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CML CML ASU: The New American University Focus on Individual Global Engagement Intellectual Fusion Knowledge Entrepreneur Leverage our Place Social Embeddedness Societal Transformation Use-Inspired Research

CML CML Best College Degrees CNNMoney.com July 24, 2009 RankJobStarting salaryMidlevel salaryTop level salary Loading... 1ACTUARY$49,000$85,000$161,000 2SOFTWARE ENGINEER$54,000$85,000$129,000 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST$45,000$76,000$118,000 4BIOLOGIST$39,000$71,000$148,000 5HISTORIAN$34,000$62,000$111,000 6MATHEMATICIAN$54,000$95,000$141,000 7PARALEGAL ASSISTANT$29,000$46,000$73,000 8STATISTICIAN$40,000$73,000$117,000 9ACCOUNTANT$37,000$59,000$102,000 10DENTAL HYGIENIST$44,000$67,000$91,000 11PHILOSOPHER$33,000$60,000$105,000 12METEOROLOGIST$39,000$81,000$127,000 13TECHNICAL WRITER$37,000$62,000$97,000 14BANK OFFICER$54,000$88,000$171,000 15WEB DEVELOPER$48,000$60,000$91,000 16INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER$48,000$74,000$107,000 17FINANCIAL PLANNER$32,000$59,000$145,000 18AEROSPACE ENGINEER$58,000$93,000$135,000 19PHARMACIST$77,000$106,000$131,000 20MEDICAL RECORDS TECHNICIAN$20,000$31,000$50,000 21SOCIOLOGIST$41,000$69,000$122,000 22STENOGRAPHER/COURT REPORTER$25,000$50,000$84,000 23MEDICAL SECRETARY$21,000$30,000$43,000 24BOOKKEEPER$21,000$33,000$49,000 25ASTRONOMER$45,000$101,000$157,000 26ECONOMIST$44,000$84,000$149,000 27PHYSICIST$57,000$103,000$159,000 28DIETICIAN$31,000$51,000$73,000 29PAROLE OFFICER$29,000$46,000$78,000 30MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST$36,000$54,000$75,000 31MOTION PICTURE EDITOR$25,000$51,000$112,000 32GEOLOGIST$42,000$79,000$155,000 33CIVIL ENGINEER$48,000$75,000$116,000 34COMPUTER PROGRAMMER$40,000$70,000$111,000 35INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER$31,000$57,000$98,000 36PETROLEUM ENGINEER$58,000$108,000$146,000 37MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN$23,000$35,000$54,000 38OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST$43,000$67,000$98,000 39INSURANCE UNDERWRITER$35,000$57,000$100,000 40PURCHASING AGENT$34,000$54,000$89,000 CareerCast.com Jan. 6, 2010 (top 40 shown) Best and Worst 200 Jobs in America based on environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and stress

CML CML Best-Paying Degrees in 2010 Top-Paid Bachelor's Degrees Source: Winter 2010 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers.National Association of Colleges and Employers 1. Major: Petroleum Engineering Average Salary Offer: $86, Major: Chemical Engineering Average Salary Offer: $65, Major: Mining & Mineral Engineering (including Geological) Average Salary Offer: $64, Major: Computer Science Average Salary Offer: $61, Major: Computer Engineering Average Salary Offer: $60, Major: Electrical/Electronics & Communications Engineering Average Salary Offer: $59, Major: Mechanical Engineering Average Salary Offer: $58, Major: Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering Average Salary Offer: $57, Major: Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering Average Salary Offer: $57, Major: Information Sciences & Systems Average Salary Offer: $54,038 The in-demand and most-lucrative bachelor's degrees for this year's graduates by Charles Purdy, Yahoo! HotJobs

CML CML Our Mission is Defining and Creating the Information Driven Society (Computing Our Way to a Better World) Data  Information  Decisions  Action Impact Innovation Entrepreneurship Academic Excellence

CML CML ASU 101 Course Goals Familiarize you with ASU, Fulton and CSE How to be successful at ASU/Fulton/CSE Overview and advice on career paths in CSE Academic Integrity Resume Building Interesting topics in Computer Science –Will be biased by instructor’s interests

CML CML“Grading”? Not a formal course –You have to work hard to get a bad grade You can get one by: –Not showing up for the class –Not participating –Not trying the homeworks

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CML CML Today’s Agenda Introductions –Introduce yourself (your name) –Why did you choose CSE major? Any specific areas of CSE that are of particular interest to you? –What did you use to do in free time? –Say something interesting about yourself {You will enter this also as your first blog post}

CML CML Today’s Assignment Tell us about yourself –Transition from HS/CC to ASU –Why ASU, CSE? –Anything else you may want to write –Send me a link to the blog Create a blog on Blogger –Write a paragraph Due Date: Next Monday

CML CML What do faculty do? Teach undergraduate and graduate classes Lead research in the laboratory, field or virtual space. Mentor graduate and undergraduate students and post-doctoral researchers conducting research Serve on department, school and university committees Active involvement in professional associations, national research programs, review proposals and articles