Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Protecting your privacy Online
"Protecting your privacy online:
Some practical tips"
24 (th) October 2013,
745 PM to 9 PM
Held simultaneously in the IST Bldg.
Cybertorium and Foxdale Village.
Come hear tips on securing your
privacy online. A question/answer
session will follow. Light refreshments
will be served.
Session sponsored by Penn State SRA Club,
IST Special Living Option, and Penn State
Student Chapter ACLU.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Registration open for CodePSU programming competition
The Penn State student chapters of the Association for Computing
Machinery (ACM) and the Association of Women in Computing will host
CodePSU, a programming competition, from 1 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 19, in 113
IST Building on the University Park campus.
The contest is free to enter and open to all Penn State undergraduate students.
Gage Ames, ACM president and computer science undergraduate student, explained, "CodePSU is modeled after the ACM's International Collegiate Programming Contest. Teams of one to three students attempt to solve 10 problems over several hours. To keep it fair, there will be two tiers of competitors, divided based on each team's level of experience. Each tier will have a separate problem packet and teams will only be judged against teams within their tier. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams from each tier."
Ames adds that participating in the contest is a great way for students to brush up on their programming skills and learn more about competitive programming.
CodePSU is co-sponsored by Cisco and Microsoft.
For more information and to register by Oct. 17, visit http://acm.psu.edu/codepsu.
The contest is free to enter and open to all Penn State undergraduate students.
Gage Ames, ACM president and computer science undergraduate student, explained, "CodePSU is modeled after the ACM's International Collegiate Programming Contest. Teams of one to three students attempt to solve 10 problems over several hours. To keep it fair, there will be two tiers of competitors, divided based on each team's level of experience. Each tier will have a separate problem packet and teams will only be judged against teams within their tier. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams from each tier."
Ames adds that participating in the contest is a great way for students to brush up on their programming skills and learn more about competitive programming.
CodePSU is co-sponsored by Cisco and Microsoft.
For more information and to register by Oct. 17, visit http://acm.psu.edu/codepsu.
Monday, October 7, 2013
SRA Club - Kathy Kimball
SRA Club meeting
Presentation by Kathy Kimball, Senior Director of Penn State Security Operations and Services.
Kathy Kimball came to Penn State from the USAF in the early 1990's to develop security operations university-wide. She can talk about the complexities of managing security for a very large, and research-oriented, institution. She works to set policy, develop budgets, and manage security efforts.
Wednesday, 6:00 pm in 203
IST.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
2013 IBM Master the Mainframe Contest
Learn how to master the mainframe!
This
IBM competition lets students take charge of a world-class computing
platform and showcase their talents, while earning great prizes and
learning sought-after enterprise
computing skills. No prior experience with mainframes is necessary.
2013 IBM Master the Mainframe Contest: It’s on for the 9th year!
• US & Canada Master the Mainframe Contest launches on Oct 7
– Hands-on contest for high school, college and university students
– No experience necessary
– Remote logon from dorms, apartments, labs
– Registration open now!
• Increasing difficulty, increasing prize levels
– Part 1: 1-2 hours to complete, win a T-shirt
– Part 2: 10-20 hours to complete, win $100 in IBM gear
– Part 3: Weeks to months to complete, win a tablet and an expenses-paid trip
• Student Mainframe Contests run in 33 countries since 2005
Why should students compete in a Mainframe Contest? Prizes!
2013 IBM Master the Mainframe Contest: It’s on for the 9th year!
• US & Canada Master the Mainframe Contest launches on Oct 7
– Hands-on contest for high school, college and university students
– No experience necessary
– Remote logon from dorms, apartments, labs
– Registration open now!
• Increasing difficulty, increasing prize levels
– Part 1: 1-2 hours to complete, win a T-shirt
– Part 2: 10-20 hours to complete, win $100 in IBM gear
– Part 3: Weeks to months to complete, win a tablet and an expenses-paid trip
• Student Mainframe Contests run in 33 countries since 2005
The prizes up for grabs in the 2013 Master the Mainframe Contest include:
- Google Nexus 10 tablet computers
- Master the Mainframe swag, including hoodies, messenger bags and more
- Trips to the mainframe lab in Poughkeepsie, NY
- Custom Master the Mainframe T-shirts
Experience! Today's mainframes are growing in popularity and require a new generation of mainframe experts. This contest is designed to equip students with basic skills to make them more competitive for jobs in the enterprise computing industry. Participation in the Master the Mainframe Contest could give you the edge you need.
