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Communication and Information Sciences
Department of Information and Computer Sciences
POST 305G
1680 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-3493
Fax: (808) 956-3548
Email: cis-chair@hawaii.edu
Web: www.hawaii.edu/cis
Graduate Faculty
D. Suthers, PhD (Chair)—human-computer interaction: cognitive,
social and computational perspectives on designing and evaluating software
for learning, collaboration, and community
N. Asato, PhD—Japanese/Japanese American print cultures; Asian librarianship;
censorship
K. Baek, PhD—computer vision, neural computation, machine learning
E. S. Biagioni, PhD—networking protocol design
K. A. Binsted, PhD—artificial intelligence, software design for
mobile devices, human-computer interaction
T. X. Bui, PhD—electronic commerce, information policy
H. Casanova, PhD—high performance computing, distributed systems
H. M. Chen, PhD—e-business, service engineering, business-IT alignment,
electronic customer relationship management, multimedia database systems,
software engineering, enterprise architecture, MIS
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
R. S. Gazan, PhD—social aspects of information technology
V. H. Harada, PhD—library management, information literacy
C. S. Ikehara, PhD—biometrics and physiological sensors, adaptive
human-computer interfaces
S. Y. Itoga, PhD—database systems, expert systems, logic programming,
information and computer sciences
P. Jacso, PhD—digital libraries, webometrics, database content evaluation
P. M. Johnson, PhD—software engineering, high-tech entrepreneurship
R. Kazman, PhD—software engineering, human-computer interaction
T. Kelleher, PhD— public relations, online media, communication
campaigns, mass communication, organizational communication
J-I. Kim, PhD—communication research methods, communication
theories, diffusion of innovations
R. Knuth, PhD—information policy, children’s materials, international
librarianship, history of the book and libraries
D. M. Nahl, PhD—human-computer interaction, affective computing,
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
J. Patriarche, PhD—image and signal processing algorithms applied
to clinical medical image analysis
G. Poisson, PhD—cognitive informatics, bioinformatics, machine learning
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
S. Robertson, PhD—human-computer interaction, digital government
and digital democracy
J. Stelovsky, DrTechSc—computer hypermedia, human-computer interaction,
cognitive science
S. Still, PhD—bioinformatics/theoretical biology, information theory,
machine learning
D. Streveler, PhD—medical informatics, international public health,
issues in the electronic medical record and in telemedicine
K. Sugihara, DrEng—algorithms, distributed computing and database
systems, visual languages
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
R. W. Brislin, PhD—intercultural communication
T. J. Brislin, PhD—mass communications, ethics
R. Doktor, PhD—international business, organizational behavior,
strategy
C. P. Ho, PhD—instructional technology
M. K. Lai, PhD—research methods
M. P. McGranaghan, PhD—computer cartography, geographical information
systems
N. Ordway, PhD—real estate
J. R. Wills, DBA—technology marketing
S. Zhang, PhD—quantitative research methodology, statistics
Degree Offered: PhD in communication and information
sciences
The Academic Program
The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in 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
- Knowledge of elementary statistics and at least one computer programming
language
- Statement of research objectives
- Essay on interdisciplinary studies
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 three areas of emphasis from the following eight:
communication and information theories, communication policy and planning,
computer software software systems, data communications, human-computer
interaction, information storage and retrieval, management information
systems, and organizational communication.
Students must pass comprehensive exams in three areas of emphasis, publish
a research paper, 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 Societ
- CIS 702 Communication/Information Technologie
- CIS 703 Communication/Information Research Methods
All students are required to be enrolled every semester while in residence
in CIS 720 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Communication and Information
Sciences, and to receive credit for the seminar.
Courses to be taken in preparation for the comprehensive exams 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 Information and Communication Technologies (3)
COM 660 ICT Policy and Planning (3)
ECON 606 Microeconomic Theory I (3)
ECON 607 Macroeconomic Theory I (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 Information and Communication Technologies (3)
COM 634 New Communication and Information Services (3)
COM 643 Intercultural Communication (3)
COM 644 Global Communication and Journalism(3)
COM 660 ICT Policy and Planning (3)
PLAN 600 Public Policy and Planning Theory (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 Advanced Theory of Computation (3)
ICS 661 Advanced Artificial Intelligence (3)
ICS 681 Computer Graphics (3)
ICS 691 Topics in Software (3)
Data Communications
ICS 451 Data Networks (3)
ICS 651 Computer Networks (3)
EE 449 Computer Communication Networks (3)
EE 668 Telecommunication Networks (3)
Human Computer Interaction
ICS 464 Human Computer Interaction I (3)
ICS 664 Human-Computer Interaction II (3)
ICS 665 User Interfaces and Hypermedia (3)
ICS 667 Advanced HCI Design Methods (3)
ICS 668 Social Informatics (3)
LIS 677 Human Dimension in Information Systems (3)
Information Storage and Retrieval
ICS 321 Data Storage and Retrieval (3)
ICS 421 Database Systems (3)
ICS 461 Artificial Intelligence (3)
LIS 663 Basic Database Searching (3)
LIS 667 Advanced Database Searching (3)
LIS 670 Introduction to Information Science and Technology (3)
LIS 671 Digital Librarianship
LIS 675 Database Content Evaluation
Management Information Systems
BUS 630 Managing Information Technology for Strategic Advantage (3)
ITM 660 Current Topics in Information Systems (3)
ITM 704 Doctoral Seminar in Information Systems (3)
Organizational Communication
COM 623 Strategic Organizational Communication (3)
COM 643 Intercultural Communication (3)
MGT 670 International Management and Industrial Relations (3)
SOC 613 Organizational Analysis (3)
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.
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