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 The Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
(BSIS) program is designed to meet the needs of industry. This
course of study is based on input from corporations
that host internships for SIS students, from employers
of the BSIS graduates, and from industry experts who
serve on the SIS Industry Advisory Council.
Graduates of the BSIS program are well-prepared for
careers as system analysts and designers, database
managers, network analysts, and software engineers. SIS
graduates have built successful careers in financial
services, healthcare, judicial systems, private industry,
government agencies, education, and communications.
The program offers a series of six core courses which
gives all BSIS students the theoretical and programming
background they need to succeed in the Information
Sciences field. These courses cover principles
of programming, database systems, networks, systems
analysis, and human factors. After completing
the core courses, students will further strengthen
their skills by participating in one of several concentrations: Information
Systems, User-Centered
Design, and Networks
and Security.
The Information Systems concentration will enable
students to use object-oriented design tools to design,
build, implement, and test web-based information systems. The
User-Centered Design concentration will provide the
visual and human-computer interaction skills needed
to design and build prototypes of information systems
interfaces, as well as to perform usability testing
of these systems. Students who choose the Networks
and Security concentration will learn how to design,
build and test networks such as LANs, WANs, Wireless,
Internet, and Web-based. This concentration
will also examine how to incorporate security protocols
into both land-based and wireless networks.
A key part of the degree program is the “Capstone
Experience,” which all students undertake in
their last year. Such experiences might include
internships with regional industries, assisting with
graduate-level research projects, or a self-designed
project. Students will put their SIS knowledge
to use working on systems projects for corporate partners
such as US Steel, Heinz, Bayer, ALCOA, or Mellon Financial. Or,
students can contribute to leading edge research projects
here at SIS with the LERSAIS (Laboratory for Education
in Security Assured Information Systems), the Visual
Information Systems Center or the Usability labs. This
practical experience will better position graduates
as they begin their job searches.
Students interested in the Bachelor’s program
in Information Science should visit www.sis.pitt.edu/~bsis or
contact Robert Perkoski (Director of the BSIS Program)
at perks@pitt.edu. |
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