Professional Skills Interviews 


Please answer these questions directly in this text file and submit it.
We will discuss these issues during your project meeting with me at the end of the semester.
Note that there are no “right” answers. The information that you provide will be used 
by the computer science department to assess our program.

PUT YOUR ANSWERS FOLLOWING THE QUESTION. USE MULTIPLE LINES IF YOU NEED TO.
DO NOT DELETE OR CHANGE ANY SUPPLIED TEXT IN THIS FILE.
 
General information:

Name:______________________________

Non-UK Email Address: _______________

Major:______________________________

1.    When did you start at the University of Kentucky? 

2.    Did you transfer from another university or college (if so, from where, about how many credits transferred)?

3.    If you transferred from another program, did you feel prepared for our program?

4.    Have you worked in computer/IT related jobs while in school? 

5.    Did you work while in school but the job was not computer/IT related (if so what were they)?

6.    Was it a full or a part time job?  
 
Impact of computer science solutions:
1.   What did you do for your senior design project?

2.   For your design, did you consider computer security issues or how it might affect society?
     
3.   If so, what did you consider?

4.   Name some computer science/IT solutions or developments that have had a significant impact on society.

6.   What were some of the benefits?

7.   In what ways were new problems created?
 
Life Long Learning:
1.    Are there any technologies or skills that you wished you would have learned during your college years but didn't?

2.    If so, why do you feel you needed these skills or technologies?

3.    What CS electives did you choose?

4.    Were there specific reasons regarding your education that you chose these electives?

5.    What new things do you expect to learn in the first few years of your career after graduation?

6.    Do you have plans to continue learning about new technologies and furthering your skills (if so what and how)?

 
The ACM Code of Ethics is available as a link from the CS499 home page. Please review it.
Ethics and professional responsibility:
1.   Have you ever seen a similar code of ethics before (if so, what and where)?


3.   Have you ever been challenged (in school or otherwise) to think about professional and ethical responsibility?

4.   If so, where (school, work, etc.)?

5.   Who are computer scientists professionally or ethically responsible to?

6.   What are some of the responsibilities that computer professionals have to these groups?

7.   What pressures exist to tempt a computer scientist to neglect their professional and ethical responsibilities?

8.   What problems might result from diligently fulfilling your professional and ethical responsibilities in your work?

9.   What problems might result from neglecting your professional and ethical responsibilities in your work?

10.  Is it important for a professional society, like ACM, to have a code of ethics (and why or why not)? 

11.  Are there any statements in the ACM code of ethics that you feel you do not understand (if so which ones)?

12.  Provide a specific example of a situation that has ethical connotations. 

13.  Can you give an example of a situation where you would consult the ACM code of ethics to help make a decision?
 
Contemporary Issues:
1.    What are some of the most critical issues facing society today?

2.    Do you think computer scientists will be able to offer any help in resolving these issues?

3.    What new technologies will be important for computer scientists to be knowledgeable about over the next five years?
 
Suggestions and Comments:
1.   How would you improve/change our undergraduate CS program to better prepare our students?

2.   List three strengths and three weaknesses of our program.


Employment:

1. Did you gain practical experience before graduation?         

 ___   No (move to next question)

 ___   Yes

       ___    through co-op (EGR 399 credit)

       ___    Internship (with or without credit)

          At the following company/ies:

      _________________________________

 

2. Plans after graduation:

 ___ graduate school

     in _________________major

     at________________________school

     for a ___ PhD ___ Masters ___ other_______________________________________

 

___  work at ______________________________

     located in city: ___________________ state: _________

     job title: _____________________________

     base salary $_________

 

___  other ___________________________________________________________

 

___  don’t know yet/still looking