2018 RCB CIS Spring Undergraduate Rankings Brochure

Department of Computer Information Systems Preparing talented and diverse students to lead in today’s IT marketplace.

The Robinson Advantage – Training the Best in the World A diverse workforce with the business and technology skills to add value to any organization.

Robinson’s Department of Computer Information Systems (CIS) prepares a diverse student body with the business and technology skills needed to develop and manage information systems in the global marketplace.

All students in our undergraduate and graduate programs are required to do either an internship or a capstone project to gain real-world experience before graduation.

Our curriculum combines business acumen with technical know-how.

Courses include programming, database management, systems analysis, unstructured data management, innovating and implementing business processes, computer forensics, and information security and privacy.

Students specialize in one of five career tracks: ›› Application Development ›› Data Analytics ›› Process Innovation ›› IS Management ›› Cybersecurity

Immersive and experiential learning opportunities are embedded in every program.

Our undergraduate program emphasizes hands-on experience. Every CIS course includes experiential learning opportunities.

All students must engage in immersive, practical learning through a corporate-sponsored capstone project, internship, or full-time co-op. Through each option, students apply their skills and knowledge to solve real business problems under the direction of both the sponsoring organization and the CIS Department.

Rewriting City IT Policy.

As part of a cybersecurity capstone project, a team of five CIS students partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rewrite the City of East Point’s (Georgia) IT security policies. The policies and training methods developed by the student team will serve as a reference model for various cities and counties within the State of Georgia. For more information, see metroatlantaceo.com/news/2017/12/georgia-state-students-improve-east-points-network-security-posture.

Partner Connections Keeping our stakeholders connected and engaged provide win-win opportunities for faculty, students and the business community.

For the last 12 years, the CIS Department has been the academic host of the annual CIO Executive Summit, a leadership and networking conference for senior IT executives that attracts nearly 200 CIOs from around the Southeast. The CIS Department also hosts the annual CISO Executive Summit, bringing together IT security executives to share challenges as well as best practices and successes.

Since 1997, Robinson’s CIS Department has hosted the headquarters of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), the leading society for information systems academics in the world, which hosts the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) and the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), the two premier information systems conferences in the world.

We appreciate the caliber of the students, the quality of their education and the fresh perspectives that they bring to challenge our thinking. We have also enjoyed great success in attracting top talents through Robinson’s CIS program. This is a win-win opportunity for the students, GP and GSU and we’re honored to be a part of this exemplary program.

Steve Clancey, CIO, Georgia-Pacific

Top-Ranked CIS Programs

World-Class Faculty

CIS Department Research Productivity

Georgia State University

#10

More Robinson faculty members have received the Association for Information Systems’ LEO Award for Lifetime Achievement than any other university in the world.

#1

#1

undergraduate program

#11

graduate program (U.S. News & World Report, 2017)

Our faculty have published hundreds of articles in top journals such as:

CIS Student Demographics

• MIS Quarterly

(Fall 2017) 6% 6%

38%

15%

32% Female 68% Male

35%

Asian Black/African American Hispanic Other White

• Information Systems Research • Journal of Management Information Systems

in the world based on publications in AIS “senior scholar” basket of six journals

#3

in the world for publications in MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research (My Vision Research University Rankings, 2014-16)

public or nonprofit university in the U.S. to confer undergraduate degrees to African-Americans (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2017)

#4

most innovative university in the nation

#8

best undergraduate teaching in the nation

#11

• Information Systems Journal

most diverse university in the U.S.

• European Journal of Information Systems

(U.S. News & World Report, 2017)

World-Class Faculty Robinson’s undergraduate faculty comprises some of the top researchers and scholars in the world.

Veda C. Storey is Robinson’s Tull Professor of Computer Information Systems and Professor of Computer Science. Her research interests are in conceptual modeling, intelligent information systems, big data, and design science research. She has published in MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, ACM Transactions on Data Bases, and Data and Knowledge Engineering. She is a member of the AIS College of Senior Scholars and serves on the Steering Committee of the International Conference of Conceptual Modeling which named her an ER Fellow.

Georgia-Pacific has been partnering with GSU’s CIS Department for the past 11 years to offer real-world project opportunities to hundreds of students while acclimating them to our culture, people and business. Through their diligent effort and guidance from the professors, they have produced quality deliverables that have helped with achieving our project goals and we have had a good track record in recruiting many of them to GP. Yi-Sen An, Senior Manager IT Strategy Planning and Innovation, Georgia-Pacific

P.O. Box 4015 Atlanta, GA 30302-4015

Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders

Robinson students are recognized for their contribution to the field

GSU’s Robinson College of Business did an exceptional job teaching me how to learn and adapt to the challenging circumstances presented to me during my time at Deloitte. The faculty at Robinson challenged me to think differently through collaboration and problemsolving. This has equipped me to be successful in my career.

Elyse Forbes, Project Delivery Analyst, Deloitte The emphasis on analytical thinking, team-oriented work, and documentation has properly prepared me for my work at Fiserv. Guidance from advisors, in-class discussions with actual professionals, and my experience abroad through the Robinson College of Business have all equipped me with the necessary skills needed to flourish in my field.

Abdul Mussa, Security Engineer, Fiserv

The Robinson College of Business is a community of students, educators and professionals who specialize in discovering insights that drive smarter business decisions. More Georgia executives hold advanced degrees from the Robinson College of Business and Georgia State University than from any other school in the nation. Our programs are designed to push beyond the classroom and offer experiences that bridge the gap between business education and the business world.

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