Technology Trends The 21st Century Knowledge Economy:

DeVaris Brown, Academic Relations Manager, Microsoft Corporation Contact information: debrown@microsoft.com

Technology Trends Preparing for the 21st Century Knowledge Economy.

Technology Trends Preparing for the 21st Century Knowledge Economy

The Value Computer and Information Technology and You!

• Impact of Technology and your Educational Experience

• Why a Technology Related Degree Matters• Where are the Opportunities • Questions and Answers

Technology Trends The Impact of Technology Education

“… the software industry is going to make more breakthroughs in these next 10 years than it's made in the last 30 … software is really going to transform not just what we think about as the computer industry, but the way that everything is done …”

- Bill Gates

Technology TrendsSocial and Economic Relevance of Technology

Technology Has Impacted Everyone!

Business ComputingDigital Entertainment

Technology Part of Daily Experience

Technology TrendsInformation Workplace is Rapidly Changing

Technology Technology PerformancePerformance

Knowledge Knowledge CreationCreation

Collaboration and Collaboration and Communication Communication

Digital Work Style Digital Work Style and Lifestyle and Lifestyle

DigitizationDigitizationof the economyof the economy

Software Software Breakthroughs Breakthroughs

Technology TrendsInnovation You Think Of?

Emerging Technologies and Their Implications on the Future.

Technology TrendsMyth: The Value of Technology Degrees

MYTH: A degree in computing andinformation technology doesn’t holdthe value it did before the tech boom.

FACT: According to the winter 2007salary survey by the National

Associationof Colleges and Employers (NACE).

• College grads with technology related degrees will earn significantly higher starting pay than their peers in liberal arts disciplines.

• Starting Salaries Survey– Mechanical Engineers $54,600– Computer Science $ 51,700– Accounting $46,500– Economics $47,900– Liberal Arts $32,500

Technology TrendsUnderstanding the Future of Technology

Technology Trends Bachelor’s Degree Yearly Salary KEY Red = Lowest Salary and Blue = Highest Salary

Technology Trends

Information Technology Skills Development:Your Economic Pay Off.

•66% all of the growth in labor productivity is technology related•84% above average pay for technology jobs•72% of the US production output is technology driven•33% of the US economy is generated from technology•1 out of 4 jobs will be in technology

IT Enables more People to Work and Boosts Economic Output

Technology Trends Typical Information Technology

• Program Manager• Application Developer• System Analyst• Business Analyst• Software Test Engineer• Product Manager• Support Analyst• Ops Analyst• Build Engineer

• Messaging Service Manager

• Support Engineer• Technologist• Business Manager• Project Coordinator• Network Analyst• Service Manager• System Engineer

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Technology Trends Internship Programs Typical Majors & Timeframes

MAJORS:• Computer Science• Business Administrations• Computer Engineering• Information Technology• Informatics• Managed Information Systems• Industrial Engineering• Computer Information Systems• Information Systems

Internship Timeframes• January thru June• July thru November

Less Common Timeframes• May thru August

(returning and international interns)

• April thru September • September thru March

Technology Trends Academic Pipeline Continuum

Internship Resources• American Association of

People with Disabilities (AAPD)

• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

• Society of Women in Engineering

• Women in Computing Network• Women in Engineering

Organization

Technology Trends Education Matters Most

• Computer Science• Business Administrations• Computer Engineering• Information Technology• Informatics• Managed Information

Systems• Industrial Engineering• Computer Information

Systems• Information Systems

• Technology is the tool• Need to incorporate the

technique into the education process.

• Collaboration and cross-domain expertise.

Technology TrendsFind Your Passion be ready

• Choose the right set skills – Follow your passion. – Be opportunistic as appropriate

• Manage Perception– Employers like to recruit champions– Success breeds success

• Find the right match– Look at the local software economy needs.– Align with sector opportunities as appropriate.

Microsoft’s Role

• How can we help?– MSDNAA– Dreamspark– IT Student Academy– Online tutorials and training– Imagine Cup– Students to Business– Student Partners/Ambassadors

Summary Points to Leave You With

Information jobs are growing faster than ever…

Today’s modern economy places an enormous premium on technology

brainpower

A good education matters the most.

Create your future today!

Technology TrendsFour P’s of Success

The be successful you must be able to stay thecourse by demonstrating patience, whilepersevering through adversity and doing what’sright without compromise, which requiresconsistent performance and above all exhibiting apassion for excellence and instilling a culture of 4P’s into your daily routine .

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