Undergraduate - Clarion University

pages i-viii82 Clarion University of PennsylvaniaComputer Information ScienceDepartment of Computer Information Science,Susan Traynor, M.A., M.B.A., chair130 Becker HallTelephone: 393-2442E-mail address: straynor@clarion.eduWebsite: cis.clarion.eduCollege of Artsand SciencesAssociate Professors: Agyei-Mensah, J. O’Donnell, Rokh,TraynorAssistant Professors: Childs, WyattWelcome to the eye of the hurricane! In a world goingthrough dramatic change, the field of Computer InformationScience (CIS) stands at the center of the turmoil, designing,creating, and maintaining the technology and the systemsthat are central to the way the world works. Whether it’s e-commerce, information retrieval via the World Wide Web,financial transactions at a local bank, or rockets blastinginto space, computer scientists and information specialistsare responsible for the hardware and software systems usedfor these endeavors. And although the changes in the worldseem chaotic, there is calm at the center of the turmoil wherethe computer scientist and information specialist proceedmethodically using the tools of logic and mathematics andan evolving engineering discipline to shape this new worldbeing built.At Clarion, we have faculty who have many years of realworldexperience and many years of teaching and sharingthat experience with students. Students develop softwarefor a variety of computing platforms including mainframeand personal computers and the networks linking themtogether. Software experience includes C++, Visual Basic,Java and others. At Clarion, the CIS student gets the fullattention of the faculty who are in the classroom and in thelabs helping the students learn. There is a dramatic need forpeople to come join the ranks of the professionals that arequietly changing the world. If you are bright, energetic, andpersistent and love to solve difficult problems in creativeways, come join us!Computer Science, B.S. ...............................................58 creditsRequired: CIS 163, 244, 253, 254, 306, 350, 355, 356, 375,411, 460; CIS/MATH 140, MATH 260 or 270, ECON 221,PHIL 311, and credits of approved CIS electives in courses300-level or above.Information Systems, B.S. ..........................................63 creditsRequired: CIS 110, 202, 206, 217, 301, 303, 317, 330, 402,403, 411; MATH 131, 232; ECON 211, 212; ECON 221 orMATH 221; ACTG 251, 252; FIN 370, MGMT 320, MKTG360, and 6 credits of approved CIS electives in courses 300-level or above.Computer Science, Minor ...........................................18 creditsRequired: CIS 163, 244, 254, and 9 credits of approved CISelectives in courses 300-level or above.Information Systems, Minor ......................................18 creditsRequired: CIS 110, 202, 217, 301 and 6 credits of approvedCIS electives in courses 300-level or above.Computer Information Science CoursesCIS 110: Introduction to Computer Information Systems 3 s.h.Surveys the needs for, and roles of, computer information systems in contemporary society. Designed to satisfy the need of studentsfrom every discipline to be “computer literate,” and provides the necessary basis for further computer-related studies. Emphasizescomputer requirements in organizations, history, hardware concepts, programming, application software, systems development, andcomputer operations.CIS/MATH 140: Essential Topics in Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science 3 s.h.An introduction to the discrete mathematics essential for course work in computer science. Elementary coverage of proofs includingmathematical induction, sets, functions, relations, Boolean algebra, number theory, combinatorics, analysis of algorithms includingrecursive algorithms, matrices, and the logic of control and data storage through hand computation. The course should be taken ina computer science major’s first year. It is a prerequisite for upper division required major courses in the computer science major. Asuccessful student should be able to apply the concepts taught to problem solving in computer science.CIS 163: Introduction to Programming and Algorithms I 3 s.h.Addresses the broad issues of computer science as well as introductory programming. Emphasizes fundamental interaction at theoperating system (PC and mainframe) and relevant application (program development tools) level. Introduces programming as acritical component within the framework of computer science. Includes architecture, operating systems, and software engineering.