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Computer Science

“The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple.”

– Grady Booch

The skills you need to solve problems…and the skills that employers need to solve theirs.

Our world often emphasizes technological skills, but that is a shallow approach. Those “mad skills” will be out-dated in a handful of years. Our curriculum is designed, maintained, and updated to keep pace with the real world, but it is also grounded in the most important skills of all: the ability to think and the ability to learn.

Our students apply and adapt what they’ve learned in our projects courses, giving them real world experience before they graduate.

In the sophomore projects course you will to learn how to analyze the needs of an actual client, to design and implement a solution for their problem, and to deliver that project on time.

In your senior year, you will complete a two semester senior capstone experience where you will be challenged to manage larger and more complex client projects. You will develop “soft skills” to communicate with clients, to prepare written documentation and reports, to deliver presentations and training to clients, and to work effectively on teams.

Our project clients come from the university, state and local government, and corporations. The work can be a software or networking project, an internship with a local corporation, or even a research project!

By the time you graduate, you will be prepared not just to thrive in today’s world, but to change tomorrow’s world. That’s what thinkers and learners do.

Our Curriculum

We have a strong, applied CS curriculum that is highly-values by both corporations and graduate schools. Our  small class sizes facilitate closer interaction with, and greater individual attention from, our professors.  Our curriculum is continuously updated to address shifts in the marketplace and follows the latest ACM Computer Science Curricula.

Senior Projects/Research

LSSU Assessment Software

Isaac Anderson, Andrew Folkersma, Austin Keppel, Thomas Sliger

Seniors standing next to their project poster during the campus-wide Senior Research Symposium.

The current assessment software, Nuventive Improve, used by faculty and staff has several problems, such as being slow, unorganized, and difficult to use. The LSSU Assessment Software project is a multi-year computer science and computer networking project that has the goal of creating a new and improved software suite tailored to the needs of LSSU faculty and staff while managing assessment data. The LSSU Assessment Software project is a web-based application that will give users an improved user experience with the ability to more easily manage data.

Advising Assistance Software Project

Karalyn Jobe, Caden Moran, and Bryce Toman

A picture of students presenting their senior project at LSSU's Senior Research Symposium.This project is intended to assist professors with the advising process and make more efficient, as it is infeasible for one advisor to memorize the specific needs of every student that they advise. Our group has created an application that will be used to generate plans of study for Engineering students at LSSU. The application has an interactive interface for ease-of-use and creates a customized plan of study for students based upon the classes for which they have credit, the classes which they still need to take, and the prerequisite chains for those remaining Engineering classes. The project was designed to allow extension in the future to cover other degree programs at LSSU.

Current Technologies and Facilities

LSSU is a member of the Apple University program, providing students with access to the software needed to learn how to create mobile applications for Apple devices. Students in the mobile applications programming course develop iPhone applications using Apple laptops.

Our facilities provide students with the tools they need. Students have 24-hour access to two dedicated labs!

Using VMWare and virtual machines, students are able to gain experiences across multiple operating systems and programming languages.

At LSSU, students learn a variety of programming languages including Python, C/C++, Java, Perl, Lua, JavaScript, PHP, Swift, SQL (MySQL/SQL Server), and ASP with MVC.

Resources

  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Computer and Information Technology, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • Computing Research Association (CRA)
  • Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
  • Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP)
  • Centers of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology
  • Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing (MICWIC)

Degrees

This degree provides a solid background in computer science with supporting coursework in applied mathematics and business. Adding an appropriate minor field of study can complement the program, as well as give the graduate a competitive edge in the work force.

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Associate of Science in Computer Science
  • Minor in Computer Science

Choosing the Right Academic Program for You!

Most of the careers in computer and information systems require at least a bachelor degree. At LSSU you can choose the academic program that works for you. Some students pursuing a bachelor degree in computer science also choose to complete an associate’s degree or a minor in business, accounting, mathematics or web development. Some students choose to complete the associate degree and continue on to finish your bachelor degree.

Students, who choose other careers, may also choose to minor in computer science. Students who major in accounting, business and managements, teaching and physical and biological sciences may benefit by combining their knowledge of programming with their primary field.

For more information about our computer science program, contact Dr. Christopher Smith at .

Choosing a Career in Computer Science

Job outlook is 22%, faster than average with a projected increase of 222,600 jobs between 2012 – 2022. That means there are jobs are available now and will continue to grow in numbers in the future.

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Women in Computer Science

Dominique Taylor with awards

There are many opportunities for women today in computer science! To help prepare young women for careers in computer science, students attend the biennial Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. MICWIC is part of a nationwide effort to inspire women to enter computer science professions.

LSSU is also a member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology – Academic Alliance (NCWIT).

Students Dominique Taylor, left, and Lauren Rawson pose with Microsoft’s Jennifer Marsman, a keynote speaker at the Michigan Celebration of Women in Computing Conference held in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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