Computer Science Program William Paterson University

Department of Computer Science

Highlights of Our Program u Curriculum: Up-to-date, challenging, and flexible. u Computing facilities: State-of-the-art and fully networked computing systems u Work/Study and internship opportunities u Small class size u Institutionalized mentoring/lab assistants program. u Accredited by ABET/CAC (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology / Computing Accreditation Commission)

Curriculum u Build upon foundation math and science courses u Computer courses are balanced between theory and applications u Conforms to ABET & ACM/IEEE national standards u Wide range of upper level computer electives u Prepare students for a professional career or graduate study u Internship/Honors program/Indep. studies u Research opportunities

Math Foundation Courses Math Foundation Courses u MATH-1600 Calculus I u MATH-1610 Calculus II u MATH-3240 Probability and Statistics

Computer Science Core Courses u CS-2300 Computer Science I u CS-2400 Computer Science II u CS-2600 Discrete Structures u CS-2800 Assembler Language u CS-3410 Digital Logic & Computer Organization u CS-3420 Data Structures u CS-3450 Operating systems

Advanced Core Computer Science Courses u CS-3380 Net-Centric Computing u CS-3500 Software Engineering u CS-3820 Programming Languages u CS-4800 Computer Science Seminar

Computer Science Electives (Any 4 Courses) u CS-3990 Selected Topics (Robotics, Advanced Java, Net-Centric Computing, Cyber Security, etc.) u CS-4020 Numerical Methods u CS-4040 Computer Simulation u CS-4050 Systems Programming u CS-4100 Artificial Intelligence u CS-4200 Compiler Construction u CS-4300 Data Communications & Computer Networks u CS-4400 Database Management u CS-4410 Computer Architecture u CS-4450 Theory of Computation u CS-4610 Computer Graphics

Internship/Honors Computer Science Project/Indep. Studies u CS-4900 Honors Computer Science Project u CS-4950 Internship u CS-4990 Independent Studies Note: u CS Minor (20 credits) u CIS Minor (18/19 credits) u CIT Major

Computing facilities u Three teaching computer labs in Atrium and many other computer labs on campus for general access u Three classroom labs, one open lab, and a Computer Science Research Center exclusively for CS majors u Sun Microsystems server u Solaris UNIX and Windows 7 Platforms u Lab computers are replaced every 3 years u Variety of application software packages u Fully networked (wired and wireless) environment u Students participate in lab administration and maintenance

Small Class Size u All classes are capped at 24 u Upper level class average around 15 students u All Computer Science major classes taught by full time faculty

Student Research u Many students have been involved in research with faculty members (e.g., CfR and Student Research Funds in College of Science and Health) u Students presented their papers with professors in prestigious national and international conferences (e.g., Sigma Xi Annual Conference at St. Joseph University, Annual Student Math Conference at Moravian College) u Current faculty research interests are in software engineering, databases, computer architecture, compiler, digital signal processing, optimization theory and algorithms, and logic foundation in computer science.

Work/Study Opportunities u Internal: many of CS majors work part-time with the Instruction and Research Technology (IRT) or with the department on tutoring and lab assistant program u External: many other Computer Science majors work part-time with local industries.

CS Student Organizations u Computer Society (SGA) u ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Student Chapter u UPE National Honor Society

Career Opportunities u Starting salary is among the highest u #1 (Data Scientist), #3 (Information Security Analyst), #7 (Software Engineer), and #8 (Computer Systems Analyst) are the best jobs in America in 2016 according to CareerCast.com u Demand for computing professionals will increase as computer networking and demand for information continue to grow u Successful placement record: our graduates hold rewarding jobs as programmers, system analysts, database designers and administrators, managers, software engineers, network specialists, etc.

Where Did Our Graduates Go (A Sample in Recent Years)? u Our graduates have been employed by IBM, Telcordia Technologies, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Verizon, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, UPS, and many other companies. u Several have chosen to pursue graduate studies: many have gone to NJIT, Stevens Institute of Technology, SUNY at Stony Brook (1 received ‘Turner scholarship’ for Ph.D. in Computer Science), UMDNJ (1 in Biomedical Engineering), University of Delaware (1 Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, 1 Ph.D. in Computer Science), Drexel University (2 with full research assistantships in Computer Science), UC Santa Barbara (1 Ph.D. in Computer Science), William Paterson University (1 in MBA).

Full-Time Faculty u Zakia A. Elsammani, Ph.D., Manchester Metropolitan University, England u Erh-Wen Hu, Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of New York u Linda Kaufman, Ph.D., Stanford University u Cyril S. Ku, Ph.D., Northwestern University u Ali Moghani, Ph.D., Iran University of Science & Technology u John Najarian, Ph.D., City University of New York u Gilbert Ndjatou, Ph.D., City University of New York u Bogong Su, Ph.D., Tsinghua University, China

Summary u Affordable education u Quality program u Stimulating learning environment u Caring faculty members u Many levels of support systems to help you succeed u Excellent career opportunities

More Information? u For more information u Call CS Department at (973) u the Department Chair, Dr. John Najarian at u Visit Department Website at: