Claremont Graduate University
School of Information Systems &
Technology
Go Yoshida
Director of Recruitment
go.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
Research Lab
Claremont Information and
Technology Institute (CITI),
Social Learning Software
Lab (SL2)
Activities#
Minnesota DOT
contract, Vermont DOT
contract
Specializations
E-Government
Concentration Courses*
Web Development, Large-Scale
Software, E-Governmental Systems,
Knowledge Management , Spatial and
Visual Systems
Faculty
Horan,
Olfman,
Ryan
Health
Informatics
Web Development, Large-Scale
Software, Advanced Networking, EGovernmental Systems, Medical and
Bio Informatics, Knowledge Discovery
Chatterjee,
CITI, Intelligent Systems
Horan, Leroy 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 ELearning
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.
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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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