Claremont Graduate UniversitySchool of Information Science

Go Yoshida

Director of Recruitment/Admissions

go.yoshida@cgu.edu

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Claremont Graduate University

• Founded in 1925• Awards Master’s and PhD degrees in 22 disciplines• 35 miles from downtown Los Angeles• Small classes—family atmosphere• Part of the 7 Claremont Colleges

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The School of Information Science

• Founded in 1983 by Dr. Paul Gray• One of 13 schools in the US that received a $2 million gift from IBM 23 years ago• MS: Information Systems• PhD: Management of Information Systems• Management Information Systems (MIS)

– We follow the Association for Information Systems model curriculum

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Who is this Program For?

The School of Information Science trains students and professionals to understand how technology and operations are closely tied into an organization’s overall strategy to gain competitive advantages for effective management.

Our program is designed to train:

• IT professionals seeking to move into management

• Business managers and executives seeking to understand the importance IT plays in an organization's overall strategy

• Individuals seeking to pursue a career in academia• Individuals seeking to start or transition into a career in IT

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Key Features

• World renown faculty researching and teaching leading edge topics:

– Knowledge Management and Learning, Network & Telecom/Multimedia Systems, Security, Systems and Interface Development, Text & Data Mining/Knowledge Discovery, and Community and Medical Informatics

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

• Small classes: average 13-17 students

• Flexible curriculum & dual degree options

• Truly Global: Over 800 students from 96 countries– International Fellows Program

• CIO Roundtable—Connected with local industryhttp://is.cgu.edu

Curriculum/Courses

MSIS [9-11 courses at CGU]• Five core

• Four electives

• (Two core competencies)

PhD [13-19 courses at CGU]• Six core

• Four research seminars

• Three electives

• (Six cognate minor)

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Core Courses

MSIS or PhD• Database Systems• Telecom and Networking• Systems Development• Management of Information Technology• Capstone/Practicum/IS Policy

PhD• Principles of IS Research

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Sample of Elective Courses

MSIS or PhD• Project Management

• Systems Analysis & Design

• Security and Cryptography

• Electronic Markets

• Knowledge Management / Discovery

• Consulting in Information Systems

• Medical and Bio Informatics

• Management of Telecommunication Resources

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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PhD Research Seminars

• Overview of Research Methods• Specific Research Methods

– Quantitative

– Qualitative

– Design

• Research Topic Seminar• Proposal Writing

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Research Labs

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

• Claremont Information and Technology Institute (CITI)

– Director: Dr. Tom Horan

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

• SL Squared– Director: Dr. Terry Ryan http://is.cgu.edu

About Admissions

• Apply online at: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/102.asp

• Original and official transcripts

• GMAT/GRE & TOEFL/IELTS Scores

• 3 Letters of Recommendation

• Resume & Personal Statement

• 3 Enrollment periods & Deadlines

• Rolling Admissions

• Financial Aid (Institutional Aid based primarily on merit)

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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. candidate; 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. candidate; 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. candidate; 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/1620.asp

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Appendix—Faculty Websites

• Lorne Olfman: http://fac.cgu.edu/~olfmanl/

• Samir Chatterjee: http://fac.cgu.edu/~chatters/

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

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

• Gondy Leroy: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1524.asp

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

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