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Computer Science Minor

Computer Science Minor

Description

Computer science is the study of the theory and practice of computation. A computer scientist creates new hardware and software that is more efficient, effective, and reliable. Computer information systems, on the other hand, is the study of the use of computers for systematic organization of data that supports efficient and accurate collection, processing, analysis and retrieval of information. An information system specialist applies existing technology to solve real world problems. Both incorporate aspects of several other fields: mathematics, to analyze the properties of algorithms and data structures; engineering, to design and construct practical programs and machines; the experimental sciences, both to investigate the behavior of programs running on real machines and to use programs for modeling scientific phenomena; the cognitive sciences, to develop "intelligent" programs and to study computation in relation to human intelligence; and business administration, to identify information needs of organizations.

Admission to the Program

Anyone can declare this major.

Program Requirements

Core Courses (9 credits)

  • CSC203 Fundamentals of Computer Science I
  • CSC205 Fundamentals of Computer Science II
  • CSC209 UNIX Tools

Elective Courses (9 credits)

  • Three CSC courses numbered 300-489(excluding CSC 356 and CSC 486), selected by advisement

Total Number of Credits: 18

Note that the prerequisite courses are MTH 122, MTH 281, and CSC 120.

Department of Computer Science

Department Chair: Joan Lucas
Location: Brown 208
Visit Website
Email: lnoreck@brockport.edu
Phone: (585) 395-2146
Fax: (585) 395-2304

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Faculty & Staff

    


Vishal  Anand Ph.D
 (SUNY At Buffalo)  
Associate Professor
John S Appleman 
Lecturer
Michele M Barnard-DeCann MS
 (Rochester Institute Of Technology)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Donna J Ehrhart MS
 (Syracuse University)  
Lecturer
Mehruz  Kamal Ph.D
 (University Of Nebraska At Omaha)  
Assistant Professor
Kadathur B Lakshmanan Ph.D
 (Ohio State University-Main Campus)  
Professor and Chair
Joan M Lucas Ph.D
 (Princeton University)  
Professor
Sandeep R Mitra Ph.D
 (SUNY At Binghamton)  
Associate Professor
Timothy P Mullins MS
 (SUNY At Binghamton)  
Lecturer
Lisa  Noreck 
Secretary 1
Kulathur  Rajasethupathy Ph.D
 (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)  
Professor + Dir Mals
Thambrahalli M Rao Ph.D
 (Indian Institute of Science - Bangalore)  
Professor and Associate Dean
Daniel F Rogers MS
 (Syracuse University)  
Lecturer
Anthony  Scime DA
 (George Mason University)  
Associate Professor
Robert S Winter EDS
 (Kent State University-Main Campus)  
Lecturer