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School of Communications
Crawford Hall Room 330
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-3340
Fax: (808) 956-5396
E-mail: cominfos@hawaii.edu
Web: www.hawaii.edu/cis

Faculty

*Graduate Faculty

*J.-I. Kim, PhD (Chair)—communication research methods,
communication theories, diffusion of innovations
*E. S. Biagioni, PhD—networking protocol design
*K. A. Binsted, PhD—artificial intelligence, software design
for mobile devices
*T. J. Brislin, PhD—mass communications, ethics
*T. X. Bui, PhD—electronic commerce, information policy
*H. M. Chen, PhD—information technology architecture and system integration, global information system development
*D. Chin, PhD—artificial intelligence, natural language processing, user modeling, intelligent agents, intelligent user interfaces, intelligent software maintenance, empirical evaluation, geographic information systems
*W. G. Chismar, PhD—information technology, telecommunications, medical informatics
*M. E. Crosby, PhD—human-computer interaction, cognitive science, interface design for searching
*E. J. Davidson, PhD—social cognitive aspects of information systems development methods
*D. Davis, PhD—social impact of communication technologies and computer-based services, communication and gender, gendered applications of telecommunication technologies
*G. M. Fontaine, PhD—intercultural and organizational communication
*W. M. Gersch, DrEng—mathematical statistics, time series, information and computer sciences
*V. H. Harada, PhD—library management, information literacy
*R. Huard, PhD—human-computer interaction, user research, emerging communication technologies
*S. Y. Itoga, PhD—database systems, expert systems, logic programming, information and computer sciences
*P. Jacso, PhD—CD-ROM technology, computer system analysis, online technology, Database design
*P. M. Johnson, PhD—software engineering, high-tech entrepreneurship
*R. Kazman, PhD—software engineering, human-computer interaction
*B. Keever, PhD—public affairs reporting, evaluating race and ethnicity in the news, media history
*R. Knuth, PhD—information policy, children’s materials, international librarianship, history of the book and libraries
*R. Lamb, PhD—interorganizational technologies, sociotechnical networks, use of intranets in organizational environments, management of information systems
*A. Y. Lew, PhD—systems programming, systems analysis, software engineering, information and computer sciences
*C. G. R. Macdonald, PhD—new communication technologies, multimedia, telecommunication
*I. Miyamoto, DrEng—software engineering
*D. M. Nahl, PhD—human-computer interaction, information services, information literacy, driving informatics
*D. Pager, PhD—compiler theory, theory of computability, artificial intelligence
*R. R. Panko, PhD—risks in information systems, organizational communication and technology
*W. W. Peterson, PhD—programming languages, software engineering, signal and data transmission
*D. Port, PhD—software economics, management information systems, software engineering
*L. Quiroga, PhD—information filtering systems, virtual collaboration, information retrieval, databases, library systems
*N. Reed, PhD—artificial intelligence, autonomous agents
*W. E. Remus, PhD—information technology management, human judgment and forecasting, artificial intelligence and neural networks
*R. H. Sprague, PhD—information sciences, decision support systems, electronic document management, management of information systems
*J. Stelovsky, DrTechSc—computer hypermedia, human-computer interaction, cognitive science
*K. Sugihara, DrEng—algorithms, distributed computing and database systems, visual languages
*D. Suthers, PhD—human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence, technology for education
*D. Streveler, PhD—medical informatics, international public health, issues in the electronic medical record and in telemedicine
*D. J. Wedemeyer, PhD—telecommunication policy and planning, new media and society, forecasting methods and application in communication development in Asia and the Pacific
*A. Wertheimer, PhD—information science, library history, Japanese-American print culture
*R. G. Worthley, PhD—statistics, information technology management

Cooperating Graduate Faculty

*J. C. Ady, PhD—organizational communication, sojourner adjustment, international negotiation, conflict management
*D. L. Alden, PhD—marketing communications
*A. R. Arno, PhD—ethnography of communication, communication and law, social theory, news media
*D. Ashworth, PhD—learning technology
*K. Bridges, PhD—computer cartography
*R. W. Brislin, PhD—intercultural communication
*R. Doktor, PhD—international business, organizational behavior, strategy
*J. M. Gersting, PhD—computer science
*J. L. Gersting, PhD—computer science
*A. Hac, PhD—software systems, telecommunications and wireless networks, network management
*C. P. Ho, PhD—instructional technology
*M. K. Lai, PhD—research methods
*M. P. McGranaghan, PhD—computer cartography, geographical information systems
*J. R. Wills, DBA—technology marketing
*S. Zhang, PhD—quantitative research methodology, statistics

Affiliate Graduate Faculty

*N. Abramson, PhD—electrical Engineering
*M. A. Hukill, PhD—communication theories, visual communication, telecommunication and broadcast systems, services and policy (Southeast Asia specialty), ICT in the travel and tourism industries

Degree Offered: PhD in communication and information sciences

The Academic Program

The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Communication and Information Sciences (CIS) offers a PhD degree integrating and drawing faculty from the fields of communication, computer science, library and information science, and management information systems. Because of the broad knowledge base required to support this interdisciplinary approach, the program also draws on such fields as political science, economics, engineering, operations research, and behavioral sciences.