To
help employers connect with the best mainframe students, contestants
are encouraged to check out the jobs posted on the new System z job
board at
Systemzjobs.com.
WW Student Mainframe Contests: ibm.com/university/contest
US & Canada Facebook page: facebook.com/masterthemainframe
US & Canada homepage: contest-reg.dfw.ibm.com/contest/usaca.nsf
For questions, contact Michael Todd (todd@us.ibm.com)
WW Student Mainframe Contests: ibm.com/university/contest
US & Canada Facebook page: facebook.com/masterthemainframe
US & Canada homepage: contest-reg.dfw.ibm.com/contest/usaca.nsf
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Please vote for IST project!!!
Real-time Auroral Imaging on the ISS
Idea Description: My proposed research idea is to fly a geo-tagged, filtered video camera for imaging the northern lights in real-time and to display the resulting images on the Aurorasaurus platform.
Aurorasaurus is an emerging project for citizen scientists to experience the extremes of space
weather for the current solar maximum, the first with social media. The northern lights are
dynamic, widespread, and very hard to predict. The Aurorasaurus project aims to use citizen
science, social media, and nowcasting to make a big improvement in predicting the visibility of
the northern lights for the public by encouraging people to report whether they can see aurora or
not. The reports are displayed on an online real-time map along with critical weather information
and coarse predictions from NOAA. We hypothesize that near real-time images from the
International Space Station (ISS) can be used as an additional data source for quantitative
improvements in space weather forecasting and understanding of auroral phenomena, as well
as motivating improved citizen science participation in this project.
To vote for this project go to this link:
Idea Description: My proposed research idea is to fly a geo-tagged, filtered video camera for imaging the northern lights in real-time and to display the resulting images on the Aurorasaurus platform.
Aurorasaurus is an emerging project for citizen scientists to experience the extremes of space
weather for the current solar maximum, the first with social media. The northern lights are
dynamic, widespread, and very hard to predict. The Aurorasaurus project aims to use citizen
science, social media, and nowcasting to make a big improvement in predicting the visibility of
the northern lights for the public by encouraging people to report whether they can see aurora or
not. The reports are displayed on an online real-time map along with critical weather information
and coarse predictions from NOAA. We hypothesize that near real-time images from the
International Space Station (ISS) can be used as an additional data source for quantitative
improvements in space weather forecasting and understanding of auroral phenomena, as well
as motivating improved citizen science participation in this project.
To vote for this project go to this link:
http://iframe.wizehive.com/voting/view/52321da9-23f0-4d23-949c-789e0a91afa5/0/1543857/0
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Intelligence Community Virtual Fair
On September 24, 2013, the Intelligence Community (IC) is hosting a Student Program Virtual Fair to share internship, scholarship and co-operative opportunities. Online registration is required to attend. Participating IC Agencies include: · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)<https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities> · Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)<http://www.dia.mil/careers/students/> · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)<https://www1.nga.mil/Careers/StudentOpp/Pages/default.aspx%20> · National Security Agency (NSA)<http://www.nsa.gov/careers/opportunities_4_u/students/index.shtml> For more information or to register for this event, please have students visit: http://www.icvirtualfair.com/
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Microsoft IT Academy
Microsoft IT Academy Launches at Penn State, Features eLearning and Certification
ITS
Training Services is happy to announce the launch of Microsoft IT
Academy at Penn State. This service gives all Penn State faculty, staff,
and students free, 24/7 access to over 1,800
Microsoft eLearning courses on topics including Microsoft Office,
Windows, SharePoint, SQL Server, and many more.
In
addition to offering free eLearning, ITS Training Services will also
provide interested Penn State faculty and staff with free vouchers to
test for Microsoft Office Specialist, Microsoft
Technology Associate, or Microsoft Certified Educator certifications.
To access Microsoft IT Academy, visit the Microsoft IT Academy at Penn State homepage.
