Technical Committee

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Tech committee's ambition is for ieee.ucsd.edu to be no less than the greatest website on the internet. The activities of tech committee break down into three primary areas: User Experience and Design, Application Development, and Shared Services and Infrastructure. Click on a rectangle to bring it into focus.

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Shared Services and Infrastructure
  • Want site to have consistent functionality and feel. Write extensible frameworks to facilitate rapid application development and maximum integration.
  • Write components and services that can be reused by many applications.
  • Work on content management system to ensure the content generators can easily add and modify wide spectrum of static and dynamic content.
  • Administer and maintain server to facilitate optimal performance, reliability, and security.
  • Skills: php, mysql, xml, html, css, javascript, objected oriented design, linux servers, apache
Application Development
  • Implement functionality based on needs of users and content generators.
  • Use components written by Shared Services and Infrastructure when possible, specify areas for further development where infrastructure is lacking.
  • Work with User Experience and Design to ensure that applications are functionally efficient, good looking, and intuitive to use.
  • Skills: html, css, javascript, php, mysql, object oriented design, interface design
User Experience and Design
  • Want the user to find exactly what they're looking for in the shortest amount of time while having a pleasing experience.
  • Design visual elements - layout, colors, fonts, styles, graphics - for maximum positive aesthetics.
  • Design content for navigability, structure, and organization.
  • Want our content to communicate its message as effectively as possible.
  • Work closely with Shared Services and Application Development to test applications for usability and bugs. Specify areas for further development.
  • Skills: html, css, usability testing, graphic design, interface design, strong organizational and written communication skills

Our Mission

Jordan Rhee: Tech Committee Team Lead

Facilitate the technical, professional, and social development of the undergraduate engineering population at UCSD by providing:

Duties and Responsibilities

How to Join Technical Committee

Deadline

Email your resume to ieee.ucsd@gmail.com. The deadline to apply to Tech Committee for Spring 2008 is 11:59pm Sunday 4/13. Applications submitted after this date will be considered for Fall 2008.

Technical Evaluation

All applicants to tech committee are required to take a short technical evaluation before we can grant an interview. The technical evaluation is a multiple choice test designed to evaluate your familiarity with general computer science concepts, web technologies, and object oriented design.

We will be administering technical evaluations at our Spring 2008 infosession.

Interview Process

  1. Email your resume to ieee.ucsd@gmail.com with the subject line "Join Tech Committee". Within 1-3 business days, you will receive an email confirming that we have received your resume and are reviewing it.
  2. Within 3-5 business days of receiving the confirmation email, you will be informed whether or not we would like to proceed with an interview.
  3. We try to schedule the interview as soon as possible. The interview takes about 30 minutes.
  4. All committee members must be approved by the officer team, so you will be informed of our decision after the first officers meeting following your interview.

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