Charles Cooley

Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Associate Director of Institutional Research - Institutional Research and Effectiveness

School of Sciences, Engineering, Art and Nursing
Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Mathematics & Computer Science

LocationSuter Science Center 019I

Phone4411

E-Mailcooleycd@emu.edu

Education

MS, James Madison University (Computer Science-Database & Network)
BS, Roanoke College (Mathematics; Computer Science & Statistics)

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Biography

Charles Cooley began teaching at EMU in 1999. He received his bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College where he majored in mathematics, computer science and statistics. After two years studying Software Engineering (specifically object-oriented programming language code reusablity metrics) in the CS graduate program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Charles took a supposedly part-time, one-year teaching position at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia. After a few years of full-time teaching, Charles moved to Harrisonburg and completed a master’s degree in computer science at James Madison University. Before returning to teaching, Charles worked as a Network Analyst and System Engineer. In 2007 with the merger of the CIS and CS programs, Charles began working in the EMU Institutional Research and Effectiveness Office half-time, but resumed full-time teaching to implement the new CS curriculum in 2008. Since 2015, Charles is once again splitting his time between teaching computer science and serving as the associate director of institutional research.

Mission Statement

Professional Memberships

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Professional Conferences Attended

CCSC-SE Regional Conference
     The 29th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Southeastern Conference
     Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, USA – November 6-7, 2015.
CCSC-SE Regional Conference
     The 27th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Southeastern Conference
     Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina, USA – November 15-16, 2013.
SIGCSE 2012: Teaching, Learning, and Collaborating
     The 43^rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
     Raleigh, North Carolina, USA – Feb. 29-Mar. 3, 2012.

New Courses Taught

Math for Social Decision Making, Fall 2019
Topics: Game Development, Spring 2019
Topics: Parallel & Distributed Computing, Fall 2016
Topics: Smart Phone Technology, Fall 2013
Introduction to Programming: Python, Fall 2013
Automata Theory and Application, Spring 2011

EMU Service

Member, Data Systems & Governance Committee, 2018-2020
Member, Data Quality Task Force, 2016-2018
Member, EMU Faculty Senate, 2012-2014