For those who seek graduate credentials in computing but have little experience in the field, the department offers bridge programs to prepare students for a master s program. The faculty members of the department of Computer Science and Information Systems gave extensive work experience and do research and consulting in all aspects of computing with organizations such as IBM, the World Bank, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies. They are experiences with and adept at working with adults and use an experiential teaching process which focuses on the organizational backgrounds adults bring to the classroom, emphasizing learning through hands-on experience. Among the faculty are nationally recognized experts in the fields of artificial intelligence, the history of computing, information systems and information resources management, software engineering, multimedia, and computer ethics as well as corporate software process evaluation and the cleanroom process. The department is also active in the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium, funded by the U.S. Department of Education to find ways to integrate mathematics, science, and technology curricula to propel students toward the country s educational goals.
Faculty also serve on editorial boards of major professional computing journals.