Hands-On Opportunities
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Students in the CSSE department benefit from industry-savvy
mentors. The department's advanced, hands-on student projects
-- in mobile apps, for example -- have gained attention
from the media, from big software companies looking to hire,
and from start-ups looking for new ideas. Senior
projects often respond to real-world industry needs; in fact,
recent projects are now in development for mass
production.
Computing in a Global Society -- CSSE
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Students get to do project work collaboratively across the
globe as they work with a team of students from Uppsala
Sweeden to solve IT issues in the Healthcare realm. The course
introduces the cultural aspect of the business environments
students will participate in through their careers. And apart from
working via Skype, chat and other long distance tools, students
travel to Sweeden to meet the client and their Swedish
counterparts. As they build team and client
relationships, students increase cultural skills they can bring
into a globally-focused job
market.
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The Senior Thesis is an alternative to the Senior Project aimed
at students who intend to pursue graduate education. Independent
research experience is gained while working one-on-one with a
faculty member. Generally, a thesis starts fall term of a student's
final year and lasts two terms. The thesis should describe a
significant and novel research effort. In addition to the thesis
(i.e. the written document) an oral presentation of the work is
required. Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity are important
characteristics for students considering a senior thesis.
Interested students should discuss the senior thesis program with a
faculty member.
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Student Organizations
The student chapter of the ACM (Association for Computing
Machinery) holds several meetings each year. It sponsors a variety
of seminars and field trips, as well as a programming team.
Rose-Hulman is home to the first chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon
(UPE, the computer science honorary society) chartered in Indiana.
gEECS, Girls in ECE and CSSE, provides a venue for the women
students in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer
Science & Software Engineering to come together to socialize
and discuss matters of concern to women in the computing
field.
