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DEPARTMENT OFFICE
Simpson Tower F603
Phone: (323) 343-2983
E-mail: ahuarng@calstatela.edu
Website: http://www.calstatela.edu/business/is

The application of information systems and technology in an organization defines the field of study of the Department of Information Systems. The field may be viewed in terms of software, hardware, networking, procedures, and people. The department’s responsibility is to educate its students in the various aspects of organizational information systems. The department is engaged in teaching not just the design, development, implementation and operation of information systems, but also the management of such systems. The department prepares its students for both the technical and management demands in this field.

The Faculty

Professors: Nandakumar Ganesan, Adam S. Huarng, Joseph C. Otto (Chair), Parviz Partow-Navid, Jose Perez-Carballo, Ludwig Slusky, Ming Wang, Jongwook Woo, Song Xing.
Associate Professors: David Gadish, Knox B. Wasley.
Assistant Professors: Arun Aryal, Shilpa Balan, Luna Fu, Lusi Li.
Emeriti: Durward P. Jackson, Paul Rosenthal, Robert C. Verkler.

Programs for this Department:

Undergraduate Major

• Computer Information Systems, B.S. 
Undergraduate Minor
• Minor in Business Intelligence  

• Minor in Computer Information Systems 
Undergraduate Certificate

• Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Programming  

• Undergraduate Certificate Program in Information Systems Security Managers 
• Undergraduate Certificate in Information Systems Security Professionals 
Graduate Major

• Information Systems, M.S. 
Graduate Certificate

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Information Systems 
 

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