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Monthly Virtual Town Hall meeting with the Computer Science Faculty and Advisors

The Faculty and academic advisors in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia Southern University would like to invite you to the virtual town hall. You can interact with CS faculty and ask questions about the majors in Computer Science and Software Engineering at Georgia Southern University. 

The Computer Science department’s mission is to make sure you’re ready for the high-demand, high-paying computer science career in the Computer Science department at Georgia Southern University. Coached by world-class faculty who National Science Foundation and Industrial grants fund, you’ll dig in from day one and gain foundational knowledge and skills to develop cutting-edge technology. 

Our BS-CS program is ABET-accredited since 1991. We offer BS-CS programs at both Statesboro and Armstrong Campus. Students can complete the entire program at each site or move between sites. The Department of Computer Science can offer you an opportunity to achieve your career goals as a computer scientist and software engineers at Georgia Southern University.

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Computer Recommendations

As you plan for that first day of class, you are also thinking about the tools you will need for your computer science and software engineering courses. We hope this information will help you in selecting the right computer to fit you.

Minimum Specifications

  • Windows 10 or macOS 10.15+
  • 9th generation or higher Intel Core i7 ,or 3000 series or higher AMD Ryzen 7 Virtual box/VMware must be supported.
  • 16GB DDR4 or higher
  • 512GB of storage. Solid-State-Drive (SSD) is preferred.
  • Any WiFi Card capable of 802.11ac
  • USB-A/USB-C required for peripheral connectivity.
  • Web Cam (with microphone)
  • Provided at no additional cost to the student. These include many Microsoft developer tools, other IDEs, and many open source security tools and Linux distributions.
  • An extended warranty is recommended.

Recommended Specifications

  • Windows 11 or macOS 11+
  • 9th generation or higher Intel Core i9 ,or 3000 series or higher AMD Ryzen 9 Virtual box/VMware must be supported.
  • 32GB DDR4 or higher
  • 1TB of storage. Solid-State-Drive (SSD) is preferred
  • Any WiFi Card capable of 802.11ac
  • USB-A/USB-C required for peripheral connectivity.
  • Web Cam (with microphone)
  • Provided at no additional cost to the student. These include many Microsoft developer tools, other IDEs, and many open source security tools and Linux distributions.
  • An extended warranty is recommended.

Facilities

NEWS – Network Enabled WorkSpaces

Cutting-edge research and development efforts in multimodal technologies that support remote, real-time interactions that would permit users to participate in volumetric medical, engineering, or scientific projects as a team yet allow each member to retain a unique perspective.

Game Programming Laboratory

Hardware: Lenovo Computing Machines with Intel i5 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM and 500 GB HDD; Microsoft Xbox 360; 56″ Flat Panel TV; Sony PS3; Kinect
Software: XNA plug-in for Visual Studio (in C#), Blender

Robotics Laboratory

Hardware: LEGO MINDSTORMS Robot kits
Software: Java, Android 2.2

Mobile Computing Laboratory

Hardware:

  • Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter, Class 1, 2.1 Mbps
  • Bluetooth GPS Receivers, 20 channels, Class 2
  • SunSPOT Sensor Kits, 180 MHz 32 bit ARM920T, 512K RAM/4M Flash, IEEE 802.15.4
  • HP iPAQ PDA with 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 w/ EDR, 624 MHz, 64 MB SDRAM/256 MB flash ROM
  • Palm TX PDA, 802.11b WiFi, Bluetooth 1.1, 312 MHz, 128 MB flash
  • BlueSMiRF Gold Bluetooth Modem, Class 1
  • Reiker Digital Inclinometer
  • AC-DC adaptors
  • Lenovo Computing Machines with Intel i5 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM and 250 GB HDD

Software:

  • Android 2.2
  • Jave ME
  • Sun SPOT Java development kit

Optical Networking Laboratory

Hardware:

  • Dell, Gateway and Compaq Pentium Computers
  • Sun Microsystems Sunblade 150 Workstation
  • USB Bluetooth Dongles
  • Handpsring Visor PDAs, OZ Optics Fiber Kit for Handspring Visor
  • Compaq iPaqs
  • C.A.D.A.T. II Prototyping Board, Archer Universal Breadboard, Small pack of prototyping breadboard
  • Linksys Etherfast II Managed 10/100 24-Port Switches

Software:

  • NS-2
  • WireShark

Classroom Labs

Classroom Labs:Classroom labs are equipped with cutting edge computer hardware and software. We would like to acknowledge the following companies who have provided use of their software in our labs.

  • Liquid Technologies: Liquid XML Studio
  • Computer Associates: ERwin Data Modeling

Last updated: 11/22/2023