The Computer Science and Information Systems Department provides a broad-based, rigorous curriculum to prepare students for a successful future in the exciting, fast-paced technology industry. Courses are taught by diverse faculty who specialize in a variety of areas to help students acquire advanced technical knowledge and skills in areas such as computer hardware, software, computation and theory; computer analysis and design of business information systems; and organizational computing infrastructure, including network and system administration.
State-of-the-art computer facilities—which include a Windows-based lab, a Linux lab and an advanced technologies research facility lab—provide advanced technology tools to facilitate a real-world learning environment. In addition, more than 25 percent of graduates from the program earn valuable, hands-on experience as juniors or seniors by pursuing internships in Fargo-Moorhead’s thriving technology industry. With the outstanding preparation this program provides, students are poised to excel in graduate studies or many computer-related careers, which project rapid employment growth.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – A longtime Minnesota State University Moorhead professor has died in a hit-and-run crash here. Ben Lin, 72, was walking from his home to an exercise class Thursday morning when he was struck by an SUV while crossing the street, said Capt. David Verbruggee of the Sunnyvale Public Safety Department. By: Amy Dalrymple, [...]
The ACM North Central Collegiate Programming Contest was held Nov. 12, and an MSUM team placed in the top 12% of the contenders. Two hundred-twenty teams from universities in Michigan to North Dakota and Kansas to Manitoba competed at 16 sites across the region. They worked to solve 10 computer-programming problems over a five-hour period. [...]
Two teams of students from the Computer Science and Information Systems Department competed in Digi-Key’s Collegiate Computing Competition Oct. 14 at Digi-Key in Thief River Falls. Twenty-one teams from 12 universities spanning Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin attended. The MSUM team of Sam Sussman, Andrew Dahl, Matt Ehrichs, and Phillip McCorison finished in [...]
Twelve Computer Science and Information Systems students attended the annual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, April 8-9 in Duluth. Activities included a computer programming contest, where student teams competed against each other to solve seven interesting and challenging programming problems. Andrew Dahl, Sam Sussman and Aaron Taggart took second place over a field of 39 [...]
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Natasha Smith talks about her experience
