Bachelor of Computer Information Systems minors
The BCIS degree (Business
Administration minor) is designed for students who wish to
prepare for information technology careers requiring a business
background. This degree will prepare graduates for careers in
information technology management, and for business-related
computing work.
• Entrance, academic performance
and all other requirements are the same as for the regular
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems degree program.
• Entry to the BCIS degree
(Business Administration minor) will be granted when students
have completed the lower-level (diploma) requirements shown
below and have been accepted into the Business Administration
minor program.
• Students should apply to Business
Administration in their second year of the CIS diploma program
for entry to the Business Administration minor program.
• Entry to the BCIS degree
(Business Administration minor) will be limited by available
space. Students should advise the CIS department head of their
intentions while in their first year of study. Students may
apply to the CIS department for entry in the last semester of
their lower-level requirements.
• Students may change from the BCIS
degree (Business Administration minor) to the regular CIS
degree at any time, providing they meet the current CIS degree
continuance requirements.
• A minor in Business
Administration requires 30 credits including ECON 100 or 101,
four-lower level business courses and five upper-level business
courses.
Lower-level requirements
Lower-level requirements are the same
as for the CIS diploma with the exception that for the Arts or
other approved elective in the CIS diploma, students should
choose a Business Administration course in order to meet the
overall requirement of four lower-level Business Administration
courses.
Students are advised that upper-level
Business Administration courses have prerequisites. Students
should plan their lower-level course work carefully with the
Business Administration department to ensure that they have
these prerequisites in place.
Upper-level requirements
Although some first- and second-year
Business Administration courses are listed in upper-level
requirements, they should be taken as early as possible, as
they may be prerequisites for upper-level business courses.
Upper-level requirements
Course Title Credits
CIS 385 Project Management 3
CIS 390 Data Communications 3
CIS 440 Project
3
CIS 485 Ethics & Other
Management Issues 3
COMP 340 Operating Systems 3
7 CIS/COMP courses numbered 300 or
higher 21
1 CIS/COMP course numbered 200 or
higher 3
MATH 106 Statistics I 4
ECON 100 or 101 Principles of
Microeconomics 3
6 credits from approved Business
courses 6
15 credits from Business courses
numbered 15
300 or above
300 or above
Total 67
Students should consult the CIS degree
program outline to find out when CIS upper-level courses are
offered. Students should consult the Business Administration
department and current timetables for information on when
Business Administration courses are offered.
The BCIS degree (Math minor) is
designed for students who wish to prepare for information
technology careers requiring a mathematical background
• Entrance, academic performance,
and all other requirements are the same as for the regular
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems degree program, with
one exception. In the lower-level diploma program, students
intending to enter this degree will take two Math courses as a
start to their minor, in place of the Business or
Communications elective and the approved Arts or other approved
elective normally taken in the CIS program.
• Entry to the BCIS degree (Math
minor) may be granted when students have completed the
lower-level requirements shown below.
• Entry to the BCIS degree (Math
minor) will be limited by available space. Students should
advise the CIS department head of their intentions while in
their first year of study. For this option, students should
apply to the CIS department in the last semester of their
lower-level requirements.
• Students may change from the BCIS
degree (Math minor) to the regular BCIS degree at any time,
providing they meet the current CIS degree continuance
requirements.
Lower-level requirements
Lower-level requirements are the same
as for the CIS diploma, with the exceptions that:
• the Business/Communications
elective is replaced
by MATH 111
by MATH 111
• the approved Arts or other
approved elective is replaced by MATH 112
Students are advised that upper-level
Mathematics courses have prerequisites. Students should plan
their lower-level course work carefully to ensure that they
have these prerequisites in place.
Upper-level requirements
Course Title Credits
CIS 385 Project Management 3
CIS 390 Data Communications 3
CIS 440 Project 3
CIS 485 Ethics & Other
Management Issues 3
COMP 340 Operating Systems 3
7 CIS/COMP courses numbered 300 or
higher 21
1 CIS/COMP course numbered 200 or
higher 3
MATH 211 Calculus III 3
MATH 221 Linear Algebra 3
MATH 270 Introduction to Probability
and Statistics 4
MATH 302 or one 200-level
Mathematics course*
(excluding MATH 205) 4
(excluding MATH 205) 4
15 credits Mathematics courses
numbered 308 or above 15
Total 68
* MATH 225 is strongly recommended.
Students should consult the CIS degree
program outline for information on when CIS upper-level courses
are normally taken. Students should consult the Mathematics
department and current timetables for information on when
Mathematics courses are offered.
