Computer Science (CS) and Computer Information Technology

(CIT) ProgramsWilliam Paterson University

Department of Computer Science

Highlights of Our Program

Curriculum: Up-to-date, challenging, and flexible. Computing facilities: State-of-the-art and fully

networked computing systems Work/Study and Internship opportunities Small class size with direct faculty attention Institutionalized mentoring/lab assistants program Undergraduate research opportunities

Accredited by ABET/CAC (Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology/ Computing Accreditation Commission) till 2020

Curriculum

Build upon foundation math and science courses Computer courses are balanced between theory and

applications Conforms to ABET & ACM/IEEE national standards Wide range of upper level computer electives Prepare students for a professional career or

graduate study Internship/Honors program/Independent Studies Research opportunities

Two Programs (Choice)

CSFocus on the Science, Math, and Engineering of Computers and Associated Technologies(synthesis & analysis)

CITFocus on Computers,Networking, Security, and associated Technologies(deployment and application)

Computer Core Courses

CS-2300 Computer Science I (C++ & Windows) CS-2400 Computer Science II (OOP C++ & Unix) CS-2600 Discrete Structures

CS CITCS-2800 Assembler Language CS-1300 Visual Basic CS-3410 Digital Logic & CS-2010 Comp. & Info. Tech.

Computer Organization CS 2550 Information SystemsCS-3420 Data Structures CS 2350 Computer HardwareCS-3450 Operating Systems

Advanced Core Computer Science Courses

CS-3380 Networking and Security CS-3500 Software Engineering

CS CITCS-3820 Programming CS-3350 Networking Fund.

Languages CS-3400 System Administration CS-4800 CS Seminar CS-3550 Data Management

CS-3900 CIT Work Experience

Computer Science Electives( Any 4 Courses for CS and 2 for CIT )

CS-3990 Selected Topics (CyberSecurity, Data Mining/Warehousing) CS-4020 Numerical Methods CS-4040 Computer Simulation CS-4050 Systems Programming CS-4051 Internet Applications with Java CS-4100 Artificial Intelligence CS-4200 Compiler Construction CS-4250 Computer and Network Security CS-4300 Data Communications & Computer Networks CS-4400 Database Management CS-4410 Computer Architecture CS-4450 Theory of Computation CS-4610 Computer Graphics CS-4700 Cloud Computing

Internship/Honors Computer Science Project/Indep. Studies

CS-4900 Honors Computer Science Project CS-4950 Internship

(for CIT majors: CS-3950 CIT / CIS Internship) CS-4990 Independent Studies

Note: CS Minor (20 credits) CIS Minor (18/19 credits)

Computing facilities

Three classroom labs, one open lab, and a Computer Science Research Center exclusively for CS majors

Three teaching computer labs in Atrium and many other computer labs on campus for general access

Sun Microsystems octacore server, Vmware, & others Solaris UNIX, Linux, and Windows 7 Platforms Lab computers are replaced every 3 years Extensive variety of software, IDE's, compilers, VM's... Fully networked (wired and wireless) environment Students participate in lab administration and

maintenance

Small Class Size

All classes are capped at 24Upper level class average around

15 studentsAll Computer Science major

classes taught by full time faculty

Student Research

Many students have been involved in research with faculty members (e.g., CfR in College of Science and Health and external grants from NSF, corporations ...)

Students presented their papers with professors in prestigious national and international conferences (e.g., Sigma Xi Annual Conference at St. Joseph University, Annual Student Math Conference at Moravian College)

Current faculty research interests are in software engineering, databases, computer architecture, compiler, digital signal processing, optimization theory and algorithms, & logic foundation in computer science. Interdisciplinary CS with Healthcare and CS Computational Group Theory with Chemistry.

Student Research Presentations

Work/Study Opportunities

Internal: many of CS majors work part-time with the Instruction and Research Technology (IRT) or with the department on tutoring and lab assistant program

External: many Computer Science majors work part-time with local industries, many CS & CIT seniors work full-time while taking classes

CS Student Organizations

Computer Society (SGA)ACM (Association for Computing

Machinery) Student ChapterUPE National Honor Society

Career Opportunities Demand for computing professionals will increase

as computer networking & demand for info. grows Demand exceeds number of graduates Successful placement record: our graduates hold

rewarding jobs as programmers, system analysts, database designers and administrators, managers, software engineers, network specialists, etc.

Software Engineer/$93K (Wall Street Journal 2014: )Computer Systems Analyst / $79,680

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Strong growth for decade ahead from 2016 on)http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/home.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/computer-systems-analysts.htm http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm

Career Opportunities

Starting salary is among the highest #1 (Software Engineer) and #5 (Computer Systems

Analyst) are the best jobs in America according to CareerCast.com in 2011

http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/jobs-rated-report-2016-ranking-200-jobs (#1 Data Scientist: 128K (average))(Software Engineer: $93K)(Information Security Analyst: $89K)(Computer Systems Analyst: $83K)(Network and Computer Sys. Administrator $76K )

Where Did Our Graduates Go(A Sample in Recent Years)

Our graduates have been employed by IBM, Telcordia Technologies, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Verizon, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, UPS, and many other companies.

Several have chosen to pursue graduate studies: many have gone to NJIT, Stevens Institute of Technology, SUNY at Stony Brook (1 received ‘Turner scholarship’ for Ph.D. in Computer Science), UMDNJ (1 in Biomedical Engineering), University of Delaware (1 Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, 1 Ph.D. in Computer Science), Drexel University (2 with full research assistantships in Computer Science), UC Santa Barbara (1 Ph.D. in Computer Science), U. Penn, UCLA...

More Career Opportunities2015 CNN / Money Magazine Best Jobs in America Report - IT jobs 4 of top 10 in

2015, including #1 and #2 best job to have!.

2015 CNN Money Magazine Best Jobs in America Report; IT jobs 4 of top 10 jobs

#1 Software Architect

#2 Video Game Designer

#8: Database Developer

#9 Information Assurance Analyst2014 CNN Money Magazine Best Jobs in America Report - IT jobs 5 of top 12 jobs

#1: Software Developer

#2 Computer Systems Analyst

#9 Web Developer

#11 Information Security Analyst

#12 Database Administrator https://cis.hfcc.edu/students/itmarket

Full-Time Faculty

Erh-Wen Hu, Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York Cyril S. Ku, Ph.D., Northwestern University Weihua Liu, Ph.D., University of Kentucky Ali Moghani, Ph.D., Iran University of Science & Tech. John Najarian, Ph.D., City University of New York Gilbert Ndjatou, Ph.D., City University of New York Bogong Su, Ph.D., Tsinghua University, China

Emeritus: Li-hsiang (Aria) Cheo, Ph.D., New York University

Summary

Affordable educationQuality programStimulating learning environmentCaring faculty membersMany levels of support systems to

help you succeedExcellent career opportunities

More Information?

For more informationCall CS Department at (973) 720-2649 E-mail the Department Chair, Dr. John P.

Najarian at NajarianJ@wpunj.eduVisit Department Website at:

http://cs-cit.wpunj.edu