Fall 2021
I 301 Introduction to Informatics
Class will meet in a large lecture setting on Tuesdays and break out into smaller discussion classes on Thursdays. * note: Thursday breakout sessions are expected to meet online via Zoom for the first three weeks of classes.
DESCRIPTION
This is a survey course covering the basics of the informatics professions. We cover some history of informatics as an academic discipline and profession, review some of the significant concepts that students can expect to cover later in the Informatics major and minor, and review the different concentrations available to Informatics students. Assessment in this course is conducted through weekly quizzes and discussion questions; a short, persuasive, group presentation; and a longer-term persuasive essay project with both individual and group components.
RESTRICTIONS
Restricted to undergraduate Informatics/Information Studies degree seekers.