Overview
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences Is an Educational Innovator in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nova Southeastern University's (NSU) sprawling 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, hosts the nationally recognized Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences and offers master's and Ph.D. degree programs for full-time, part-time, and online students from Florida and around the world.
The nation's sixth-largest independent university, Nova Southeastern University is noted for academic excellence and innovation and has been on an explosive growth track since it was chartered in 1964.
The Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences has become an educational innovator with distinguished programs that prepare graduate students for leadership roles in information technology. With its noteworthy faculty members, cutting-edge curriculum, and convenient online and campus-based formats for six Master of Science and four Ph.D. programs, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, graduate school is adept at meeting the changing and challenging needs of its students.
Since many graduate students don't have the luxury of interrupting their careers to go back to school full-time, Nova Southeastern University offers convenient options. In addition to regular, daytime classes, full-time and part-time graduate students can pursue a master's degree completely online and never have to attend classes or meetings on campus. A unique, online Ph.D. program is set up so that students only have to come to the Fort Lauderdale campus for four weekend visits annually.
A popular destination on the Atlantic Ocean, just 28 miles north of Miami, Fort Lauderdale is part of the greater South Florida metro area where visitors come to enjoy the beach, shopping, thousands of ethnic restaurants, and over 100 nightclubs.
Graduate Students and Faculty Members Conduct Research in State-of-the-Art Computer Sciences Research Facilities
Students at NSU's Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences blossom in the private university's nurturing and intimate environment where the faculty-student ratio is low and the interaction and stimulation are high.
Each member of the graduate school faculty is involved in interesting research in the university's research facilities, where they address critical computer and information sciences issues and concerns. The faculty members also oversee graduate students' dissertations and train them to use the department's state-of-the-art research facilities. In the computing technology in education specialty, research dissertations have covered subjects as diverse as "A Framework for the Design of a Voice-activated, Intelligent, and Hypermedia-based Aircraft Maintenance Manual", "An Experimental Comparison of Student Performance in a Web-Based versus a Lecture-Based Classroom," "Implementing a Virtual Reality Paradigm in Human Anatomy/ Physiology College Curriculum," and "Design and Implementation: A Custom Interactive Multimedia CBT for the Blood-Cell Analysis Industry."
In the specialty area of information security, Nova Southeastern University is designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The computer and information sciences department is certified by NSA for compliance with the national standards of the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).
The esteemed graduate school faculty regularly publishes articles and presents research at regional, national, and international conferences. Faculty research interests cover intriguing subjects, such as the application of artificial intelligence and management science techniques for organizational decision making; programming languages, linguistics, and statistical modeling; research methodology and statistics; learning theory; and distance education.
Nova Southeastern University's Computer Science and Information Science Graduate Programs Train Industry Leaders
Nova Southeastern University's Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS) offers a Master of Science degree in six specializations: computer information systems, computer science, computing technology in education, information security, information technology, and management information systems. Three of these specialized degrees offer an optional concentration in information security.
The graduate school's doctoral program offers a Ph.D. degree in four specializations: computer information systems, with an optional concentration in information security; computer science; computing technology in education; and information systems, with optional concentrations in information science and information security.
GSCIS is one of the country's leading programs in computer science and information science education. In its pivotal role as educational pioneer and innovator, Nova Southeastern University is widely recognized as a leader in online education. Nova began offering online graduate programs in 1983 and created the first electronic classroom in 1984; today the university offers more than 300 online classes annually, including the computer and information sciences graduate courses.
Online graduate students use the Internet to submit assignments and receive their professors' reviews and to interact frequently with faculty members and fellow students. They also access course materials, announcements, e-mail, distance library services, subscription library databases, and other information. Graduate students are supported online by threaded discussion boards, white boards, chat rooms, e-mail, and other online tools.
Ultimately, the goal of the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is to teach students to become reflective scholars and professionals with a critical understanding of theory and practice.
