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The Department of Computer Information Systems
The
top-ranked (5th in the nation in 2008) Department of Computer Information Systems (CIS) within the J. Mack
Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University is one of the strongest
information systems departments in the world. There are 20 full-time faculty
with doctorates from such schools as Harvard, M.I.T., Cornell, Indiana,
Minnesota, and other prominent universities, many of whom hold endowed chairs or
professorships.
In the
spring of 2008, there were 342 undergraduate students majoring in computer
information systems, 80 masters students (both MBA and M.S.), and 20
doctoral students pursuing their Ph.D. degrees in information systems. Because
the programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels focus on leading-edge
topics, Georgia State information systems graduates are much in demand.
Because
of the breadth and excellence of the CIS Department, it has received
considerable recognition over the years including a $2 million grant from IBM
and top rankings both in U.S. News & World Report and Computerworld.
In 2006, both the department’s undergraduate and graduate programs were ranked
top in the Southeast and 10th in the nation by U.S. News & World
Report. The department’s MBA concentration and major earned the Robinson
College of Business recognition as a top 25 “Techno MBA Program” in a
Computerworld survey. Computerworld has ranked the Department as
second only to M.I.T. among information systems graduate programs in the United
States. Sourcebook rated the CIS undergraduate program as one of the top
five in the country.
The CIS
Department at Georgia State has earned recognition as one of the top programs in
the world in terms of leading-edge research productivity based on a study
published in the Academy of Management Journal that focused on research
publications in the most prestigious journals in the information systems field.
The
Department has close links with the Atlanta business community. A Board of
Advisors, comprised of CIOs from many large Atlanta-based firms, provides
counsel and advice to the Department on its teaching and research programs.
Each December, the Department sponsors the CIO Executive Summit, which attracts
nearly 200 CIOs from around the Southeast.
Since
1997, the CIS Department, has been the official administrative home of both the
Association for Information Systems (AIS) and the International Conference on
Information Systems (ICIS). AIS is the leading society for information systems
academics and ICIS is the premier IS research conference in the world.
Association for Information Systems
International Conference on Information Systems
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