1. Helping Students Launch a Successful Career

2.  You have a certain “body of knowledge”  You have a commitment to professional standards and ethics  You are committed to keeping your knowledge and skills up to date What does it mean to be an IT professional?

3. Code of Ethics  Hallmark of any profession is a commitment to a high standard of professional conduct  Code of ethics:  enhances personal stature as IT professional  helps maintain credibility  secures the continuing acknowledgement of professional merits by the community

4. ACS Code Of Ethics  Priorities  Competence  Honesty  Social implications  Professional development  Computing profession  Mandatory for all members

5. The Industry  Fast growing and changing  Vital to social and economic development  Strong impact to employment, GNP as well as competitiveness in global marketplace

6. Demand and Supply of Skill Sets  Vacancies in Australia  Salaries continue to grow  “high” expectation from users and public

7. Job Opportunities  Programming  Systems Analysis  Computer Engineering  Marketing  Education  Project Management  Multimedia Development  Database Management  Networking  Software Engineering  Many others, inc eCommerce and eSecurity, etc.

8. Australian Computer Society  Formed in 1966  8 branches throughout Australia  Chapters in large urban and regional areas  recognised as the Society for IT professions (members of Profession Australia, IFIP, SEARCC)

9. ACS Objectives  Encourage the study/application of IT  promote organisational and individual competence  formulate effective policies on IT  promote IT in the society at large  maintain and promote code of ethics  promote the benefits of organisations employing members

10. ACS and Students  Keep up-to-date with career prospects and opportunities  Make contact with prospective employers  Networking opportunities  Continuing professional development  Guidelines of career development  Student services

11. Student Services  National Young IT Committee  Online Resources, inc mentoring in some states  Young IT Professional Online Forum  Career Portal (www.itcareers.acs.org.au)www.itcareers.acs.org.au  Virtual Mentor Program  Free PC Authority subscription  Annual YIT Conference … plus much more

12. Mentor Program  Establish a contact within the IT industry  Enable students to become more familiar with practical tasks, problems, solutions  Extends to first year after graduation

13. Membership Fees  Student  $60 (incl. GST)  Graduate  1 st year after graduating $60 (conditions apply)  2 nd year – half of full ACS membership fee  Others  $ 110 (incl. GST) application fee  $ 320 (incl. GST) annual subscription

14. More Information  Australian Computer Society  http://www.acs.org.au/  IT careers  http://www.itcareers.acs.org.au/

15. Australian Computer Society Level 3, 160 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000 Tel: (02) 9299 3666 Fax: (02) 9299 3997 Email : itprofessional@acs.org.au