2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Computer Information Systems
Bachelor of Science degree
with a major in Computer
Information Systems
Minor in Computer Information
Systems
Department Chair
Sharon Tuttle, Ph.D.
Department of Computing Science
Nelson Hall West 234
(707) 826-3834
csdept@humboldt.edu
www.humboldt.edu/~csdept
The Program
The CIS degree at Humboldt emphasizes
fundamentals of computing and their application
to solving information needs that
arise in business, the natural and physical
sciences and the arts. The degree includes
traditional CIS course work, such as Systems
Analysis and Database Design, but it also emphasizes
application development through
a multi-semester sequence of classes that
build progressively using an experiential approach
to teaching and learning. In addition,
it embraces the mathematical foundations
of computing as a discipline by requiring
discrete mathematics, and it insists that
students are conversant with the fundamentals
of the computing discipline such
as programming, operating systems and
computer architecture.
Successful CIS majors graduate prepared
for entry-level employment as programmers,
database designers, systems analysts and
network specialists. The degree program
also provides a work experience opportunity,
which many students find provides an important
bridge between their course work and
the world of employment.
Many students who do not actually major
in CIS find the study of their selected major
complemented by the study of information
systems. Pursuit of a CIS minor is appropriate
to nearly every major course of study:
humanities; applied, behavioral, and social
sciences; education; basic sciences; the arts;
and business administration.
Majors have access to the departmental
lab, which provides dual boot Linux and
Windows platforms that are connected to
the University's network. In addition, there
is an Internet Teaching Laboratory, which
provides an isolated network for network
design experimentation. Resources (serv-
ers) for n-tier application development are
available at both the department and the
university levels.
The program provides a structured handson
laboratory experience for nearly all its
courses. Concepts presented in traditional
manner during lectures are clarified, anchored,
and developed by related laboratory
exercises with an instructor present. With
the faculty member’s guidance and counsel,
students often use this forum as an opportunity
to explore and discover.
Students participate in the Computing
Science Club, affiliated with the Association
for Computing Machinery.
Preparation
High school students should take mathematics
and general science courses. Oral
and written communication skills are also
important.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
A minimum grade of C must be earned in
all core courses (CIS & Math) required for
the major. Prerequisite courses must be
passed with a minimum grade of C.
Lower Division
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers
[The following may substitute for CIS 110 on a
pre-approved basis: 3 units from CIS 170, 171,
172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 180C, 180L,
271, and 272. These 1-unit courses are fiveweek
modules in word processing, spreadsheet,
database, graphics software, and special topics
for microcomputers.]
CIS 130 Introduction to Programming
STAT 108 Elementary Statistics
MATH 109 Calculus I or
MATH 105 Calculus for the Biological
Sciences & Natural Resources
CIS 230 C++ Programming
CIS 250 Introduction to
Operating Systems
CIS 260 Systems Analysis
CIS 291 Data Structures in C++
MATH 253 Discrete Mathematics
Upper Division
CIS 315 Database Design &
Implementation
CIS 318 Programming Database
Applications
CIS 350 Computer Architecture
& Assembly Language
CIS 372
CIS 450
CIS 492
Telecommunications
Information Resource
Management
Systems Design &
Implementation
Fifteen additional units chosen from the
following (no more than three units from
CIS/CS 482 and 499):
CIS/CS 235 Java Programming
CIS/CS 240 Visual Basic Programming
CIS/CS 373 Network Design &
Implementation
CIS/CS 464 Electronic Commerce
(e-commerce)
CIS/CS 475 Geographic Information
Systems: Spatial Analysis
& Modeling
CIS/CS 480 Selected Topics in
Information Systems
CIS/CS 482 Internship
CIS/CS 499 Directed Study
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Group A [3 units]
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers
or three units from the following
CIS 170 Essentials of Procedural
Programming I
CIS 171 Word Processing I
CIS 172 Spreadsheets I
CIS 173 Micro database I
CIS 174 Micro Graphics I
CIS 175 Microbased Operating
System
CIS 176 Introduction to Internet
CIS 178 Creating Web Homepages
CIS 180 Selected Introductory Topics
in Computer Literacy
CIS 271 Word Processing II
CIS 272 Spreadsheets II
Group B [3 units - Required]
CIS 130 Introduction to Programming
or
CS 131 Introduction to Computer
Science
Group C [12 units - minimum 6 upper division]
Choose four of the following courses:
CIS 230 C++ Programming
CIS/CS 235 Java Programming
CIS/CS 240 Visual Basic Programming
CIS 250 Introduction to
Operating Systems
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog
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