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Stuck in the Middle with You. Master’s Level Curricula. Panelists. Elizabeth Adams James Madison UniversitY Hans-Peter Bischof Rochester Institute of Technology Don Goelman Villanova University Roberta Evans Sabin Loyola College. Overview. Our institutions Our departments - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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CCSC Eastern 2004 - Master's Level Panel
Stuck in the Middle Stuck in the Middle with Youwith You
Stuck in the Middle Stuck in the Middle with Youwith You
Master’s Level CurriculaMaster’s Level Curricula
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Panelists• Elizabeth Adams
– James Madison UniversitY
• Hans-Peter Bischof– Rochester Institute of Technology
• Don Goelman– Villanova University
• Roberta Evans Sabin– Loyola College
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OverviewI. Our institutionsII. Our departmentsIII. Our master’s-level programsIV. Our audienceV. Our curriculaVI. Our “gotchas”
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Descriptive vs Prescriptive
• Questions for audience– Why are you here?– What do you want to know?
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Our InstitutionsJMU RIT Villanov
aLoyola
Audience
Location
Size
Focus
HighestDegree
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Our DepartmentsJMU RIT Villanova Loyola Audience
highest degree
u.g. degrees
formed
#faculty
#majors
# minors
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Our Master’s-Level ProgramsJMU RIT Villanov
aLoyola
Audience
# degrees
focus
when began
size
faculty
Presentation Mode
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More …• about our degree programs
– objectives
• about others‘ degree programs
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Our Master’s-Level StudentsJMU RIT Villanov
aLoyola
Audience
full-time part time
background
day night
support
% intl
goals
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More about students•
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Our Master’s-Level CurriculaJMU RIT Villanova Loyol
aAudience
# credit hours
time to complete
thesis ?
comprehensive exam?
project?
retention
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Our Master’s-Level CurriculaJMU RIT Villanova Loyol
aAudience
deficiencies
core courses
electives
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Pre-Core Courses• Computer Programming• Computer Organization• Data structures and algorithms• Discrete Mathematics
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Pre-Core
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Core Courses Secure Software Engineering
• Operating Systems• Database Systems• Software Engineering• Analysis of Algorithms• Programming Languages• Information Security• Requirements and Design• Networking and Security• Software Quality Assurance• Secure Network Operations• Elective/Thesis
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Core CoursesInformation Security
• Operating Systems• Formal Methods for Information Security• Ethics, Law and Policy in Cyberspace• Software Engineering• Networks and Network Security• Database Systems• Cryptography: Algorithms and Applications• Advanced Network Security• Secure Operations and Audit• Distributed Computing Security and Privacy • Trusted Systems• Elective/Thesis
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Core Courses (Villanova)
• Programming Languages• Theory of Computability• Automata Theory• Computer Organization• Operating Systems
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Core Courses - RIT• Algorithms• Foundations of computing theory
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Electives (Villanova)• Distributed systems• Networks• Data communication• Network management• Databases• Advanced databases• Artifical intelligence• Expert systems• HCI• Software engineering
• Advanced software engineering
• System programming• Advanced systems
programming• System administration• Computer graphics• Object oriented design &
programming• Multimedia Programming
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Elective Clusters – RIT• Theory• Security• Distributed Systems• Compiler/Language Tools• Algorithms• AI• Computer Graphics
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More about our Curricula
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Our GotchasJMU RIT Villanova Loyol
aAudience
attracting students
critical mass
comprehensive exams
double-duty courses
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Gotchas?? Or not??• critical mass• double-duty courses• students - pre and post 9/11• comprehensive exams• certificates
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Questions????
