Jeanette Shown

I witnessed my first solar eclipse at the age of 11, with my own home built device. I safely watched and photographed the eclipse from beginning to end. Then came computers, which run on zeros and ones (until of course we get to quantum computers). Currently, I am doing research in two areas. First, I am researching how blind and visually impaired students learn computational thinking and computer programming. Secondly, I am earning my certification in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Primarily I am interested in its use within the medical community and for starters, create programs which guide medical decision making with more precision in regard to the diverse populations we find in the United States. Nonacademic work experience includes: Microsoft, Seattle, and Sierra Entertainment and Boeing. Academic associations include the Center for Social Sciences and Computational Research at the University of Washington, Seattle, United States Coast Guard Integrated Support Command, Seattle, Washington. Teaching experience includes University of Washington, undergraduate technology programs. One year, my students and I, assisted the Port of Tacoma in upgrading an in house program which tracked and recorded all rents and port leases for the container ships which used the Port of Tacoma as a major hub for shipping. The class project saved the Port of Tacoma approximately a million dollars and gave them the time they needed to decide their next leap in programming and automation. At Goshen College, upper level computing science and Information technology students learn both inside and outside the college with real world experience. We have assisted smaller manufacturers figure out specific problems with memory allocation in digital devices, created databases from historic records for cemeteries, and work with local and other employers to find paying internships for our students. I believe the burgeoning field of machine learning and AI, can yes, bring issues, but it can also support healthier lives. When automobiles were first created, it was a while before a simple idea, like a seat-belt, then airbags and now we have sensory detectors on cars to let us know when we are too close to another car or someone is too close to us. What is constant in our society is our ability to learn from mistakes, and/or see things from different points of view, balanced with fairness and concerns for others. Along with being professionally prepared, this is the work that I try to achieve and impress upon my students every day in computing science.

Computing Science

COSC206: Computational Thinking
COSC216: Programming I
COSC316: Programming II
COSC346: Human Computer Interaction
COSC356: Networking and Security
COSC360: Operating Systems
COSC365: Analysis of Algorithms
COSC366: Database Designs
COSC375: Topics in Computer Science (examples: Robotics, AI, ML, Secure Networking, White Hat Hacking)
COSC406: Systems Analysis
COSC409: Internship
COSC410: Senior Seminar
COSC416: Project Management

Game Development

COSC270: Introduction into Game Development 2D
COSC370: Advanced Game Development 3D & VR

Lower-Level: Computing Science: Computational Thinking, Introduction into Programming, Introduction into Game Development 2D (included ethics in game development) and Transact SQL.
Upper-Level: Programming II (language taught from most current language in development environments), Human Computer Interaction (Engineering and understanding the best designs for web and interactive experiences within a computational environment. Networking and Security (Understand and operating networking and security systems, within cloud and in-place solutions). Operating Systems,(Understanding the internal workings of computer processing units and memory use, communication and serialized working of programming commands processes). Analysis of Algorithms (understanding, recognize and learn to use optimal algorithms for solving real-life problems within a software engineering environment). Database Designs (Deep dive into types of databases, designing databases and effectively retrieving information from and understanding database structures). Topics in Computing Science integrates different subjects and computing science. These include, but are not limited to: Robotics, building your own secure, private network; understand and use Machine Learning and AI, creating game-like simulations to assist others with managing depression, ethics in computing science, impact of computing historically, social inclusion in learning situations for computing science. Systems Analysis is a learning partnership between software engineering and the ability to analyze a current real life issue and creating a software solution for a real life problem. Project Management is the implementation of the solution found in Systems Analysis, through project management techniques taught in class. Advanced Game Development 3D and Virtual Reality (using 3D structures and Virtual Reality Headsets to create simulations or games , which have covered topics such as mental health, mathematical games, gravity, and movement, and saving the world from zombies). Internships include working with local and regional industries to locate potential internships for GC computing and information technology students.

Google Grant (2016): GC Computing Science received an $8,500 grant from Google’s IgniteCS program, an initiative that supports student groups committed to developing and delivering a computer science outreach program in their community. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2QVia0nF5I

Indiana Computes Grant sub-awardee and PI for Goshen College, a $20,000 grant. Goshen College participated in developing and administering the IndianaComputes program. IndianaComputes is a K-12 program to deliver state-wide, rigorous, evidence based, comprehensive and cost-effective Computer Science (“CS”) Professional Development (“PD”) for teachers. The program ran for two years( 2019-21), with 10 universities across the state participating. The main goal of the program is the coaching of K-12 teachers in content knowledge and pedagogy in computer science.

Digital Eve, Goshen College, $1,800 grant from Mennonite.net, 2022. Goshen College chapter of Digital Eve, supporting women in computing Science.

Meta, in kind grant of 20 Oculus Quest II, virtual reality headsets. Value: $6000.00

AWS grant $2,500, 2023, and certification for Machine Learning in the Cloud and Artificial Intelligence.

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