Thank you for joining us for the first annual We Are IT day! Follow the links below to access valuable resources available to you if you are interested in pursuing a career in Information Technology.
Resources on this Disk
Download Alice
Alice is a free 3D animation program. The focus of the Alice project is now to provide the best possible first exposure to programming for students ranging from middle schoolers to college students.
Fastest Gowing Occupations
This is a projected list of the fastest growing occupations from the years 2004 to 2014. The link opens in another window.
InDemand Issue #5
InDemand is a magazine with the purpose of connecting today's students with careers of tomorrow. If your browser can not open the file, please install the correct version of Adobe Acrobat Reader below. The link opens in a new window. Acrobat Reader for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000(SP1)Acrobat Reader for Windows XP, 2000(SP2-SP4)
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CD created by Ryan Fisher (CSIS) Major at Youngstown State University in assocation with Phil Saadey and professors' Sue Harper, and Mark Roberts WE ARE IT Committee Members &
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General Links MCC&TC
Mahoning County Career & Technical CenterChoosing a career is one of the most important decisions of your life. When you graduate from high school, you may want to start your career immediately or go to college. If you've prepared at Mahoning County CTC, you'll have a head start either way. Choffin
Choffin Career & Technical Center works in agreement with Youngstown State University to offere college credit to students at Choffin that are enrolled in a tech prep course. The credit is not guarenteed. Students have to earn it, and in some cases students will have to test out of courses to receive credit.
America's Career Resource Network
America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) consists of state and federal organizations that provide information, resources and training on career and education exploration.
Career One Stop
CareerOneStop is an integrated suite of national web sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find employment and career resources.
Kuder Career Planning
The Kuder Career Planning System is an innovative, Internet-based system combining research-based interest, skills, and work values assessments with portfolio development, comprehensive educational and occupational exploration resources, and administrative database management.
Exploring Career Information
The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.
Cyber Careers
A complete resource for students, faculty and counselors exploring and teaching about the world of Information Technology careers.
GetTech
GetTech explores fun ways to learn about tomorrow's great jobs and introduces students to the many cool career opportunities they otherwise might overlook.
More American IT Jobs Than Ever, Study Shows
If the declining enrollments in college computer-science programs are any indication, students are not especially confident in the IT job market. But they need not fret, according to Moshe Y. Vardi, a professor of computational engineering in Rice University's Computer and Information Technology Institute. |
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TOP 10 SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE
You may have aced your metaphysics finals, but can you work in a team? Solve complex problems? Communicate clearly in print and in person? These are skills that employers are increasingly demanding, according to Syracuse University public-affairs professor Bill Coplin. The top 10 skills:
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Links for Women
The AAUW publishes a variety of related research reports including Tech-Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age
ACM-W is the ACM Committee on Women in Computing. It celebrates, informs, and supports women in computing, and works with the ACM-W community of computer scientists, educators, employers, and policy makers to improve working and learning environments for women.
The Association for Women in Computing is a non-profit professional organization for junior and senior high school students.
The Center for Women and Information Technology, established at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in July 1998, is dedicated to providing global leadership in achieving women's full participation in all aspects of information technology.
This website, which promotes the Gender Initiative, contains gender success stories from Academy programs in the U.S. and worldwide and includes links to regional resources for women in IT.
This site is a bridge for young women in high school to the computer world, helping them find the right resources quickly.
The goal of the CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing research (CRA-W) is to take positive action to increase the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research and education at all levels.
The Engineer Girl website is part of the NAE's Celebration of Women in Engineering project. This project tries to bring national attention to the opportunity that engineering represents to all people at any age, but particularly to women and girls.
Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conferences are designed to nurture girls' interest in science and math courses and to encourage them to consider science and math-based career options such as engineering, computer science and physical science.
IWITTS provides the tools to successfully integrate women into male-dominated careers -- such as technology and law enforcement -- via our training, publications, products, e-strategies, and technical assistance.
The mission of the National Center for Women & Information Technology is to ensure that women are fully represented in the influential world of information technology and computing.