1. Department of Computer and Information Science

2. Department of Computer and Information Science
BS in CS
BS in CIS
Required Coursework
Electives Package Appropriately to create a ready specialization
Solid and General Computing and Inf. Systems Background
Accounting
Computer Science
Economics
Health Services Management
Marketing
Science Technology and Society
System Administration
Entertainment Computing
Data Security / Information Assurance
Modeling and Simulation
Scientific and Engineering Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Solid CS Background

3. Excellent Faculty 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 18 to more than 30 years – very dedicated and love to teach
Few adjuncts; high quality

4. 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 startup companies…IBM, GE, ITT, CSC Corp, AT&T, Optelios; some alums 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

5. Many students stay in the Utica/Rome area
Working with local companies such as PAR, Integrated Sensors, Niagara Mohawk, IITRI, Booz Allen, Capraro Technologies
Some work 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

6. Why CS at SUNYIT? Excellent learning environment
Low student/faculty ratios; among the best in SUNY or elsewhere
Section enrollment typically with only a few larger
Largest department at SUNYIT; 11 full-time and a few adjuncts; attention if you want it
If you want or need attention, you get it

7. 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

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

9. Department of Computer and Information Science
BS in CS
BS in CIS
Required Coursework
Electives Package Appropriately to create a ready specialization
Solid and General Computing and Inf. Systems Background
Accounting
Computer Science
Economics
Health Services Management
Marketing
Science Technology and Society
System Administration
Entertainment Computing
Data Security / Information Assurance
Modeling and Simulation
Scientific and Engineering Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Solid CS Background

10. 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

11. General Education
SUNY-wide requirements (for all baccalaureate degrees)
Campus Requirements (applicable to all SUNYIT degrees)
Departmental Requirements (applicable to CS and CIS majors)

12. 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

13. The CS and CIS Curriculum
Follow the joint guidelines and recommendations of ACM/IEEE CS published in 2001
Core common to both programs
CS 108 – Computing Fundamentals
CS 109 – Object Oriented Programming
CS 240 – Data Structures and Algorithms

14. The CS Program: Intermediate Courses
CS 220 – Computer Organization
CS 330 – Operating Systems and Networking
CS 350 – Information and Knowledge Management
CS 370 – Software Engineering

15. CS Program: Advanced Coursework
Advanced Electives
Three courses to be selected from advanced electives or graduate courses
See
Capstone Project (2 credits)

16. 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 Management Courses

17. 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

18. 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 takes 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

19. 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

20. Other Labs are very current
Students have many opportunities for hands-on experience; labs updated on regular basis
Four main labs currently used for teaching
Support for Windows XP, Free BSD UNIX, Linux, and Solaris
All Microsoft software (except Office XP) available free to CS/IS majors

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