Before we dive into the happenings of our CSS session “Knowledge is Power” which took place February 9th, 2018 let us first analyze the title. What is Knowledge? It is the acquired skills, information and facts acquired by a person through education or experience; theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. Now we know how Read more about Knowledge is Power[…]
Women vs Men. Posing the question of whether one gender is better than the other is like placing yourself below cracking ice. It is a frightful situation, and one sudden move can cause you to sink to the freezing bottom. Yet, hearing the answers to this question is a risk worth taking. In these cases, Read more about Are Women As Good As Men In Information Technology?[…]
Whether it’s with friends, family, colleagues or random persons on the internet, we always use communication. We use it through the words we say and type, through the side eyes we give or even the impatient snapping of our fingers. There’s no doubt that communication leads our everyday lives; with the messages we want to convey Read more about How Technical Are You?[…]
Fellow CSSrs certainly were as they got hands-on experience understanding networking with Network Security Engineers Renne Mings and David Smith. Their presentation outlined the key components to networking; the OSI model, networking communication, networking equipment, network connectivity and network troubleshooting tools. By the end of it, all students were given a demonstration of how to Read more about Are You Connected?[…]
The CSS was pleased to have been offered the opportunity to visit the Barbados Light & Power Company Limited (BL&P) on Friday, 9th September, 2016. The purpose of the visit was to expose the CSS to the concept of enterprise IT. Enterprise IT or Enterprise Information Technology, also known as enterprise-class IT, refers to the Read more about Barbados Light & Power Company Limited Visit[…]
The Summer App Workshop was organized in partnership with the Faculty of Science & Technology (through the CSS Coordinator Maurice Beckles) and Extension Engine (www.extensionengine.org) with Mike Miklavic, Dino Cikatic and Andrej Scorci serving as their representatives. The purpose was to give students the opportunity to learn from top software engineers and build then deploy Read more about CSS App Workshop[…]
“Can You Fix It”, the theme of today’s session which was spear headed by two of the society’s most prominent tech gurus – Roger Straker and Melissa Chewitt as they imparted knowledge of the fundamental concepts of hardware and software maintenance.
Empowerment and Entrepreneurship were the subjects up for discussion in today’s session. CSS was glad to have with them, Michael Mayers (Assitant P.R Officer) and Khaleid Holder ( P.R Officer) representing Junior Chamber International (JCI) along with lecturer and co-coordinator of the Student Entrepreneurial Empowerment Development programme (SEED) programme at U.W.I –Mrs. Ayanna Young-Marshall.
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Our session today was presented by Phillip Louis ( Barbados ICT Professionals) and Paul Marshall (JP Marshall) who offered valuable interview advice and insight concerning the working world.
Today we were joined by two guest presenters: Mr. Joseph McClean and Mr. Alan Emtage who spoke on software design patterns and solving problems with code.