2nd Edition – Computing Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors

April 21, 2021By
Project Partner: Mount Royal University Languages: English and French COMPLETE Computing has undergone massive change over the past 20 years, and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is once again updating its curriculum recommendations to help clarify emerging sub-disciplines and prepare professionals who are entering these fields. Our original research with undergraduate students indicated that most did…
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2020

Revised for 2020: New edition of guide to computing careers for students and advisors now available

January 21, 2020By

CERIC has released an updated guide to computing careers, responding to strong demand for computing graduates in Canada and a changing technology landscape. Authored by Randy Connolly, Janet Miller and Faith-Michael Uzoka of Mount Royal University, the second edition of Computing Careers & Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors provides the…

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CERIC releases French version of popular quick guide to computing careers

June 14, 2018By

CERIC has now released Disciplines informatiques : guide rapide à l’intention des étudiants et des conseillers en orientation, a French version of its popular free guide that explains the fast-changing field of computing and informs decision-making around related education and career paths. Computing Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors was originally…

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Computing Careers & Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors

January 20, 2020By
Author(s) Randy Connolly, Janet Miller and Faith-Michael Uzoka Publisher CERIC ISBN 978-1-988066-59-2 FROM THE AUTHORS Outside and Inside Our Great City: Helping Career Advisors Understand Computing By Randy Connolly featured in ACM Inroads (May 2020). Not Every Computer-Related Job Is IT By Janet Miller and Randy Connolly featured in Careering Magazine (February 5, 2018). Webinar Recording Synopsis The field of computing…
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2020

New 2020 edition of French guide to computing careers for students and advisors now available

April 27, 2020By

CERIC has released an updated version of its French-language guide to computing careers, responding to strong demand for computing graduates in Canada and a changing technology landscape. Authored by Randy Connolly, Janet Miller and Faith-Michael Uzoka of Mount Royal University, the second edition of Disciplines et carrières en informatique : guide rapide à l’intention des…

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CERIC releases new quick guide to demystify computing careers

November 14, 2017By

A CERIC-funded research project has produced a free guide to explain the fast-changing field of computing and to inform decision-making around related education and career paths. Computing Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors was developed by an international research team led by Calgary’s Mount Royal University.

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2019

CERIC to fund revision of popular guide to computing careers

August 21, 2019By

CERIC will fund a project for Mount Royal University to update its popular guide to computing careers, which will now add two emerging areas: data science and cybersecurity. The second edition of Computing Disciplines: A Quick Guide for Prospective Students and Career Advisors will also expand on training opportunities such as college programs and coding…

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