Claremont Graduate UniversitySchool of Information Systems &

Technology

Go YoshidaDirector of Recruitmentgo.yoshida@cgu.edu

TEL: (909) 607-3180

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Claremont Graduate University

• Founded in 1925• Award Master’s and PhD degrees in 22 disciplines• 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles• Focus on a high quality educational experience--small intimate classes taught by renown faculty• Interdisciplinary studies• Part of the 7 Claremont Colleges

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The School of Information Systems & Technology

• Founded in 1983 by Dr. Paul Gray• One of 13 “IBM Universities” that received a $2 million gift from IBM 24 years ago to develop graduate programs in IS• MS: Information Systems• PhD: Management of Information Systems• Our MS curriculum follows the Association for Information Systems model curriculum

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IS&T’s School Mission

Our school’s mission is to teach Information Technology in the context of Business and Organizations. To put it another way, we graduate the architects who have a strong grounding in technology from a systems and business standpoint, and who are able to manage complex IT projects and people.

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Key Features of IS&T

• World renown faculty researching and teaching leading edge topics: Knowledge Management and Learning, Technology Management & Assessment, Network & Telecom, Multimedia Systems, Network Security, Systems Interface Development, Text & Data Mining/Knowledge Discovery, and Community, Medical, and Bio Informatics

• Research intensive program

• Graduated most PhDs the last 14 years than any IS school in the US

• Small classes: average less than 20 students

• Flexible curriculum & dual degree options

• CIO Roundtable—Connected with local industry

• Truly Global: Over 800 students from 96 countries

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Areas of Specialization

Specializations Concentration Courses* Faculty Research Lab Activities# E-Government Web Development, Large-Scale

Software, E-Governmental Systems, Knowledge Management , Spatial and Visual Systems

Horan, Olfman, Ryan

Claremont Information and Technology Institute (CITI), Social Learning Software Lab (SL2)

Minnesota DOT contract, Vermont DOT contract

Health Informatics

Web Development, Large-Scale Software, Advanced Networking, E-Governmental Systems, Medical and Bio Informatics, Knowledge Discovery

Chatterjee, Horan, Leroy

CITI, Intelligent Systems Lab (ISL), Network Convergence Lab (NCL)

EMR Symposium, HeartMath project, NIH grant, QTC project, Verizon gift

Security and Crisis Management

Large-Scale Software, Advanced Networking, Cryptography and Computer Security

Chatterjee , Horan, Ryan

CITI, NCL

HeartMath project , NSF grant

Social and E- Learning

Web Development, E-Governmental Systems, Knowledge Management, Knowledge Discovery

Leroy, Olfman, Ryan

ISL, SL2 Verizon gift

* IS330 is a concentration course for all specialty areas. # EDGE Seminars, the CIO Roundtable, and upcoming DERIST and SIGMIS-CPR conferences cover all specially areas.

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Research Labs

• Network Convergence Lab (NCL)– Director: Dr. Samir Chatterjee

• Claremont Information and Technology Institute (CITI)

– Director: Dr. Tom Horan

• Intelligent Systems Lab (ISL)– Director: Dr. Gondy Leroy

• Social Learning Software Lab (SL2)– Director: Dr. Terry Ryan

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Degree Programs

MS Program [11 courses, no dissertation]• 5 core• 4 electives• 2 core competencies• 2 courses can be transferred in

PhD Program [19 courses, dissertation]• 6 core• 4 research seminars• 3 electives• 6 cognate minor (6 courses can be transferred in)

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Core Courses

MS and PhD Program

• Database Concepts

• Network and Telecom

• Systems Analysis and Development

• Management of IT

• Information Systems Policy

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Sample of Elective Courses

MS or PhD Program• Project Management• Knowledge Management• Management of e-Governmental Systems• Consulting in Information Systems • Adv. Internet Tech. & Wireless Systems• Security and Cryptography• Information Systems Security• e-Markets • Web Development• Data Warehousing• Medical and Bio Informatics• Knowledge Discovery (Data/Text Mining)• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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PhD Research Seminars (4 courses)

• Principles of IS Research (core)• Overview of Research Methods• Quantitative Research Methods• Qualitative Research Methods• Design Research Methods• Research Seminar in Information Systems• Doctoral Dissertation Research Seminar

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PhD Program Outline

• Cognate Minor (6 courses outside IS)

• Screening Exam (covers the 6 core courses)

– Students must have 3.5 GPA or better

• Qualifying Portfolio

– 1 refereed paper published in one of the following conference: AIS, ACM, IEEE, IFIP, IRMA

– 1 refereed journal article

– 1 grant proposal

– Post-secondary teaching experience

– Conference or journal review and consulting required– Oral Exam

• Doctoral Dissertation

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Admissions

• Deadlines– Fall (September): February 1st

– Spring (January): October 1st

– Rolling admissions

• Scholarships / Financial Aid– Merit-based, all can apply

– Research assistantships available

– Average award range: 25-45%

– Full-tuition scholarship available as well

– Apply on the general application

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Admissions – Required Docs.

