Departmental and Program Objectives

[Hide Scrollbar]

Computer Science Program Accomplishment-Based Educational Objectives; Within 5 years of graduation, alumni of the Computer Science undergraduate program should be:

1. Conducting successful careers in Computer Science-related disciplines and adapting to emerging markets and technologies. (S1, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S9, S10)
2. Contributing to the development of local, national, and global economies. (S1, S3, S4, S5, S7, S9, S10)
3. Pursuing lifelong learning opportunities, particularly graduate education. (S2, S4, S6, S7, S8, S9)
4. Leading interdisciplinary design teams in government, academic, or industrial settings. (S1, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S10)

Note that Relationship to goals are in parenthesis.

On completion of the program, undergraduates should be able to:

S1	design, develop, test, and evaluate software systems,
S2	recognize the need for and expect to engage in, life-long learning for continued professional excellence,
S3	apply their knowledge to the solution of practical and useful problems,
S4	communicate effectively, and
S5	work collaboratively.

In addition, undergraduates must:

S6	have a solid understanding of computational theory and foundational mathematics,
S7	have substantial exposure to advanced topics in software and computing systems,
S8	have a comprehensive general education background,
S9	be prepared to successfully enter the job market and/or graduate studies, and
S10	understand professional responsibility.

Course Objectives:
Each of the CS undergraduate courses has a set of course objectives, available in the CSE/ISE course description.

Faculty Objectives: Each faculty member should:

F1	be able to teach a variety of CS undergraduate courses,
F2	actively participate in the undergraduate program.
F3	strive to improve the quality of their teaching,
F4	be aware of recent developments in the fields that they normally teach so as to introduce undergraduates to recent research advances and practices,
F5	Should be active in the research fields where they formally teach and/or be involved in the field of computing education, and
F6	actively participate in the departmental, college, and university shared governance process.

The Stony Brook Computer Science department has established the following missions:

(1)	Educate undergraduates for professional jobs,
(2)	Educate MS students for development jobs,
(3)	Educate PhD students for academic / R&D jobs,
(4)	Conduct first-class research,
(5)	Secure research funding,
(6)	Serve Department CEAS, University and professional community,
(7)	Interact with and transfer technology to industry,
(8)	Collaborate with BNL, CSHL, and the Long Island community, and
(9)	Interdisciplinary interaction with other SBU units.

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has established the following missions:

(1)	Comprehensive high-quality undergraduate education,
(2)	Advanced graduate education and research opportunities for graduate students and practicing professionals,
(3)	Leading-edge research programs that probe the frontiers of knowledge and contribute to the development of globally competitive economies, both regionally and nationally, and
(4)	Technology transfer that promotes industrial development, with particular emphasis on the needs of Long Island industry.

The Stony Brook University has a five-part mission:

(1)	To provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate, and professional education of the highest quality,
(2)	To carry out research and intellectual endeavors of the highest international standards, that advance theoretical knowledge and are of immediate and long-range practical significance,
(3)	To provide leadership for economic growth, technology, and culture for neighboring communities and the wider geographic region,
(4)	To provide state-of-the-art innovative health care, while serving as a resource to a regional health care network and to the traditionally underserved, and
(5)	To fulfill these objectives while celebrating diversity and positioning the University in the global community.