Are YOU Spending Your Summer Wisely?
Explore our favorite Computer Society resources and make the most of this season!
Classes may be ending, but learning never stops.
Summer is the time to tune up your skills, take courses that matter, and invest in your independent learning. It will boost your skillset, resume, and confidence - all while keeping you busy and your brain sharp.
At the IEEE Computer Society, we believe that there’s never a bad time to expand your knowledge… which is why we’ve compiled a list of our favorite brain-boosting Computer Society resources!
Consider any of the following bodies of knowledge, courses & certifications, webinars, or podcasts this summer, and spend yours wisely.
Build Your Career & Distinguished Lecture Webinars
IEEE Computer Society webinars cover a variety of topics, from career growth to professional skills, to Computer Arithmetic and beyond. Explore each of the FREE webinar series below, and determine which is the best fit for you - or take advantage of both!
- Build Your Career Webinars focus on topics such as effective communication, tips for email writing, personal brand management, career transition and interviewing skills and so on.
- These FREE monthly interactive webinars on transferable business skills. Topics covered include communication and presentation skills, interviewing tips, personal branding, effective writing, tips to improve your outside-the-box thinking, and more.
- Distinguished Lecture Series features discussions on such topics as MBSE with & without Simulation, Cyber-Physical Security, Unconventional Computer Arithmetic, Quantum Internet, among some of the selected topics.
- These FREE interactive webinars through our Distinguished Visitors Program and in partnership with our Chapters and Special Technical Communities.
- Associate Software Developer
- This certification recognizes candidates who have the basic knowledge required for developing software products, including a coherent, demonstrable understanding of the principles and processes involved in software requirements, design, construction, and testing.
- Professional Software Developer
- This certification demonstrates your proficiency in four key knowledge areas (software engineering requirements, design, construction, and testing), as well as two applied modules. Candidates should have at least two years of college education in computer science or equivalent in a related field and two years of relevant experience in industry.
- Professional Software Engineering Master
- This professional certification showcases your professional proficiency in 12 key knowledge areas. You must also complete two advanced applied modules. Candidates should have at least four years of college education and four years of relevant industry experience.
- Characterizes the contents of the software engineering discipline
- Promotes a consistent view of software engineering worldwide
- Clarifies software engineering’s place with respect to other disciplines
- Provides a foundation for training materials and curriculum development, and
- Provides a basis for certification and licensing of software engineers.
