Undergraduate
Thesis
The University of Atlanta’s Bachelor of Science program
in Computer Science is based on an intensive curriculum
focused on computer and technological areas: key theoretical
concepts and practical applications; hardware and software;
computing needs and solutions. Sub-fields explored include,
among others, information systems, databases, analysis and
design, software structures, computer graphics, operating
systems, languages and diverse applications. Degree candidates
must demonstrate professional competency in programming
fundamentals, computer organization, technological architecture,
networks and operating systems, algorithms, theory and computational
mathematics. They must be prepared to apply computer competency
to practical issues and to manifest a knowledge-base that
allows for substantial adaptability.
Program Objectives:
- Demonstrate understanding of the core areas of algorithms,
theory of computation, operating systems, linguistics
of programming languages, and architecture.
- Demonstrate proficiency in software development, including
problem analysis, software design, and the use of programming
languages and tools.
- Apply technology-centered theories and practices to
a variety of problem-centered solutions, both standard
and some unconventional.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in teams
– with a clear-cut awareness that the computer science
function (in many of its configurations) is inextricably
bound to most organizational areas, which the graduate
needs to understand, major areas about which the graduate
should have acquired fundamental familiarity.
- Understand and apply concepts of discrete and continuous
mathematics, as these are applied to the domain of computer
science and problem resolution.
- Develop strong communication skills with due emphasis
on the tools of effective writing.
Career Opportunities: The successful graduate will
be aptly prepared to assume a wide-range of entry-level
(and, with some former experience, mid-level) computer professional
positions in technology-centered organizations, in the corporate
sector, in industry, in government, in other professional
arenas – or, alternatively, to assume enhanced (CS-focused)
responsibilities within the context of a currently-held
position. Those who so elect will be academically prepared
to pursue graduate studies in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering or in a wide array of inter-related or co-dependent
disciplines.
The B.S. degree in Computer Science, with a concentration
in Management Information Systems (MIS), is designed to
provide solid grounding in a broad spectrum of current information
systems issues and applications. The curriculum includes
cutting-edge courses in systems development, such as analysis
and design, database, and telecommunications, as well as
those focusing on project management and state-of-the-art
technologies. The program provides the student with a broad
understanding of the roles and uses of information systems
in various functional areas of modern organizations. It
is the understanding of this diversification of applications
across a broad spectrum of contextualized areas and needs
that signals field competency. Theory, practice and adaptable
applications reside at center, and constitute the core skill-base,
of the CS – Management Information Systems program.
Program Objectives:
- Apply information technology to revitalize business
and achieve strategic goals.
- Identify, research, analyze, and evaluate emerging trends
in information systems and the applications that have
been adapted as a function of those trends.
- Develop an understanding of broad organizational functions
and operational roles of MIS within those.
- Identify how the World Wide Web and Internet impact
network technology.
- Identify the basic elements of business opportunities
in electronic commerce
- Plan structured programming, troubleshooting and writing
programs in C++.
- Employ the principles of programming and computer logic
to problem solving.
- Apply the concepts of systems analysis and design to
facilitate the forward direction of organizational units
and needs.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the management of information
systems to a degree that reflects a solid grasp of fundamental
theory, design and applications.
- Develop strong communication skills with due emphasis
on the tools of effective writing.
Career Opportunities: The MIS concentration affords
graduates a broad diversity of options in a much sought-after
field: as entry-level MIS professionals in programming and/or
analysis, in database management, web development, networking,
inter-networking and security positions. Such opportunities
arise regularly in the corporate sector, in industry, in
government, in other professional settings. Those who so
elect will be academically prepared to pursue graduate studies
in Computer Science, MIS or in an array of related disciplines.
