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Computer Information Science Major

结合软件工程和商业与计算机信息科学学位

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作为SBU计算机信息科学专业的学生，你将学习计算机的综合知识 科学和工商管理课程，准备你成为一个高素质的 software engineer with leadership and management skills. SBU's CIS major focuses on 软件工程，同时强调软件开发的业务方法.

你会把你的计算机科学学习付诸行动，动手，现实世界 为公司和组织(如Silver)创建软件解决方案的项目 美元城，BNSF铁路，奥扎克食品丰收，堪萨斯城联邦储备银行， 国防部承包商，以及斯普林菲尔德和玻利瓦尔商会.

SBU被认为是该地区软件工程师的主要生产者之一，也是其中之一 全国只有六家福音派基督教机构获得了ABET认证. 在SBU学习计算机信息科学将使你具备创造性的领导能力 roles in a world of digital information.

The Computer Information Science degree is offered through SBU's College of Professional Programs. 

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Degree plan

100%
Job
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(SBU CIS毕业生在毕业后6个月内就业率达到100% out of the last 6 years.)

SBU students working on computers in classroom

The SBU Advantage

  • SBU CIS毕业生在毕业后6个月内就业率达到100% out of the last 6 years.
  • SBU is home to a dedicated cybersecurity lab.
  • All program faculty have or are pursuing a Ph.D.; together they have more than 100 combined years of teaching and industry experience.
  • 技术领袖和SBU CIS校友帮助塑造该计划的未来方向 by serving on the CIS Advisory Board.
  • SBU计算机专业毕业生的起薪一般在 from $50,000-$75,000.

Faith Integration

SBU的计算程序致力于基督教的有意整合 faith and academic discipline. For example, each year at least one senior project is chosen that has an intentional spiritual focus. In the past, these senior projects 让全球媒体拓展、新部落等公司和组织受益 Mission and IMB missionaries in Thailand.

Psalm 15 — SBU's College of Professional Programs and the Robert W. Plaster College of Business 有《宝博体育》第15篇的倡议，它提供了信仰和学术的有意整合 discipline. Using Psalm 15 as a basis, the Colleges have identified eight character traits that should be the hallmark of the students and graduates. These character traits are emphasized in coursework and in a special lecture series. The highlighted 性格特征是:正直、服务、尊重、慈善、忠诚、诚实、 Humility and Perseverance.

Ethics and Professional Development — As part of an intentionally Christian education, students in the Robert W. Plaster 商学院选修了道德与职业发展的高级课程. 本课程教导基督徒的个人和职业道德，并装备学生 生活技能，如职业发展，礼仪和仆人式领导 培养有道德的商业领袖的目标是成为社会的仆人式领袖 workplace.

Careers

SBU CIS毕业生目前就职于8家财富100强企业，其中包括:

  • Wal-Mart Information Systems Division
  • Conoco-Phillips
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • IBM
  • Microsoft
  • Boeing
  • Lockheed-Martin
  • Google

其他聘用我们计算机和信息科学专业毕业生的组织 include:

  • Accenture
  • Edward Jones
  • Jack Henry & Associates
  • O'Reilly Corporate Headquarters
  • Shelter Insurance
  • Union Pacific Railroad

Internships

几乎所有SBU CIS学生都完成了至少一次软件开发方面的带薪实习 prior to graduation. In the summer of 2016, the CIS program had 36 undergraduate students employed in paid internships.

Examples of organizations that have provided internships for our students:

  • Associated Electric Cooperative
  • ANPAC
  • Cerner Corporation
  • FIS Global
  • Garmin
  • Leggett & Platt

Clubs and Organizations

Competitive Programming Teams

SBU是密苏里州最具竞争力的编程团队之一，拥有超过 20 top-10 national awards in the last five years. Additionally, SBU is the 2017 CCSC Mid-South Regional Champion Competitive Programming Team! Use what you're learning 在课堂上参加各种区域性和全国性的比赛贯穿始终 the year.

Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

SBU’s FBLA team competes nationally in various categories. The team has produced five national champions and 15 top-10 finishes at FBLA nationals in the past 10 years.

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

加入SBU的计算机协会分会，这是世界上最大的科学组织 and educational computing society.

Full-Time Faculty

Jim Cain

Dr. Jim Cain, Professor
Jeff Kimball

Dr. Jeff Kimball, Professor
Meilani Conley

Meilani Conley, Instructor
Baochuan Lu

Dr. Baochuan Lu, Professor
Amos Gichamba

Dr. Amos Gichamba, Division Head

Accreditation

 专业课程学院内的精选课程由美国联邦认证委员会认证 Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The Computer Science 和网络安全项目由ABET的计算机认证委员会认证.

SBU的计算机科学课程是福音派学校唯一获得abet认证的课程 在玻利瓦尔500英里半径内的基督教学院，是仅有的六所福音派大学之一 Christian institutions nationwide to receive this accreditation. SBU's cybersecurity 该课程是美国福音派基督教学院唯一获得abet认证的课程 玻利瓦尔方圆800英里，是仅有的两个福音派基督教机构之一 nationwide to receive this accreditation. SBU's Division of Computing & Mathematics is the only department at any evangelical Christian institution in the U.S. to house programs accredited by both ABET and ACBSP.

Competitive Programming

SBU是密苏里州最具竞争力的编程团队之一，拥有超过 20 top-10 national awards in the past five years.

  • CCSC Central Plains Regional Champion seven times in past 10 years
  • AITP全国高校会议13次全国前三名或以上 10 years
  • 国际学院美国中部地区前20名的队伍 Programming Contest each year since 2005

Research lab

SBU CIS学生受益于CIS研究实验室，一个Windows 7 100基础TX以太网 网络化实验室拥有三个并行处理平台，包括数百个 NVidia system. Lab is primarily used for senior projects, work study and research projects.

Scholarships

You will have the opportunity to apply for several privately funded scholarships. Select incoming freshmen receive a CIS award for their first year.

Taylor Center

专业课程学院坐落在吉恩·泰勒国家自由企业 Center. The Taylor Center was expanded and renovated to provide the following benefits for our students:

  • 增加了可以保留的专用学习区域和演示室的数量 in advance
  • 某些专业的钥匙卡访问增加了建筑物的安全性，同时允许你 下班后使用空间和设备，有效地学习和完成小组项目
  • Student lounge and open spaces to study, relax and hang out

Program Objectives and Outcomes

Student Outcomes

Graduates of the computer information science program will have an ability to:

  • 分析一个复杂的计算程序，并应用计算和其他相关的原理 disciplines to identify solutions
  • Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program's discipline
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts
  • 认识到专业责任，并在计算实践中做出明智的判断 based on legal and ethical principles
  • 作为团队成员或领导者，在适当的活动中有效地发挥作用 to the program's discipline
  • 支持信息系统的交付、使用和管理 systems environment

Educational Objectives

Within a few years of graduation, graduates from the computer information science program at Southwest Baptist University will be able to:

  • 与同事、客户、主管和其他专业人士进行有效的沟通 work constituents using both written and oral communication
  • 在面对社会、道德和法律问题时，懂得如何做出理性的决定 issues inherent to the computing field
  • 运用计算学科的理论框架进行分析、设计 and implementation of problem solutions and systems
  • 从基督教的角度来运用计算机技术 servant leaders within their chosen careers
  • 追求持续的专业发展、高级学位、研究和技术 certifications where appropriate

Enrollment and Graduation Data for Computer Information Science Degree

  2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Number of students enrolled 40 33 29 33 29
Number of students graduated 5 4 5 4  

 

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