School:
College of Science
Department:
Computer Science
Student Type:
Undergraduate and Adult Accelerated Undergraduate
Program:
Computer Information Systems
Faculty:
Ruth Chen, Ph.D.
Eileen G. Clark, M.S.
J. Kevin Doyle, Ph.D.
Barbara T. Grabowski, Ph.D.
Ralph D. Meeker, Ph.D.
Daniel E. Nohl, Ph.D.
Lecturers:
Lawrence Pollack, M.S.
Sam Russo, M.S., M.B.A.
Martin Mark Sowa, M.A., M.B.A.
Petre Turcu, D.S.
Fr. Richard Shonka, O. S. B., Emeritus Faculty
The Lecturers listed are individuals who have been employed as instructors on an as-needed basis,
within the last several years, to teach courses at Benedictine University. Instructors listed may not
currently be employed by Benedictine University. The University is fortunate to be able to provide our
students with part-time faculty whose experience, credentials and commitment to education add to the high quality of our resident faculty.
Objectives:
The discipline of information systems is concerned with the organizational foundations of systems and their emerging strategic role, specifically:
1. The technical foundations of information systems, including hardware, software, storage and telecommunications technologies that comprise the organization's information technology infrastructure; and
2. The role of information systems in redesigning organizations, including reengineering of critical business processes and in enhancing management decision-making.
General education courses in information systems are designed to introduce a student to the specific technical skills needed to make effective use of information technology.
The program for majors is designed to produce graduates equipped to function in entry-level information systems positions with a basis for continued career growth. Graduates are expected to interact more effectively with clients and to work effectively in teams. Graduates will have good written and oral communication skills. They will also be prepared to enter graduate programs in information systems or in related disciplines.
The information systems curriculum falls into four sets of courses.
1. General courses in information systems
2. Courses in specialized information technology and application design:
a) computer programming, data structures, object oriented design and analysis, computer organization and architecture
b) data storage and management
c) database design
d) computer networks and data communications
3. Courses in application development and project management
4. Business foundations:
a) accounting, economics and finance
b) management and marketing
c) mathematics and statistics
Requirements - Major:
Our information systems major is designed so that the entire degree is available through day classes and through evening courses.
The computer information systems major must complete a minimum of 29 hours of computer information systems courses numbered 180 or above, including 12 hours at the 300-level, 15 hours in business courses and ten hours of computational courses. Required computer information systems courses are: CIS-C180(2), CIS-C181(2), CIS-C200(4), CIS-205(3), CIS-220(3), CIS-274(3), CIS-376(3) or CIS-388(3), and CIS-398(3). CIS-396, CIS-397 and CIS-399 do not count towards major credit.
Required business courses include ACCT-111(3), 112(3), ECON-C101(3) or ECON-C102(3), and two of the following three courses: FINA-300(3) [ECON-C101(3) recommended], MGT-C300(3) [ECON-C101(3) recommended], and MKTG-300(3) [ECON-C102(3) recommended].
Required computational courses include: MATH-C115(3), MGT-150(3) and MATH-240(4).
Grades of "C" or better are required to apply information systems, business or computational courses toward the degree.
A student cannot major in both Computer Information Systems and Computer Science.
Requirements - Minor:
Students seeking a minor in information systems must complete, with a grade of "C" or better: MATH-240(4) and at least 17 hours of computer information systems coursework, CMSC C180(2), CMSC C181(2), including CMSC C200(4), CMSC 205(3) CMSC 270(3) and CMSC 270(3) or CMSC 274(3).
One course must be at the 300-level.
A Computer Science major is not eligible for a minor in Information Systems.
Major Sheet:
http://www.ben.edu/major_sheets/infosyst.pdf (will open in a new window)
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