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Microsoft
Scholarships
This
year's Microsoft Scholarships have just been awarded to
four students from the Computer Applications degree. The
four students were Dermot Brennan, Aodhan Cullen, Dermot
Duffy and Rory McTague, all from the Software Engineering
stream. Each of them submitted a 5000-word essay on the
topic "Computers and Culture" discussing the way
in which computers have created new avenues for artists,
writers, musicians and film-makers. Each student wins €1200.
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The
photograph shows, left to right, Kyran,
Aodhan, Rory, Dermot Duffy, Dermot Brennan and Deborah.
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The
students were presented with their certificates by Kyran
O'Neill and Deborah Walsh of Microsoft European Product Development
Centre and by Daire Kelly, who is also a CASE2 student and
is Microsoft's representative to DCU. The President Ferdinand
von Prondzynski and the Head of the School of Computing,
Prof. Joseph Morris attended the ceremony.
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The
winning essays, entitled Computers and Culture, can be viewed
here.
Essay1,
Essay 2, Essay
3, Essay 4
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