Year: 2018 | Month: June and December | Volume 5 | Issue 1-2
Computer & Information Science (CIS): Raiganj University into a New Research & Professional Direction
P.K. Paul1*
A. Bhuimali2 and K.S. Tiwary3
DOI:10.30954/2348-7437.1.2018.1
Abstract:
Computing is responsible for the collection, selection, organization, processing, management and dissemination of information. Information Technology has different components such as Database Technology, Networking Technology, Multimedia Technology, Communication Technology etc., and responsible for the information management. Hence it is responsible for the information and IT affairs in the organizations, institutions and individuals. It is a fact that the growing need of computing and IT in different subjects and fields are responsible for the creation of newer subjects and many universities were moved on Information Science from IT and new interdisciplinary fields has been started viz. Health Information Sciences etc. The Computing and its applications into the society and individuals led the Computer & Information Science (i.e. Information Science with focus on Computing or merged CS & IS) nomenclature. As a developed nation, few Indian universities have been started different skillful as well as domain centric Information Sciences. This paper is a kind of documentation on Computing related domains and responsible for creating awareness and clearing misconception of information and computing related and allied interdisciplinary fields/ programs. The paper is a case study of Raiganj University, a state aided university in India where full-fledged department and the program has been started on ‘Computer and Information Science (CIS)’. Paper highlights the SWOT of the program, department with graphical representation.
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