Computer Information Systems

Faculty

Richard M. Plishka, M.B.A., Chair
John Beidler, Ph.D.
Yaodong Bi, Ph.D.
Benjamin Bishop, Ph.D.
Paul M. Jackowitz, M.S.
Robert W. McCloskey, Ph.D.
James R. Sidbury, Ph.D.
Charles E. Taylor, M.B.A.

Overview

The program was established in 1987 to serve students interested in application of computing in business and management domains. It shares a core of courses with the Computer Science major program, and it is supplemented by courses offered by the Kania School of Management. The program includes a senior-year Computer Projects course, in which students undertake an original project in collaboration with a faculty mentor. The program prepares students to be information systems professionals, capable of configuring and developing software applications. Graduates are qualified to pursue advanced degrees in computing or an M.B.A.

Minor in Computer Information Systems

The student must take a minimum of 18 credits including CMPS 134, 136 or 144, 330, 331 and two of MATH 142, CMPS 202 or 312, CMPS 240, 311, 340, 341, 344, 352, 356, 376 or 384. Students are encouraged to participate in an internship.

Combined Baccalaureate/Master’s Degree in Software Engineering

Computer Science and Computer Information Systems students with strong undergraduate records may be accepted and dually enrolled in the graduate program in Software Engineering through the Combined Baccalaureate/Master’s degree program. Interested students are advised to contact the Software Engineering Program Director before their junior year.

Computer Information Systems Curriculum
Dept. and No.				Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
				FIRST YEAR	FALL	SPRING
MAJOR		CMPS 134-144		Computer Science I-II	3	4
GE QUAN-COGNATE		MATH 142 - MATH 114		Discrete Structures - Analysis I	4	4
GE C/IL		C/IL 102		Computing & Information Literacy	3
GE WRTG - SPCH		WRTG 107 - COMM 100		Compositon - Public Speaking	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 120 - T/RS 121		Introduction to Philosophy - Theology I	3	3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective		3
GE FSEM-PHED		INTD 100 - PHED ELECT		Freshman Seminar - Physical Education	1	1
					17	18
				SECOND YEAR
MAJOR		CMPS 240-250		Data Structures - Machine Org.	3	3
COGNATE		ACC 253-254		Financial & Managerial Acc.	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 210 - T/RS 122		Ethics - Theology II	3	3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective	3
GE S/BH		ECO 153-154		Prin. of Micro.–Macro. Economics	3	3
GE ELECT		MATH 204 1		Statistics		3
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1	1
					16	16
				THIRD YEAR
MAJOR		CMPS 352 - ELECT 2		Operating Systems - Elective	3	3
MAJOR		CMPS 340-341		File Processing - Database Systems	4	3
MAJOR		CMPS 330-331		Info. Sys. - Info Sys. Dvlpmt.	3	3
COGNATE		MGT 351-352		Principles of Management I & II	3	3
COGNATE		MGT 251		Legal Environment of Business		3
GE NSCI		NSCI ELECT		Natural Science Elective	3
GE ELECT		ELECT		Free Elective		3
					16	18
				FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR		CMPS 490 - ELECT 2		Computer Projects - Elective	3	6
COGNATE		MKT 351		Intro. Marketing	3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Electives	3	3
GE NSCI		NSCI ELECT		Natural Science Elective	3
GE PHIL		PHIL 214		Computers and Ethics		3
GE ELECT		ELECT		Free Electives	3	3
					15	15
					Total: 131 Credits
1 Or STAT 251 2 Elective courses in the Computer Information Systems major must be chosen from CMPS 260, 344, 350, 354, 356, 358, 360, 362, 364, 370, 372, 374, 376, 384, 393, 440 and 481.