• Application Form• $55 Application Fee• Personal Statement / Statement of Purpose• Current Resume• Official Transcripts• 3 Letters of Recommendation• Applicant Profile and Institutional Request Form (Scholarships)• GRE or GMAT• TOEFL or IELTS

– TOEFL: 79-80 IBT; 213 CBT; 550 PBT– IELTS: 6.5 to 7– Not required if your degree is from a university that taught all courses in English, regardless of citizenship. Be sure to include a letter from your university confirming this.

• Online application: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/431.asp

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Our Students’ Success

Papers Presented at Major Conferences Worldwide:

Chien-Hung “Charlie” Chen; Ph.D. (2003); Taiwan

“Online Asynchronous Software-Training Methods”

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) January 2004; Kona, Hawaii

 

Sorin Gudea; Ph.D. (2005); Romania

“Valuation of Information Technology and the Global Economy” Global Information Technology Management Conference (GITM) June 2004; San Diego, California

“Online Learning Support Systems: How Do We Assess Their Value?”

Proceedings of the 1st European Conf on e-Learning and Management Education, Toulouse, France, 2004

Bengisu Tulu, Ph.D. candidate; Turkey

“Design and Development of a SIP-Based Video Conferencing Application”

The Sixth IEEE International Conference on High Speed Networks and Multimedia Communications (HSNMC)

July 2003; Estoril, Portugal

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Our Students’ Success

Shih-Chen “Viva” Liu; Ph.D. (2003); Taiwan;

“KMS-Enabled Individual Learning”

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

August 2004; New York, New York

 

Celene Navarrete; Ph.D. student; Mexico

Esperanza Huerta; Ph.D. (2002); Mexico

“The Credibility of Online Messages”

Information Resources Management Association Conference (IRMA)

May 2004; New Orleans, Louisiana 

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Our Students’ Success

Murali Raman; Ph.D. (2005); Malaysia

“Online Discussion Support Systems (wikis)”

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

August 2004; New York, New York

Juan Manuel Gomez Reynoso; Ph.D. candidate; Mexico

Kamla Al-Busaidi; Ph.D. (2005); Oman

Bengisu Tulu; Ph.D. candidate; Turkey

“Comparison Shopping Agents”

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

August 2004; New York, New York

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Our Students’ Success

John C. Stager; Ph.D. candidate; USA

“Spatial Decision Support Systems and Public Participation”

ISOneWorld Conference; April 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada

Bengisu Tulu; PhD candidate; Turkey

“A New Security Framework for HIPAA-Compliant Health Information Systems”;

“Physicians’ Acceptance of Web-Based Medical Assessment Systems: Findings from a National Survey”

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

August 2003; Tampa, Florida

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Our Students’ Success

Tarun Abhichandani; Ph.D. candidate; India

“Design, Development and Deployment of a SIP Video Client”

5th Annual ViDe/SURA Digital Video Workshop

March 2003; Atlanta, Georgia

“Middleware for Secured Video-Conferencing”

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

August 2003; Tampa, Florida

Jon Saltzman, MS (2004); USA

“Information Systems Security in Academia”

Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)

August 2004; New York, New York

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Our Students’ Success

Sampling of Jobs Held by our Alumni:

• VP & CIO, Motion Pictures & Digital Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment

• Technical Development Manager, Global Information Technology, Colgate Palmolive Company

• Consultant, Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP

• Systems Analyst, Boeing

• Software Engineer, Hitachi Ltd.

• Professor, California State Univ. Los Angeles

• Bio-Informatics Director, USC School of Medicine

Comprehensive list: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1751.asp

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Appendix—Faculty Websites

• Lorne Olfman: http://wfs.cgu.edu/olfmanl/index.html

• Samir Chatterjee: http://wfs.cgu.edu/chatters/home/

• Tom Horan: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1525.asp

• Terry Ryan: http://administration.cgu.edu/fac/ryant/

• Gondy Leroy: http://beta.cgu.edu/Faculty/leroyg/

All Faculty: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/217.asp

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