GSU's CIS Department and the Microsoft Developer's Network Academic Alliance

The CIS Department at GSU is now licensed under the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) Program which enables every student and faculty member to access all of the software available under the Program. Microsoft's e-academy is responsible for making this software available to everyone for direct download over the Internet.

The MSDNAA database of CIS-course-registered students is compiled each semester from those students who are taking are taking classes offered by the Computer Information Systems Department.  If you have flagged your GSU Directory Information as "BLOCKED-CONFIDENTIAL", you will have to come to the Department and sign a release. This is done only ONCE per semester. If  you are a current "CIS course" student,  you will automatically be registered for MSDNAA access.  You will receive all the information regarding MSDNAA including password at your student email account ("campusID@student.gsu.edu". If you do not receive this email, please see MSDNAA Access Procedures.  Your use of this Microsoft software is restricted as shown in the MSDNAA Master End-User License Agreement.

Eligible students, faculty, and staff may access this software at http://msdn.e-academy.com/gsu_cis. Here you can download and access the complete suite of Microsoft developer tools, servers, and platforms. There is no charge to download the software as long as you are an eligible user in the System. There are some selected products that have the option of purchasing the media for a minimum charge.

Attention all CIS 2010 Students

All CIS 2010 students MUST show up for their first class session or they may be disenrolled.  This is done because a great deal of necessary material is presented on the first day of class.  This is a WebCT-based course.  UserIDs, passwords, course structure, test procedures, and a great deal of important information are all discussed during this session.  Due to the large volume of students taking CIS 2010, it is not practical for instructors to give this information more than once, whether during office hours or during the next class session.  This notice is also posted on the registration system.