Overview

This page provides information on some of the resources available for students in COP 4910.

This page is organized as follows:

  1. Course Resources
  2. IT Resources
  3. Presentation and Writing Resources

1. Course Resources

Information about this course including instructor contact information, grading policy, and class schedule is accessible from this course's index page.

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2. IT Resources

UCF Library Resources

The UCF Library has an online database Gartner Campus Access that gives you Access to over 100,000 IT and business research documents, including Gartner Hype Cycles and Magic Quadrants. Access is via NID sign-in; so, to access it, log in to the library portal with your NID and NID password.

A general guide to the literature in EE and Computer Science is found at:

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Social Media Resources

Many IT professionals post content on LinkedIn. LinkedIn also has groups including: "Cloud Computing, Big Data, Databases and Analytics", "Information Security Leadership Forum", "IT Specialist Group", as well as others.

Medium.com's ideachain is "a hub for ideas, discussion and collaboration; the global network of innovators."

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Professional Societies

There are two main professional societies in computing, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The UCF Library gives access to all publications of these professional societies. Both the ACM and IEEE Computer Society have student memberships and student chapters at UCF.

Another professional society is the (ISC)2, which is "an international, nonprofit membership association for information security leaders." The (ISC)2 focuses on cybersecurity and has certifications.

ACM

The ACM has several resources for members, including a learning center. The ACM publishes several magazines that are relevant for IT including:

The ACM also has various special interest groups (SIGs) that focus on particular areas of computing. Some SIGs that are relevant for IT include:

IEEE Computer Society

The IEEE's Computer Society "advances the theory, practice, and application of computer and information-processing science and technology, as well as the professional standing of its members." Its educational resources include:

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Other Resources

Journals

The following journals give examples of professional writing in IT and related fields. In many cases access to these is free from the UCF library.

Online Resources

The following are some other useful resources.

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3. Presentation and Writing Resources

Presentation Resources

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Writing Resources

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Last modified Friday, March 6, 2020.

This web page is for COP 4910 at the University of Central Florida. The details of this course are subject to change as experience dictates. You will be informed of any changes. Please direct any comments or questions to Gary T. Leavens at Leavens@ucf.edu. Some of the policies and web pages for this course are quoted or adapted from other courses I have taught, in partciular, COP 4020.