Mission and Program Objectives
Mission: Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University has a five-part mission:
- to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality
- to carry out research and intellectual endeavors of the highest international standards that advance theoretical knowledge and are of immediate and long-range practical significance
- to provide leadership for economic growth, technology and culture for neighboring communities and the wider geographic region
- to provide state-of-the-art innovative health care, while serving as a resource to a regional health care network and to the traditionally underserved
- to fulfill these objectives while celebrating diversity and positioning the University in the global community
Mission: the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS)
The mission of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences is to provide:
- Comprehensive high-quality undergraduate education and research opportunities for graduate students and practicing professionals
- Leading-edge research programs that probe the frontiers of knowledge and contribute to the development of globally competitive economies, both regionally and nationally
- Technology transfer that promotes industrial development, with particular emphasis on the needs of Long Island industry
Mission: Computer Science Department
The Computer Science Department has established the following missions:
- Educate undergraduates for professional jobs
- Educate MS students for development jobs
- Educate PhD students for academic/R&D jobs
- Conduct first-class research
- Secure research funding
- Serve Department CEAS, University and professional community
- Interact with and transfer technology to industry
- Collaborate with research institutions such as Brookhaven National Labs, Cold Spring Harbor Labs and the Long Island community
- Interdisciplinary interaction with other SBU units
CS Program Educational Objectives:
The graduates of the computer science program will, within 3-5 years after graduation:
- Establish themselves as practicing professionals or engage in advanced study
- Advance professionally through organized training or self-learning
CS Student Outcomes:
The CS Program enables the students to achieve, by the time of graduation:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
- Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
- Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.