Department of Computer and Information Sciences

OPEN HOUSE

2006

Excellent Faculty Diversity a Main Strength

Faculty are very diverse Come from a variety of academic and

industrial backgrounds including CS, Math, Chemistry, Social/Behavioral Sciences, Philosophy – a strength

Core faculty have been here for up to 30 years – very dedicated and love to teach

Few adjuncts; high quality

CS Department Alumni Distinguished Alumni

Many successful alumni – both BS and MS Many have gone on to successful careers in business and

industry – from large corporations to new ventures…IBM, GE, ITT, CSC Corp, AT&T, Optelios; a number of have started their own businesses

Some have gone on to doctoral programs at, for example, Duke, UMass, Binghamton, USC, Stevens Institute of Technology, Northwestern, Syracuse

Many stay in the Utica/Rome area Working with local companies such as PAR,

Integrated Sensors, Niagara Mohawk, IITRI, Booz Allen, Capraro Technologies

Working at Information Institute of the Air Force at the former Griffiss Air Force Base; great contact for students, lots of interaction

Some have formed their own companies Work experience includes internships

Why CS at SUNYIT? Excellent learning environment Low student/faculty ratios; among the best in SUNY

or elsewhere Section enrollment typically 15-30 with only a few

larger Largest department at SUNYIT; 11 full-time and a

few adjuncts; If you need or want attention, you get it (sometime,

even if you don’t want)

Why CS at SUNYIT? Students exposed to many advanced topics

through: Wide set of electives each semester Graduate courses available to undergrads with

good GPA Joint BS/MS program – complete both degrees in

a total of 4.5 to 5 years of full-time study

Academic Programs Computer Science (BS) Computer Information Systems (BS) Computer Science (BS/MS) Computer Science (MS)

BS in CS

Department of Computerand Information Science

BS in CIS

RequiredCoursework

ElectivesPackage Appropriately to

easily create a specializationSystem Administration

Entertainment Computing

Data Security / Information Assurance

Modeling and Simulation

Scientific and Engineering Computing

Artificial Intelligence

Accounting

Computer Science

Economics

Health Services Management

Marketing

Science Technology and Society

Solid CS Background

Solid and GeneralComputing and Inf. SystemsBackground + Minors in:

General Issues Normal full-time load is 16 credits; 18 allowed

without special permission Consider registering for 18 credits; drop one or more

courses if academic difficulty is encountered Be attentive in first week for appropriate placement Full-time status requires minimum of 12 credits;

dropping below 12 jeopardizes full-time financial aid, and possibly health insurance

Mohawk Valley Consortium Full-time students may take one course a

semester at partner institutions (MVCC, HCCC, Hamilton, Utica College, Morrisville, Empire State) at no added tuition cost Course must be applicable to student’s degree

program Course can not be offered on home campus

during the same semester Space available basis

General Education SUNY-wide requirements (for all

baccalaureate degrees) Campus Requirements (applicable to all

SUNYIT degrees) Departmental Requirements (applicable to CS

and CIS majors) Minimum of one approved course in each

category, and a total of not less than 30 credits

General Education Communication Humanities Arts Social/Behavioral

Sciences Finite or Discrete Math Calculus, Linear

Algebra, or Statistics

Laboratory Science Science Elective Foreign Language American History World History Other Civilizations On-Line

Communication or Documentation

Joint BS/MS Program Requirements

145 credits including 33 graduate credits Must meet all specific course requirements for each

degree Twelve credits may be simultaneously applied to both

degrees Student may take CSC 500 which carries graduate credit

and meets Finite/Discrete Math requirement Two graduate courses are applied as advanced

undergraduate electives One graduate course is applied as an unrestricted

undergraduate elective

BS/MS Program (cont’d) Advantages

Immediate admission into a graduate program 145 credits to complete MS vs. 124 for BS and

157 for both degrees Reduced tuition costs May be completed in three years for well

prepared junior transfer students and five or less for entering freshmen

Odds and Ends Labs are very current

Students have many opportunities for hands-on experience; labs continually updated

Four main labs currently used for teaching Support for Windows XP/VISTA, Free BSD

UNIX, Gentoo Linux, Mac OSX, and Solaris All Microsoft software (except Office) available

free to CS/IS majors

Co-ops and Internships Co-op

Available as a course. Student may get up to 4 credits for CS related work during semester or summer

Students (generally with faculty help) locate paying jobs

The CS and CIS Curricula Follow the joint guidelines and

recommendations of ACM/IEEE CS First year sequence common to both programs

CS 108 – Computing Fundamentals CS 240 – Data Structures and Algorithms

Additional Core Course for CS CS220 – Computer Organization

CS Program: Intermediate Courses CS 249 – Object-Oriented Programming CS 330 – Operating Systems and Networking CS 350 – Information and Knowledge

Management CS 370 – Software Engineering

CS Program: Advanced Coursework Advanced Electives (12 credits)

Three courses to be selected from advanced electives or graduate courses

See http://www.cs.sunyit.edu/ Capstone Project (2 credits) Many courses in Information Systems and

information Technology available to CS majors for use as unrestricted elective credit

CIS Program: Intermediate Courses IS310 – Hardware and Network Infrastructure IS 320 – System Analysis and Design IS 325 – Database Management Systems IS 330 – Decision Support and Intelligent

Systems

Any Two Courses, One at 300 Level or Higher that Have One of the Following Prefixes:

ACC, BUS, ECO, FIN, MGT, MKT

CIS: Advanced IS Electives Twelve credits selected from

IS 305 – Applications Programming in COBOL IS 315 – Networking of Information Systems IS 340 – E-commerce IS 470 – Database Programming IS 490 – Selected Topics in IS Selections also include about ten CS electives

CS 108 – Programming Fundamentals Emphasis on structured programming Currently taught in C Equivalent courses elsewhere may be taught

in C or C++, but not in Visual Basic. Includes arrays and some discussion of

pointers and lists

CS 240 – Data Structures and Algorithms May be taught in either Java or C++; check section

for language Fundamental data structures

Stacks Queues Linked Lists Hash Tables Trees Graphs

Prerequisites: Object Oriented Programming, Finite/Discrete Math

CS 249 – Object Oriented Programming Currently taught in Java Equivalent course may have been taught in

C++ Prerequisites are Fundamentals and Finite

Math

CS Program – Core Course Flowchart

CS 108Fundamentals

Prereq: None

MAT 115Finite Math

Prereq: College Mathematics (or HS

Algebra)

CS 220Computer Organization

Prereq: MAT 115

CS 240Data Structures

Prereq: CS 108 andMAT 115

CS 330Operating Systems and

Networking

Prereq: CS220 and CS 240

CS 370Software Engineering

Prereq: CS 240, CS249

CS 350Information and

Knowledge Management

Prereq: CS 240

CS Program Core Course Flowchart

CS 249Object-Oriented Programming

Prereq: CS 108, CS240 and

MAT 115

CIS Program: Core Course Flowchart

CS 108Fundamentals

Prereq: None

MAT 115Finite Math

Prerequisite: College Mathematics or HS

Algebra

CS 240Data Structures

Prereq: CS 108 and MAT 115

IS 320Systems Analysis and

Design

Prereq: CS 240

IS 310Hardware and Network

Infrastructure

Prereq: CS 108

IS 325Database Management

Systems

Prereq: CS 240

IS 330Decision Support and

Intelligent Systems

Prereq: CS 240