Informatics

Description
The concentration in informatics teaches students to use computer technology to gather, synthesize, store, visualize and interpret information. These skills are critical to a broad range of disciplines. This concentration area will provide students with an understanding of the capabilities and technologies of informatics as it applies to domain specific problems in their field of study. Students completing this concentration area will be able to understand and use methods for the basic computational principles behind the operation of::

communication, networking and interaction
decision making and problem solving
modeling, inference and visualization
representing, creating and running routine activities
storing, indexing and retrieving information

Graduates should be in high demand within the software industry, but also in government, education, science, medicine, and other fields that make use of computer technology. The applied and user-oriented focus of the degree will make these graduates attractive to such employers. 

**Please note that some of the required classes below may require additional prerequisites that will need to be completed. No prerequisite overrides will be issued for Informatics core courses.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 21 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
• For more information on the Informatics concentration, students can make an appointment with an advisor by calling the CIDSE Advising Center at 480-965-3199, sending an email to CIDSE.advising@asu.edu or by visiting cidse.engineering.asu.edu/
• * Please consult a CIDSE advisor about alternate statistics courses.
• Certain departments may offer courses which could satisfy the elective requirement. Please consult with a CIDSE advisor for approvals.

Core 15 hours Required:

CPI 101 Introduction to Informatics, CS (3) (Required)

CPI 200 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics, MA (3) (Prerequisite: MAT 242 with C or better; MAT 243 with C or better) (Required)

CPI 220  Applied Data Structures and Algorithms (3) (Prerequisite(s): CSE 205 with C or better)

CPI 350 Evaluation of Informatics Systems (3) ( Prerequisite(s) with C or better: GCU 495 or IEE 380 or STP 226 or 231 or 420; BS Informatics major)

STP 420 Introductory Applied Statistics, CS (3)
OR
IEE 380 Probability and Statistics for Engineering Problem Solving, CS (3)

Electives 6 hours upper division courses required:
See a CIDSE advisor if you would like to have another upper division course considered as an Informatics elective.

SOC 334 Technology and Society, L or SB (3)

ART 345 3D Visualization and Prototyping (3) (Prerequisite: Digital Art OR Intermedia student)

BIO 355 Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology, CS (3) (Prerequisites: MAT 119 or MAT 210 or MAT 243 or MAT 251 or MAT 265 or MAT 270 or STP 220 or STP 231,or STP 226 with C or better. Credit allowed for MAT 355 or BIO 355 or CPI 480 or MBB 355.)

CIS 300 Web Design and Development (3) (Prerequisites: Minimum 2.0 ASU cumulative GPA AND minimum 56 earned hours)

CPI 310 Web-Based Information Management Systems (3) (Prerequisite: CSE 205 with C or better)

CPI 360 Decision Making and Problem Solving (3) (Prerequisite: CSE 205 with C or better)

CPI 460 Intelligent Interactive Instructional Systems (3) 

CPI 494 Special Topics (1-4) (Prerequisite: CSE 205 with C or better; Credit is allowed for only CPI 460 or CSE 494 (Intelligent Instr Sys))

ENG 374 Technical Editing (3)

STS 306 Social Effects of Science and Technology, SB (3)