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There does not now, nor will there ever exist, a programming language in which it is the least bit hard to write bad programs.
- L. Flon
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Welcome
Computer Science and Information Systems
The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems offers
two undergraduate degrees, a B.S. degree in Computer Science and
a B.S. degree in Computer Information Systems. The programs allow
the student to develop a solid foundation in problem solving,
algorithm development, the structuring of data, and computer organization.
Computer Science majors concentrate on the theory and applications
of computers, whereas, Information Systems majors concentrate
on the application of computers to business. Links to detailed
descriptions of each program are provided at the bottom of this
page.
The Computer Science and Information Systems Department of Benedictine
University participates in the MSDN Academic Alliance Program
(MSDNAA).
History of the Department
| Academic computing at Benedictine began in 1970
when Fr. Richard Shonka, O.S.B. received a National Science
Foundation grant to secure a Hewlett Packard mini computer.
The Computer Science major was first offered in 1978-79, although
many of the courses had been offered previously as specialties
within the Mathematics program. The photograph at the right,
taken in 1989, shows computer science faculty Dr. Ralph
Meeker, Dr. John Cicero and Dr. Dan Nohl (standing L to R)
and Ms. Eileen Clark (seated). They are gathered at the
operator's console of the Unix based time-sharing system that
provided primary support for academic computing at the time.
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| Dr. Cicero recently accepted
the position of dean of Roosevelt University's Evelyn T. Stone
University College, after having served as dean of academic
affairs at Springfield College Benedictine University and
dean of the College of Business, Technology and Professional
Programs at Benedictine. Dr. Meeker, Dr. Nohl and Ms. Clark
are shown in a current photo at one of the dual boot Windows/Linux
workstations housed in the Computer Research Laboratory. |
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