Information Systems in Business and Computing Science Joint Major Program

Beedie School of Business | School of Computing Science | Faculty of Applied Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring

This program is offered co-operatively by the Beedie School of Business and the School of Computing Science. In general, students are expected to meet the requirements of both the department and the school with respect to admission, continuation and graduation requirements.

Students must qualify for, and receive admission to the program, must remain qualified for continuance in the Beedie School of Business, and must be accepted as a joint major in the School of Computing Science.

Students may opt for a bachelor of science from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, or a bachelor of business administration from the Beedie School of Business. Faculty requirements will be governed by the faculty from which the student chooses to complete a degree.

In general, students are expected to meet the requirements of both the department and school with respect to admission and continuation requirements.

Grade Requirements

In addition to normal university grade point average requirements, the Beedie School of Business requires a minimum 2.40 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for entry into all 300 and 400 division business courses.

For a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequisite, or for a lower division requirement, or for a core course to be accepted in a student鈥檚 program in business , a student must have obtained a minimum grade of C- (C minus).

Course Limit

Students with fewer than 60 units may enrol in a maximum of 16 units per term. Those with 60 or more may enrol in a maximum of 18 units.

Letters of Permission

The Beedie School of Business does not normally approve letters of permission for students already enrolled at 丁香园AV.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete one of

BUEC 232-4 Data and Decisions I
STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

and either

CMPT 126-3 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming*

or both of

CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I*
CMPT 125-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II*

and all of

BUS 251-3 Financial Accounting I
BUS 254-3 Managerial Accounting I**
BUS 272-3 Behavior in Organizations
CMPT 150-3 Introduction to Computer Design
CMPT 225-3 Data Structures and Programming
CMPT 275-4 Software Engineering
ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
MACM 101-3 Discrete Mathematics I
MACM 201-3 Discrete Mathematics II

and one of

MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
MATH 151-3 Calculus I
MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I

and one of

MATH 152-3 Calculus II
MATH 158-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences II

and one of

MATH 232-3 Applied Linear Algebra
MATH 240-3 Elementary Linear Algebra

and two of the following writing courses

ENGL 101-3 Introduction to Fiction
ENGL 102-3 Introduction to Poetry
ENGL 103-3 Introduction to Drama
ENGL 104-3 Introduction to the Essay as Literature
ENGL 105-3 Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture
ENGL 199-3 University Writing
PHIL 100-3 Knowledge and Reality
PHIL 120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy

*to aid your choice, prior to enrolment, consult a Beedie School of Business Advisor
**may be completed following admission to the Beedie School of Business

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 47 units, including all of

BUS 312-4 Introduction to Finance
BUS 336-4 Data and Decisions II
BUS 343-3 Introduction to Marketing
BUS 468-3 Management Issues in Information Systems
BUS 478-3 Seminar in Administrative Policy
CMPT 300-3 Operating Systems
CMPT 307-3 Data Structures and Algorithms
CMPT 320-3 Social Implications of a Computerized Society
CMPT 354-3 Database Systems and Structures
CMPT 370-3 Information System Design

and one of

BUS 374-3 Organization Theory
BUS 381-3 Introduction to Human Resource Management

and one of

BUS 466-3 Managing Data Communications
CMPT 371-3 Data Communications and Networking

and nine additional upper division CMPT units, excluding CMPT 301. At least one of the courses must be at the 400 division or above.

Degree Choice

Upon successful completion of the above requirements, students will be awarded a bachelor of business administration degree, offered by the Beedie School of Business.

To be eligible for a bachelor of science degree, offered by the Faculty of Applied Sciences, students complete all of the requirements listed above and two additional courses: MACM 316 and a course from the School of Computing Science鈥檚 table I or III (excluding CMPT 301).

Computing Science Concentrations

Artificial Intelligence

CMPT 310-3 Artificial Intelligence Survey
CMPT 340-3 Biomedical Computing
CMPT 411-3 Knowledge Representation
CMPT 412-3 Computational Vision
CMPT 413-3 Computational Linguistics
CMPT 414-3 Model-Based Computer Vision
CMPT 417-3 Intelligent Systems
CMPT 418-3 Computational Cognitive Architecture
CMPT 419-3 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence

Computer Graphics and Multimedia

CMPT 361-3 Introduction to Computer Graphics
CMPT 363-3 User Interface Design
CMPT 365-3 Multimedia Systems
CMPT 368-3 Introduction to Computer Music Theory and Sound Synthesis
CMPT 461-3 Image Synthesis
CMPT 464-3 Geometric Modeling in Computer Graphics
CMPT 466-3 Animation
CMPT 467-3 Visualization
CMPT 469-3 Special Topics in Computer Graphics

Computing Systems

CMPT 300-3 Operating Systems I
CMPT 305-3 Computer Simulation and Modeling
CMPT 371-3 Data Communications and Networking
CMPT 379-3 Principles of Compiler Design
CMPT 401-3 Operating Systems II
CMPT 431-3 Distributed Systems
CMPT 432-3 Real-time Systems
CMPT 433-3 Embedded Systems
CMPT 471-3 Networking II
CMPT 479-3 Special Topics in Computing Systems
CMPT 499-3 Special Topics in Computer Hardware

Information Systems

CMPT 301-3 Information Systems Management
CMPT 354-3 Database Systems I
CMPT 370-3 Information System Design
CMPT 441-3 Introduction to Computational Biology
CMPT 454-3 Database Systems II
CMPT 456-3 Information Retrieval and Web Search
CMPT 459-3 Special Topics in Database Systems
CMPT 470-3 Web-based Information Systems
CMPT 474-3 Web Systems Architecture

Programming Languages and Software

CMPT 373-3 Software Development Methods
CMPT 383-3 Comparative Programming Languages
CMPT 384-3 Symbolic Computing
CMPT 473-3 Software Quality Assurance
CMPT 475-3 Software Engineering II
CMPT 477-3 Introduction to Formal Verification
CMPT 480-3 Foundations of Programming Languages
CMPT 481-3 Functional Programming
CMPT 489-3 Special Topics in Programming Languages

Theoretical Computing Science

CMPT 307-3 Data Structures and Algorithms
CMPT 308-3 Computability and Complexity
CMPT 404-3 Cryptography and Cryptographic Protocols
CMPT 405-3 Design and Analysis of Computing Algorithms
CMPT 406-3 Computational Geometry
CMPT 407-3 Computational Complexity
CMPT 408-3 Theory of Computer Networks/Communications
CMPT 409-3 Special Topics in Theoretical Computing Science
MACM 300-3 Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata with Applications

Computing Mathematics Courses

MACM 316-3 Numerical Analysis I
MACM 401-3 Symbolic Computation
MATH 308-3 Linear Programming
MATH 343-3 Combinatorial Aspects of Computing
MACM 416-3 Numerical Analysis II

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Co-operative Education and Work Experience

All computing science students are strongly encouraged to explore the opportunities that Work Integrated Learning (WIL) can offer. Please contact a computing science co-op advisor during your first year of studies to ensure that you have all of the necessary courses and information to help plan for a successful co-op experience.

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