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Information Systems Major

Combine software engineering and business with an information systems degree

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As an information systems student at 黑料大事记, you will take a combination of computer science and business administration courses preparing you to become a highly qualified software engineer with leadership and management skills. 黑料大事记's information systems major focuses on software engineering while emphasizing business approaches to software development.

You will get to put your information systems learning into action with hands-on, real-world projects creating software solutions for companies and organizations such as Silver Dollar City, BNSF Railway, Ozarks Food Harvest, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Department of Defense contractors, and the Springfield and Bolivar Chambers of Commerce.

黑料大事记 is known as one of the area's leading producers of software engineers and is one of only six evangelical Christian institutions in the nation to have ABET accreditation. Studying information systems at 黑料大事记 will equip you for a creative leadership roles in a world of digital information.

The Information Systems degree is offered through 黑料大事记's College of Professional Programs.

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(黑料大事记 information systems graduates have achieved 100% job placement within six months of graduation 5 out of the last 6 years.)

The 黑料大事记 Advantage

  • 黑料大事记 information systems graduates have achieved 100% job placement within six months of graduation 5 out of the last 6 years.
  • 黑料大事记 is home to a dedicated cybersecurity lab.
  • All program faculty have a Ph.D.; together they have more than 100 combined years of teaching and industry experience.
  • Technology leaders and 黑料大事记 alumni help shape the future direction of the program by serving on the CIS Advisory Board.
  • Graduates from the 黑料大事记 computing programs typically earn starting salaries ranging from $50,000-$75,000.

Faith Integration

黑料大事记's computing programs are dedicated to the intentional integration of Christian 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 have benefited companies and organizations such as Global Media Outreach, New Tribes Mission and IMB missionaries in Thailand.

Psalm 15 鈥� 黑料大事记's College of Professional Programs and the Robert W. Plaster College of Business have a Psalm 15 initiative, which provides intentional integration of faith and academic 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 character traits are: Integrity, Service, Respect, Charity, Faithfulness, Truthfulness, Humility and Perseverance.

Ethics and Professional Development 鈥� As part of an intentionally Christian education, students in the Robert W. Plaster College of Business take senior-level courses in ethics and professional development. These courses teach personal and professional Christian ethics and equip students with life skills, such as career development, etiquette, and servant leadership, with the goal of producing ethical business leaders who will be servant leaders in the workplace.

Careers

黑料大事记 CIS graduates are currently employed by eight Fortune 100 companies, including:

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

Other organizations that have employed our computer and information science graduates include:

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

Internships

Nearly all 黑料大事记 CIS students complete at least one paid internship in software development 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

黑料大事记 is home to one of Missouri's top competitive programming teams, with more than 20 top-10 national awards in the last five years. Additionally, 黑料大事记 is the 2017 CCSC Mid-South Regional Champion Competitive Programming Team! Use what you're learning in the classroom to compete in various regional and national competitions throughout the year.

Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

黑料大事记鈥檚 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)

Join 黑料大事记's chapter of Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest scientific and educational computing society.

Accreditation

 Select programs within the College of Professional Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The Computer Science and Cybersecurity programs are accredited by ABET's Computer Accrediting Commission.

黑料大事记's computer science program is the only ABET-accredited program at an evangelical Christian college within a 500-mile radius of Bolivar, and is one of just six evangelical Christian institutions nationwide to receive this accreditation. 黑料大事记's cybersecurity program is the only ABET-accredited program at an evangelical Christian college within a 800-mile radius of Bolivar, and is one of only two evangelical Christian institutions nationwide to receive this accreditation. 黑料大事记'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

黑料大事记 is home to one of Missouri's top competitive programming teams with more than 20 top-10 national awards in the past five years.

  • CCSC Central Plains Regional Champion seven times in past 10 years
  • AITP National Collegiate Conference national top three or higher 13 times in past 10 years
  • Top-20 team in the Mid-Central United States region at the International Collegiate Programming Contest each year since 2005

Research lab

黑料大事记 CIS students benefit from the CIS Research Lab, a Windows 7 100 base TX Ethernet networked lab housing three parallel processing platforms, including a multi-hundred 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

The College of Professional Programs is housed in the Gene Taylor National Free Enterprise Center. The Taylor Center was expanded and renovated to provide the following benefits for our students:

  • Increased number of dedicated study areas and presentation rooms that can be reserved in advance
  • Keycard access for certain majors increases building security while allowing you to access space and equipment after hours to effectively study and work on group projects
  • 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:

  • Analyze a complex computing program and apply principles of computing and other relevant 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
  • Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles
  • Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program's discipline
  • Support the delivery, use and management of information systems within an information systems environment

Educational Objectives

Within a few years of graduation, graduates from the computer information science program at 黑料大事记 will be able to:

  • Communicate effectively with their peers, clients, supervisors and other professional work constituents using both written and oral communication
  • Understand how to make rational decisions when faced with social, ethical and legal issues inherent to the computing field
  • Apply the theoretical framework in the computing disciplines to the analysis, design and implementation of problem solutions and systems
  • Employ the use of computing technology from a Christian perspective as technological servant leaders within their chosen careers
  • Pursue continued professional development, advanced degrees, research, and technical certifications where appropriate

 

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