CSE Undergrad News

Intelligent Machinery, Identity and Ethics is a rich, interdisciplinary course on the past, present, and future of intelligence, both natural and artificial. The early lectures detail the history of computing, and the way it dovetails with the history of neuroscience, the industrial revolution, math and philosophy. The middle section will zoom out to consider the role of computing and intelligence in natural and evolutionary processes, as well as its role in redefining, augmenting, and sometimes harming individuals and society. ML Fairness and, more broadly AI ethics are part of this picture. In the final third, we’ll explore some of the future implications of large-scale trends and emerging capabilities.

While most of the course material doesn’t require specialized knowledge, the readings (about 100 pages/week) are at times challenging and cover a wide range of disciplines, ranging from journal papers in computer science, biology, social science, and neuroscience to book chapters in the history of art, critical theory, economics, science and technology studies, and the history of ideas.

For more details, see https://intelligentmachinerycourse.com/

We piloted this course in Fall 2018. The overall course rating from that first run was already quite high (4.9 out of 5), with student comments like “VERY intellectually stimulating”, “among my top 2 courses at UW”, and “made me look at the world in a new way”. We’re hoping that, with the benefit of experience and feedback, this second version will be even better.

The course is offered under CSE 490 T and CSE 590 T. We encourage Direct Admits and newly enrolled CSE students to consider taking this course as well.

I’m Daisy, Director of Corporate Relations at Dubstech. I’m reaching out because we are officially kicking off the 1st Annual DubsTech Awards.

Dubstech, is the largest and most active registered student tech organization on campus. The main purpose of our club is to give students an opportunity to learn new tech skills through our workshops and talks and to showcase their talents through our hackathons and design jams. To date, we have hosted more than 70 tech-themed events (such as workshops, talks, hackathons, design jams) with an average attendance of 60 to 70 students.

As part of our initiative to allow students to showcase their talents, we have decided to launch the 1st Annual DubsTech Awards – a competition seeking to award the most innovative and creative technology projects made by students on campus. We’re partnering with Google Cloud Services, Humans Of Tech- a division of DubsTech, and various sponsors to come, to challenge students in the fields of UX Design, Data Science, Software Development, and Hardware Development.

DubTech Awards will highlight the amazing tech projects students have completed inside as well as outside the classroom while at the University of Washington. This will not only help them get recognized for their efforts but also help students become more aware of the outstanding projects being made by the students of the various schools on campus.

For more information and to apply, they can visit this link: http://dubstechawards.tilda.ws/The deadline to submit is April 26th.

The winners will be showcased on the Dubstech Awards website and the winning project teams will get an opportunity to showcase their outstanding work at our 1st Annual Dubstech Tech Showcase in May 2019.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to reach out to dubstech@uw.edu. 
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Are you interested in discussing different approaches to teaching Computer Science? Are you wondering what kind of research people do in CS education? Are you thinking about a career that involves a lot of CS teaching?  

This quarter we are again offering a seminar for people interested in discussing topics related to Computer Science education. The format for this quarter will be a weekly discussion of readings from a variety of sources such as CS education conferences (e.g. SIGCSE, ITiCSE, ICER), journal articles on teaching approaches, or excerpts from books on teaching.  Participants will be expected to do the readings, participate in weekly discussions, and lead or co-lead one of the discussions. 

We will be meeting 10:30-11:20 am on Thursdays in CSE2 G04. Our first meeting will be Thursday (4/04), where we will discuss the schedule for the quarter in more detail. The plan is to continue this seminar in future quarters, so if you cannot join us in 19sp please check back in 19au! 

Grad students should sign up for CSE 590 E (1 credit, ungraded).  Undergraduate students are also very welcome, but will need to fill out this form to receive an add code: https://tinyurl.com/cs-ed-19sp 

Postdocs also welcome! Additionally, if you are interested in future CS education-related announcements, please subscribe to cs-ed@cs here:

https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cs-ed

Ruth

Hey Allen School students! We need volunteers for the UW’s annual Engineering Discovery Days! This event brings thousands of K-12 students to campus to learn about engineering, try fun demos, and explore campus.
Discovery Days takes place on Thursday April 25, and Friday April 26. To learn more visit https://www.engr.washington.edu/future/k12/discoverydays

Volunteer for Discovery Days here!

Volunteers help us with basic event management, and making sure the Allen School demos run smoothly. No prior experience is necessary!

If you have an idea for a fun, kid-friendly demo or booth, you can sign up to lead a booth here (deadline April 3).

