What can you do with a minor in information technology or computer science? No matter your area of study or major, a minor from the College of Computing & Informatics (CCI) will give you an edge in ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

What do environmental management, urban planning, public health and civil engineering all have in common? They use geospatial information science and technology to make important decisions. Geospatial ...

At CCI, you’ll experience ingenuity at work – and a fierce intensity to invent the best future through technology. We experiment, collaborate, try, fail, argue ...

John Goodfellow dreamed of going to Purdue for nearly 40 years before he became a student in the university’s online Master of Science in Computer and Information Technology program. He first became ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. Computer science curriculums have long emphasized the power of data, ...

These are not your father’s computer science students. And for good reason. To find a job in the fast-growing, fast-moving field, college graduates are required to possess more than simple coding ...

UMass Lowell’s computer and information sciences program uses a bottom-up approach, where you first learn about the machine you will be using as a tool. Our programming sequence allows you to build a ...

Once a tedious game of cat-and-mouse with amateur hackers, the attacks and incursions have evolved into a full-fledged war on computer and information systems from groups ranging from organized crime ...

In the context of strong digital technology development, the boundaries of workspace are gradually being blurred. No longer ...

Computers are everywhere. Internet of Things (IoT) is now its own thing. (As my daughter would say, “Well duh, Captain Obvious.”) What’s also obvious is that we need people to develop, manage, and ...

Computer information systems (CIS) managers organize and supervise computer-related activities. Industry experts evaluate the company's needs, suggest computer system upgrades, and oversee network ...