From this homepage you can log in to view eLearning courses using your
Penn State Access Account ID and Password, request a certification
voucher, or find out more about Microsoft IT Academy. If you have any
questions, please email itstraining@psu.edu.
Our
hope is that this service will become another way in which we can help
support the Penn State community with just-in-time training and
professional development opportunities. Happy learning!
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
SRA Club upcoming events
Tuesday, Sep 17
7:30 pm 205 IST Bldg
Humana information session. Great opportunity to learn about careers and internships at Humana. I am told food will be provided.
Thursday, Sep 19
7:30 pm 205 IST Bldg
First SRA Club general meeting of the semester. Best time for a new member to come and meet the other members and also start getting involved in the fun, educational and rewarding events planned for this school year.
7:30 pm 205 IST Bldg
Humana information session. Great opportunity to learn about careers and internships at Humana. I am told food will be provided.
Thursday, Sep 19
7:30 pm 205 IST Bldg
First SRA Club general meeting of the semester. Best time for a new member to come and meet the other members and also start getting involved in the fun, educational and rewarding events planned for this school year.
Monday, September 16, 2013
IST 402: Google Online Marketing Challenge
IST 402 Spring 2014
Section: 001
Class Limit: 48
Will there be a wait list?: yes
Meeting Days/Times: T R 1:00 -2:15 PM
Classroom: 110 IST Building
Prerequisites: None!
Instructor: Jim Jansen (jjansen@acm.org)
Technology Requirements: Basic understanding of information systems, Word Suite (Excel, Power
Point, etc.), some basic business / marketing / advertising concepts, and Web search engines.
Course Description: Indispensable for locating information, Web search engines also facilitate e-commerce
transactions, with many organizations using search engines for online marketing, branding, and advertising. This course examines the online marketing environment via a real world competition using the Google AdWords platform. Students will participate in the Google Online Marketing Challenge (http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/).
Students will gain practical, real world online marketing experience while getting all the excitement of competing with teams of other students from all over the world. Note: instructor controls: Students interested in registering need to send their name, resume, and Penn State id number (need id to get them registered, controls are on the course) to Dr. Jansen
Book: None! Doing my part to hold down book expenses!
Relationship to Other Courses: Related to a variety of courses in IST, business, marketing, advertising, and entrepreneurship programs.
Target Audience: Any student interested in, at some point in their lives, (1) running an online marketing or advertising campaign or (2) understanding the technology and marketing/advertising principles of search engine advertising.
Evaluation Methods: Evaluation is based on criteria that are relevant to any successful information
technology or business course, but the course will focus on muscular learning (i.e., learning by doing).
Each student will be on a team of three and run a real world keyword advertising campaign for a
real business – no simulation! Not a lot of talking – a lot of doing!
Section: 001
Class Limit: 48
Will there be a wait list?: yes
Meeting Days/Times: T R 1:00 -2:15 PM
Classroom: 110 IST Building
Prerequisites: None!
Instructor: Jim Jansen (jjansen@acm.org)
Technology Requirements: Basic understanding of information systems, Word Suite (Excel, Power
Point, etc.), some basic business / marketing / advertising concepts, and Web search engines.
Course Description: Indispensable for locating information, Web search engines also facilitate e-commerce
transactions, with many organizations using search engines for online marketing, branding, and advertising. This course examines the online marketing environment via a real world competition using the Google AdWords platform. Students will participate in the Google Online Marketing Challenge (http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/).
Students will gain practical, real world online marketing experience while getting all the excitement of competing with teams of other students from all over the world. Note: instructor controls: Students interested in registering need to send their name, resume, and Penn State id number (need id to get them registered, controls are on the course) to Dr. Jansen
Book: None! Doing my part to hold down book expenses!
Relationship to Other Courses: Related to a variety of courses in IST, business, marketing, advertising, and entrepreneurship programs.
Target Audience: Any student interested in, at some point in their lives, (1) running an online marketing or advertising campaign or (2) understanding the technology and marketing/advertising principles of search engine advertising.
Evaluation Methods: Evaluation is based on criteria that are relevant to any successful information
technology or business course, but the course will focus on muscular learning (i.e., learning by doing).
Each student will be on a team of three and run a real world keyword advertising campaign for a
real business – no simulation! Not a lot of talking – a lot of doing!
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