The iSchool study abroad program to Korea (Early Fall Start 2019) is open for applications, due March 17th.

https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11138

This program will be held in collaboration with Sunkyunkwan University (SKKU). Readings will be assigned in advance so that the time abroad will be largely experiential. Seminar topics will include: Korean language and culture instruction, social change, popular culture, and technology, and social computing. Guest lectures on information industry, economics, politics, and information culture. Korea is a leading country in IT adoption. Per capita, it has the most broadband access of any country in the world. Its fast moving Internet-based applications, culture and life will provide students a sense of what will come to the United States in the next five years. Online Gaming is prevalent across genders and ages. Cultural activities will include visits to a handful of Seoul’s numerous museums and palaces, an overnight stay at a Buddhist temple, a theater performance (Nanta), and a trip to the DMZ. The first two weeks of the Seminar will take place in Seoul, with SKKU providing on-campus housing. In the third week of the Seminar, we will travel to Busan. The Seminar will return to Seoul during the final week, with students staying at a hotel in downtown Seoul.

We need to clarify a few things about the spring CSE 490’s. These are special topics courses and although the time schedule does not have listed prereqs, there ARE prerequisites for many of these courses that you all need to be aware of:

• CSE 490R- Robotics: Prerequisites: CSE 332 (required), MATH 308 (recommended), CSE 312, will count as Core
• CSE 490 A – Software Entrepreneurship – no stated prereqs, offered join with ENTRE 432 by the School of Business, Will count as CSE senior elective, not a core course
• CSE 490 L will become CSE 340: Prerequisite – CSE 143, Will count as Core
• CSE 490 T – INTELLIGENT MACHINERY, IDENTITY, AND ETHICS, 2 credits course information at: TINYURL.COM/CSE490-590T

Hi!

We’ve been working all year to finally bring all of CSE some awesome ACM-W swag! We are now accepting pre-orders for our brand new sweatshirts, the perfect way to stay warm in this cold weather. 

The last day to place your orders is Thursday, March 14. Pre-ordering is the only way you can get your hands on these, so don’t wait up! And … here is the link to order the sweatshirts: https://goo.gl/forms/VTx3MCcWgeC9h9AF3.

We can’t wait!
Cheers,
ACM-W Officers

Hello!

The Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering has been hosting Summer Camps for K-12 students since 2012. Since then we have hosted a wide variety of camps lead by faculty, grad students, undergrads, and local area teachers. These camps have provided a fun Computer Science learning experience to hundreds of students.

I am reaching out to our fantastic community here for folks who would like to get involved with our programming this Summer for k-12 students. We hire Counselors and Instructors every year to help us run these camps and other programs.

If you are interested in being a part of a great summer experience for local students, please fill out the linked form below and indicate how you’d like to be involved!

Application Form

If you have any questions feel free to contact me. Thank you.

Jeremy Munroe
K12 Outreach Coordinator
Paul G Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington
(206)-543-5645

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.  – Aesop

Want to make a social impact and give back to society? Take a break from studying and join SAC on March 7th to make well-wishes cards for Seattle Children’s Hospital and LifeLong. Write your best wishes and encouragement to send to children with illness at Seattle Children’s Hospital and to send with a meal to people with lifelong illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS.

Light refreshments (snacks and drinks) provided.

Event Details

Date and Time: March 7th 3:30 – 5:00 pm.

Location: CSE1 305

RSVP: https://goo.gl/forms/jOwwIHH2IPG1kRmk2

What is the SAC? We are a CSE student-run organization and our aim is to foster a positive learning environment for our peers by hosting events and discussion forums. We use input from you, the students, to guide our conversations with staff and faculty which ultimately lead to improvements in the school.

SAC is committed to ensuring that our events are accessible for all students and is happy to arrange disability accommodations for students (with advanced notice). Please reach out to csesac@cs.uw.edu if you have any questions or requests. Please note that we occasionally may not be able to fulfill a specific request, but will do the very best we can to ensure you have a positive experience at our event!

Hey, CSE undergrads! Our final Winter talk on on Life, Career, and Happiness After the Allen School is tomorrow!

Join outstanding alumni, tech professionals, and Allen School community members Kim Nguyen and Kasey Champion for their expert advice on succeeding in your first few professional years. Learn how to navigate common pitfalls, which skills from college will actually matter, expectation setting, and how to get to a job that you care about.  

Tues March 5, 5:30pm:
What You Really Need to Know in the First 5 Years of Your Career
Presenters:
Kasey Champion, UW alum, tech professional, and Allen School lecturer
Kim Nguyen, CSE and EE alum, tech professional, and current Allen School Career Advisor 
Johnson 102.