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Summer Term Computer Informatics

CRN Course # Sec Credits Title Seats Avail Days Start Time End Time Instructor Start Date End Date Location Cost
32437 INF110 WW1 3 Fundamental Informatics
8-week course.
22 Kleindorfer, Kelli 05/22/12 07/18/12 Internet class-WEB Tuition
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32438 INF130 WW1 3 Social Informatics
8-week course.
23 Gardner, Marvin 05/22/12 07/18/12 Internet class-WEB Tuition
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32700 INF310 WW1 3 Informatics Security
8-week course. Prerequisite: INF 110
22 Gardner, Marvin 05/22/12 07/18/12 Internet class-WEB Tuition
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32701 INF320 WW1 3 Legal Informatics Issues
8-week course. Prerequisites: INF 110 and INF 130
22 Kleindorfer, Kelli 05/22/12 07/18/12 Internet class-WEB Tuition
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Fall Term 2012- Classes Start August 23, 2012

INF110 Fundamental Informatics    3 Credits

CRN 15408 WW1 Kleindorfer, K kjkleindorfer@dmacc.edu WEB

 

INF130 Social Informatics      3 Credits

CRN 15409 WW1 Kleindorfer, K kjkleindorfer@dmacc.edu WEB

  

INF220 Human-Computer Interaction     3 Credits

CRN 15410 WW1 Hilton, T tmhilton@dmacc.edu WEB

 

INF230 Organization Informatics      3 Credits

CRN 16526 WW1 Gardner, M mlgardner@dmacc.edu WEB

8-week course, 2nd 8-week session

 

 

INF Course Descriptions :

INF110 Fundamental  Informatics (3 cr.)  Pre-requisite : none

Students explore the core principles of informatics and the rapidly changing role of today's informatics professional. Students will gain a strong understanding of the changing role of today's informatics professional through current examples and informatics references. No matter what their major, students can use the principles learned in this course to function more effectively as workers, managers, decision makers, and organizational leaders applying today’s technology.

 

 

INF130 Social Informatics (3 cr.)  Pre-requisite: none

Introduction to key social research perspectives and literatures on the use of information and communication technologies. Discusses current topics such as information ethics, relevant legal frameworks, popular and controversial uses of technology.  Outlines research methodologies for social informatics.

 

INF220 Human-Computer Interaction  (3 cr.)  Pre-requisite: INF110 & CIS125

The analysis of human factors and the design of computer application interfaces. A survey of current Human Computer Interaction designs with an eye toward what future technologies will allow. The course will emphasize learning HCI based on implementation and testing interfaces.

 

INF230 Organization Informatics (3 cr.) Pre-requisite: INF110 & INF130

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 the role of information technology, the changing character of work life and organizational practices, sociotechnical structures, and the rise and transformation of global information-based industries.

 

INF310 Informatics Security (3 cr.) Pre-requisite: INF110

This course will enable students to evaluate and conceptualize an area of specialization to consider the topics from their perspective of security. Vulnerabilities that combine standard hardware and software configurations will be examined because they illuminate both security and computer networks. Operating systems and file systems are examined from the perspective of access control, permissions, and availability of system services.

 

INF320 Legal Informatics Issues (3 cr.) Pre-requisite: INF110 & INF130

This course examines that set of ethical and legal problems most tightly bound to the issues of information control. The interaction and technology changes, but the core issues have remained: privacy, intellectual property, Internet law, concepts of jurisdiction, speech anonymity versus accountability, and ethical decision making in the network environment.