Recipients of the PhD will undertake careers in colleges and universities, industry, government, and private organizations.

Complete details on this program are outlined on the website, www.hawaii.edu/cis.

Admission Requirements

• Master’s degree in business administration, communication, library and information science, information and computer sciences, or a closely related field
• GRE or GMAT scores
• Three letters of recommendation
• Elementary statistics knowledge advisable

Applicants from foreign countries must be academically qualified, proficient in English, and financially self-sufficient.

Minimum TOEFL scores of at least 600/250/100 (paper/ computer/Internet based TOEFL) are required for admission.

Program Requirements

The student will select four areas of emphasis from the following eight: communication and information theories, communication policy and planning, computer software systems, data communications, human-computer interaction, information storage and retrieval, management information systems, and organizational communication.

Students must pass comprehensive examinations in the four of these areas of emphasis, and complete and defend an original dissertation.

Course Requirements

Regardless of area of emphasis, students are required to complete the following three core courses with a grade of at least a B:

• CIS 701 Communication/Information Theories of Society
• CIS 702 Communication/Information Technologies
• CIS 703 Communication/Information Research Methods

All students are required to be enrolled while in residence in CIS 720 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Communication and Information Sciences.

Courses for the program are to be selected from among the courses listed below and from graduate offerings in related disciplines as directed by the student’s advisory committee.

Communication/Information Theories

COM 611 Communication Theories (3)
COM 633 Telecommunications Architectures (3)
COM 645 Mass Communication (3)
COM 650 Communication Policy (3)
COM 660 Communication Planning (3)
ECON 606 Microeconomic Theory I (3)
ECON 607 Macroeconomic Theory I (3)
LIS 715 Seminar in Information Policy (3)
POLS 610 Political Theory and Analysis (3)
SOC 611 Classical Sociological Theory (3)
SOC 612 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)
SOC 711 Seminar in Sociology of Knowledge (3)

Communication Policy and Planning

COM 633 Telecommunication Architectures (3)
COM 634 Telecommunication Services (3)
COM 643 Intercultural Communication (3)
COM 644 International Communication (3)
COM 650 Communication Policy (3)
COM 660 Communication Planning (3)
LIS 668 Pacific Islands Information Resources (3)
LIS 715 Seminar in Information Policy (3)
PLAN 600 Planning Theory and Practice (3)
POLS 630 International Relations (3)
POLS 635 Topics in International Relations (3)
POLS 640 Comparative Politics (3)
POLS 645 Politics and Development: Regional (3)
POLS 670 Introduction to Public Policy (3)
POLS 675 Topics in Public Policy (3)

Computer Software Systems

ICS 611 Compiler Theory and Construction (3)
ICS 612 Theory of Operating Systems (3)
ICS 613 Advanced Software Engineering (3)
ICS 621 Analysis of Algorithms (3)
ICS 622 Systems Modeling and Evaluation (3)
ICS 641 Theory of Computation (3)
ICS 661 Artificial Intelligence II (3)
ICS 662 Computer Algebra (3)
ICS 681 Computer Graphics (3)
ICS 691 Topics in Software (3)

Data Communications

ICS 451 Data Networks (3)
ICS 651 Computer Networks (3)
ITM 687D Seminar in Information Systems–Telecommunications (3)
ITM 687J Seminar in Information Systems–Data Communication (3)
EE 449 Computer Communication Networks (3)
EE 668 Telecommunication Networks (3)

Human Computer Interaction

ICS 463 Human Computer Interaction I (3)
ICS 464 Introduction to Cognitive Science (3)
ICS 664 Human-Computer Interaction II (3)
ICS 665 User Interfaces and Hypermedia (3)
ICS 667 Advanced HCI Design Methods (3)
ICS 668 Technology Supported Collaboration (3)
LIS 677 Human Dimension in Information Systems (3)

Information Storage and Retrieval

LIS 663 Basic Database Searching (3)
LIS 664 Abstracting and Indexing for Information Services (3)
LIS 667 Advanced Database Searching (3)
LIS 670 Introduction to Information Science and Technology (3)
LIS 674 Database Design and Creation (3)
ICS 321 Data Storage and Retrieval (3)
ICS 421 Database Systems (3)
ICS 461 Artificial Intelligence I (3)

Management Information Systems

BUS 619 Information Technology for Management (3)
ITM 660 Current Topics in Information Systems (3)
ITM 704 Doctoral Seminar in Information Systems (3)

Organizational Communication

COM 623 Organizational Communication (3)
COM 624 Organizational Communication Training (3)
COM 643 Intercultural Communication (3)
ITM 687M Seminar in Information Systems–Communication and Technology (3)
MGT 648 International Business: Environment and Enterprise (3)
MGT 670 International Management and Industrial Relations (3)
SOC 613 Organizational Analysis (3)

CIS Courses

Environmental Studies

Degrees and Certificates Offered: Undergraduate Certificate in Environmental Studies, BA in interdisciplinary studies (emphasis on environmental studies)

See the “Colleges of Arts and Sciences” section of the Catalog for more information.