Lower-level requirements
Course Title Credits
COMP 125 Principles of Computing 3
COMP 150 Introduction to Programming 4
CIS 190 System Hardware Concepts 4
Three other lower level CIS or COMP
courses
(Excluding CIS 100, CIS 110 and CIS
115 ) 9
Total 20
Upper-level requirements
Course Title Credits
Any five upper-level (300 or 400
level) CIS or COMP courses 15
Total 35
Entrance requirements
Students may declare the CIS minor
once they have completed the lower-level requirements. A GPA of
2.67 or better in the lower-level CIS/COMP courses is required
for acceptance. Students should declare the minor to the CIS
Department. Students also require B.C. Principles of Math 12
(or equivalent) with a grade of C+ or better in order to take
required CIS and COMP courses.
Academic performance for the
minor in CIS
Students in the CIS minor program must
maintain semester and cumulative grade point averages of at
least 2.0 (a C average). Students must have a GPA of 2.0 ( a C
average) on the courses required. Upper-level CIS and COMP
courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher in order
to be counted for credit toward the minor.
Students who do not maintain the required cumulative grade point average will be placed on Academic Warning for one semester. If they do not attain the required CGPA, they will be required to withdraw from the minor.
Students who do not maintain the required cumulative grade point average will be placed on Academic Warning for one semester. If they do not attain the required CGPA, they will be required to withdraw from the minor.
Lower-level requirements
Course Title Credits
COMP 125 Principles of Computing 3
CIS 145 Web Publishing
or CIS 146 Web Publishing — Intermediate 4
or CIS 146 Web Publishing — Intermediate 4
COMP 150 Introduction to Programming 4
COMP 155 Object Oriented
Programming
or CIS 180 Introduction to Visual Programming 4
or CIS 180 Introduction to Visual Programming 4
CIS 190 Systems Hardware Concepts 4
CIS 192 Introduction to Networking 4
CIS 230 Databases and Database
Management Systems 4
Management Systems 4
CIS 270 Analysis and Design 3
Total 30
Upper-level requirements
Course Title Credits
Any 6 upper-level CIS or COMP
courses 18
Total 48
Entrance requirements
Students may declare the CIS extended
minor once they have completed the lower-level requirements. A
GPA of 2.67 or better in the lower-level CIS/COMP courses is
required. Students should declare the extended minor to the CIS
department.
Students also require B.C. Principles
of Math 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of C+ or better in
order to take required CIS and COMP courses.
Academic performance for the
extended minor in CIS
Students in the CIS extended minor
program must maintain semester and cumulative grade point
averages of at least 2.0 (a C average). Students must
have a GPA of 2.0 ( a C average) on the courses required for
acceptance. Upper-level CIS and COMP courses must be completed
with a grade of C or higher in order to be counted for credit
toward the minor.
Students who do not maintain the
required cumulative grade point average will be placed on
Academic Warning for one semester. If they not attain the
required CGPA, they will be required to withdraw from the
minor.
Course listings
See the
Course descriptions
section.
Faculty
Stephen Bohm, BEng, MASc (Concordia)
Shelley Drysdale, BASc (UBC), MEng
(UBC), PEng, Department Head
Paul Franklin, MSc (SFU)
Ravi Gill, BCIS (UCFV)
Colleen Gingerich, BA (Michigan), lab
instructor
Daniel Harris, BCIS (UCFV)
Duncan Jeffries, BSc (UBC), MSc (UBC)
Paul Kroeker, BCIS (UCFV)
Edward Lo, MASc (UBC), PEng
Robert McAuliffe, BIST (SAIT)
Patrick O‘Brien, BComm
(Windsor), MSc (BSU)
Gary Ridsdale, PhD (SFU)
Paul Rushton, BSc, BEd (Dalhousie),
MSc (Alberta)
Sandi Sasaki, BA (SFU),
Instructor’s Diploma (VCC), Lab Instructor
Ora Steyn, BA (South Africa)
Chris Watkiss, PhD (Toronto)
Part-time faculty
Trish Blondin, Dip (BCIT)
Paul Dance, BSc (SFU)
Vijay Dass, Dip (Singapore)
David Fynn, CA
Jim Hamlin, BCIS (UCFV)
Jim Hobek, Dip (CDI)
John Murtha, MEd
Program staff
Leslie Bogula, Media Resources Dip.
(Capilano), Departmental Assistant
Dave McCarthy, BA, MCSE, MCT, System
Administrator
Program Advisory committee
The Computing department receives both
advice and assistance from members of an advisory committee on
all aspects of the program. Current members include:
Rob Bleeker, Telus Business Solutions
Nicolle Bourget, Telus Enterprise
Solutions
Steve Calnek, TSC Software
Computer Information Systems Student
Association Member, UCFV
Terry Cox, Information Technology
Services, UCFV
Lance Duthie, BC Hot House Foods Inc.
Dana Epp, Scorpion Software
Ian McLeod, BCIT
Natalie Yano, Cooperative Education,
UCFV
Trevor Newton, Stratabase
Sandy Shaw, North Vancouver School
District
Aaron Shepard, Correctional Services
Canada
Randall Venhola, Modular Mining
Systems Inc.
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