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The Computing Profession Its Nature Neville Holmes IEEE CS Brisbane 2007 April 26 The Computing Profession historical present reality what computing is the profession getting there Historical
The Computing Profession Its Nature Neville Holmes IEEE CS Brisbane 2007 April 26
The Computing Profession • historical • present reality • what computing is • the profession • getting there
Historical • office workers • programmers, analysts • office politicians • users
Present Reality • pervasion o society o employment • professional o education o societies
What Is Computing ? • designing computers ? • making computers ? • repairing computers ? • writing programs ? • using programs ? • networks ?
Professional Computing • the distinction o expertise o opinion • the field o data o information • the clients o other professions o the public
The Secondary Profession • data o used by all o expertise • information o needed by all o expertise • expertise o “mathematics” o cognitive science
Getting there • professional societies o separation ? partnerships ? o • tertiary education o organisation ? o degrees ? research ? o • employment o acceptance ?
Further discussion or questions ?
The Computing Profession Its Nature Neville Holmes IEEE CS Brisbane 2007 April 26
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