Information Systems
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Chairperson: Arie Kaufman
Undergraduate Program Director: Philip M. Lewis
Undergraduate Secretary: Grace Garufi
Office: 1440 Computer Science
Phone: (631) 632-8470
E-mail: pml@cs.sunysb.edu or ggarufi@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Web address: http://www.cs.sunysb.edu

The information systems major, which is housed in the Department of Computer Science, prepares its graduates to design and build computerized data processing and decision support systems. The program is technically oriented, emphasizing the design and implementation aspects of large-scale information systems as well as the more traditional managerial and organizational issues, and it balances development of system engineering skills with learning to deliver reliable systems on time and within budget. Throughout the program, students are exposed to diverse application areas ranging from traditional business, finance, and accounting through telecommunications, networks, multimedia, and database management, to computer-aided design and industrial production management systems.

Acceptance into the Information Systems Major
Qualified freshman and transfer applicants are accepted directly into the Computer Science or Information Systems major upon admission to the University. Currently enrolled students may apply for acceptance to one of these majors after completing the following courses with a grade point average of 2.80 or higher and no grade in any of them lower than a C.

1. CSE 113 Foundations of Computer Science I
2. CSE 114 Computer Science I
3. AMS 151 or MAT 125 or MAT 131

1. Information Systems/Computer Science Courses
   1. CSE 113 Foundations of Computer Science I
      CSE 114 Computer Science I
      CSE 213 Foundations of Computer Science II
      CSE 214 Computer Science II
      CSE 219 Computer Science III
      CSE 220 Computer Organization and Systems Programming
   2. ISE/CSE 305 Principles of Database Systems
      ISE/CSE 308 Software Engineering
   3. ISE/CSE 310 Data Communication
      ISE 440 Information Systems Design
   4. Twelve credits chosen from the following:
      • CSE 306 Operating Systems
      • CSE 307 Principles of Programming Languages
      • CSE 326 Digital Image Processing
      • CSE 328 Fundamentals of Computer Graphics
      • CSE 366 Introduction to Virtual Reality
      • CSE 373 Analysis of Algorithms
      • CSE 491 Honors Seminar
      • ISE/CSE 315 Database Transaction Processing Systems
      • ISE/CSE 332 Introduction to Scientific Visualization
      • ISE/CSE 333 User Interface Development
      • ISE/CSE 334 Introduction to Multimedia Systems
      • ISE/CSE 336 Internet Commerce Programming
      • ISE/CSE 364 Advanced Multimedia Techniques
      • ISE 390 Special Topics in Information Systems
      • ISE 487 Research in Information Systems (minimum of 3 credits)
2. Mathematics Courses
   1. AMS 151 Applied Calculus I (or MAT 131 or MAT 141 or MAT 125, 126)
   2. AMS 201 Matrix Methods and Models
      or AMS 210 Applied Linear Algebra
      or MAT 211 Introduction to Linear Algebra
   3. AMS 310 Survey of Probability and Statistics
      or ECO 320 Mathematical Statistics
3. Economics and Business Courses
   1. ECO 109 Introduction to Analytical Economics
   Change in requirement [Effective Spring 2002]

   1. ECO 108 Introduction to Economic Analysis
   2. BUS 210 Financial Accounting
   3. One course chosen from the following:
      • BUS 214 Managerial Accounting
      • BUS 346 Operations Management
      • BUS 349 Management Science
      • BUS 355 Investment Analysis
      • BUS 356 Financial Engineering
      • ECO 348 Analysis for Managerial Decision Making
      • ECO 368 Modern Portfolio Theory
      • ECO 389 Corporate Finance
      • EST 392 Engineering and Managerial Economics or EST 393 Production and Operations Analysis
   4. One course chosen from the following:
      • BUS 347 Business Ethics
      • BUS 348 Principles of Marketing<
      • ECO 326 Industrial Organization
      • ECO 343 Transformation in Economic Systems
      • ECO 345 Law and Economic Issues
      • POL 319 Business Law
      • POL 359 Public Policy Analysis
      • POL 364 Organizational Decision Making
      • SOC 317 Decisions, Uncertainty, and Individual Futures
      • SOC 381 Sociology of Organizations
   5. One course chosen from the following:
      • BUS 340 Management Information Systems
      • BUS 343 Expert Systems in Business
      • EST 302 Assessment of Computer-Based Technologies
      • EST 305 Applications Software in Information Management
      • EST 320 Communication Technology Systems
      • EST 325 Technology in the Workplace

   Upper-Division Writing Requirement
   All degree candidates must demonstrate writing skill in English at a level acceptable for information systems majors. To satisfy the requirement, the ISE student must submit a technical paper on an appropriate information systems topic that illustrates the student’s ability to write in a clear, concise, technical, and organized manner. Students whose writing does not meet the required standards are directed to seek remedial help and resubmit their work.