P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant
I = Fall Semester, II = Spring Semester, S = Summer Session(s)

INFO I101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.) P: Computer literacy. Emphasis on topics in human-computer interaction and human factors, collaborative technologies and group problem solving, ethics, privacy, and ownership of information and information sources, information representation and information life cycle, the transformation of data to information, futuristic thinking.

INFO I201 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics (4 cr.) P: MATH M118. R: INFO I101. An introduction to the suite of mathematical and logical tools used in information sciences, including finite mathematics, automata and computability theory, elementary probability, and statistics and basics of classical information theory.

INFO I202 Social Informatics (3 cr.) P: INFO I101. Introduces the social and behavioral foundations of informatics. Theoretical approaches to how technology is used from psychological and sociotechnical perspectives. Examples of how current and emerging technologies such as games, e-mail, and electronic commerce are affecting daily lives, social relations, work, and leisure time.

INFO I210 Information Infrastructure I (4 cr.) P: MATH M014. Recommended prerequisite or concurrent: INFO I101. The software architecture of information systems. Basic concepts of systems and applications programming. Cross listed with CSCI C101. Credit given for only one of the following: INFO I210, CSCI N331 (IUPUI), or CSCI A201, CSCI C211(IUB) or CSCI C101 (IUSB).

INFO I211 Information Infrastructure II (4 cr.) P: INFO I210. The systems architecture of distributed applications. Advanced programming, including an introduction to the programming of graphical systems. Cross listed with CSCI C201 Credit given for only one of the following INFO I211, CSCI N345 (IUPUI), CSCI A202, CSCI C212 (IUB) or CSCI C201 (IUSB).

INFO I300 Human-Computer Interaction (3 cr.) P: INFO I211. The analysis of human factors and the design of computer application interfaces. A survey of current best practice with an eye towards what future technologies will allow.

INFO I303 Organizational Informatics (3 cr.) P: INFO I101. Examines the various needs, uses, and consequences of information in organizational contexts. Topics include organizational types and characteristics, functional areas and business processes, information-based products and services, the use of and redefining role of information technology, the changing character of work life and organizational practices, socio-technical structures and the rise and transformation of information-based industries. Credit given for either INFO I303 and SPEA V369.

INFO I308 Information Representation (3 cr.) P: INFO I201, INFO I210 or similar programming language course. The basic structure of information representation in social and scientific applications. Representational structures and approaches from many disciplines are introduced: philosophical theories of classification and categorization; information access and representation on the World Wide Web; object-oriented design and relational databases; AI knowledge representation and discovery.

INFO I310 Multimedia Arts and Technology (3 cr.) P: INFO I308. The study of the evolution of media arts and underlying principles of communication. Application development paradigms in current practice. Cross listed with CSCI N351 (IUPUI).

INFO I320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing (3 cr.) P: INFO I211. An introductory treatment of the distributed systems and programming. Topics range from the distributed and object models of computation to advanced concepts, such as remote method invocations, object brokers, object services, open systems, and future trends for distributed information systems.

INFO I400 Topics in Informatics (1-3 cr.) P: At least junior standing or permission of instructor. Variable topic. Emphasis is on new developments and research in informatics. Can be repeated twice for credit when topics vary, subject to approval of the informatics director.

INFO I420 Internship in Informatics Professional Practice (3-6 cr.) P: Approval of informatics director and completion of 100- and 200-level requirements in informatics. Students gain professional work experience in an industry or research organization setting, using skills and knowledge acquired in informatics course work.

INFO I450 Design and Development of an Information System (3 cr.) P: Senior standing and approval of the informatics director. System design and development present both technical and managerial problems with which students will be familiar from their undergraduate course work. Examples of course projects include design and development of a database for a business or academic application, preparation and presentation of an interactive media performance or exhibit, or design and implementation of a simulated environment (virtual reality). INFO I450 is cross listed with CSCI C308. Credit given for only one of the following: INFO I450, CSCI C308 (IUSB).

INFO I451 Design and Development of an Information System (3 cr.) P: Senior standing and approval of the informatics director. System design and development present both technical and managerial problems with which students will be familiar from their undergraduate course work. Examples of course projects include design and development of a database for a business or academic application, preparation and presentation of an interactive media performance or exhibit, or design and implementation of a simulated environment (virtual reality). INFO I451 is cross listed with CSCI C442. Credit given for only one of the following: INFO I451, CSCI C442 (IUSB).

INFO I460 Senior Thesis (3 cr.) P: Senior standing and approval of the informatics director. The senior student prepares and presents a thesis: a substantial, bypically multi-chapter paper based on a well-planned research or scholarly project, as determined by the student and a sponsoring faculty member.

INFO I461 Senior Thesis (3 cr.) P: Senior standing and approval of the informatics director. The senior student prepares and presents a thesis: a substantial, bypically multi-chapter paper based on a well-planned research or scholarly project, as determined by the student and a sponsoring faculty member.

INFO I499 Readings and Research in Informatics (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor and completion of 100- and 200-level requirements in informatics. Independent readings and research related to a topic of special interest to the student. Written report required.

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