscussion Time and Group Exercise

• Session 12, 830 am 1030 am
• www.cs.utexas.edu/scottm/

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Group Exercise

• Break into groups.
• Time to develop answers.
• Presentation of results.

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Survey Time

• Group Exercise

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PanelGender, Minorities, and Recruiting

• Session 13, 1030 noon
• J Moore
• Tiffany Grady, Assistant Director for Special
  Programs
• Mike Scott

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Genders, Minorities, and Recruiting

• Why aren't girls choosing CS?
• Why should girls choose CS?
• What can we (UTCS) do in our institution to
  encourage it?
• What resources are needed and from whom?
• What messages should we be sending to
  Hispanic/African-American  students? 
• Why aren't they choosing CS?
• Why aren't students taking CS classes in HS? 
• Has the new TEA rule of  getting math credit
  helped the numbers?

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Resources

• UTCS Recruitment Video
• http//www.cs.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate/p
  rospective_students/includes/computerscience.mov
• University of Washington Recruitment Videos
• http//www.cs.washington.edu/WhyCSE
• Pathways in CS
• Power to Change the World
• A Day in the Life
• Nerd Girls
• website http//www.nerdgirls.org/indextv.html
• video http//www.nerdgirls.com/watch.html

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Survey Time

• Panel - Genders, Minorities, and Recruiting
• Next Up Lunch at the Alumni Center The Schmidt
  Room
• UTX Across from theWest side of Stadium