Informatics Program. 1 June 2011 Revised: (25 June 2013)

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Informatics Program

Dr. Michael W. Totaro, Program Coordinator

School of Computing and Informatics

Ray P. Authement College of Sciences

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

(337) 482-5697

[email protected]

1 June 2011

Revised: (25 June 2013)

Information systems and technologies facilitate the functions of organizations and interpersonal

interactions in modern societies. The goal of the Informatics program is to educate students to apply

information technologies and to design, maintain, and adapt information systems that solve problems

with an understanding of human needs and context. The basic curriculum for the program is as

follows:

Curriculum Component

Hours

General education

43 Core courses

35 Concentration core

30 Concentration electives

9 Capstone

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120 Practical information technology (IT) training can be delivered by a variety of programs, from

for-profit training institutes to community colleges. A university graduate in an IT field can distinguish

himself or herself by the ability to analyze a problem with a broader perspective, covering the

professional, ethical, legal, security, and social responsibilities. More importantly, he or she has the

knowledge and ability to adapt to emerging technologies and stay current with newer tools as they are

developed in his or her career. The Informatics core and capstone courses are designed and chosen to

prepare our students to develop the aforementioned abilities by educating them in these bodies of

knowledge:

Body of Knowledge

Credit

Course

Informatics Fundamentals

3 INFX 101

Programming Fundamentals

3 CMPS 150

Human Computer Interaction

3 INFX 210

Information Technology Infrastructure

3 INFX 240

Computational Thinking

3 INFX 301

Computers in Society

2 CMPS 310

Information Assurance and Security

3 INFX 320

Information Management

3 INFX 330

Technical Writing

3 ENGL 365

Systems Integration and Architecture

3 INFX 380

System Administration and Maintenance

3 INFX 450

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Informatics Capstone

3 INFX 490

The foundation course of the program is INFX 101, which introduces the student to Informatics and

provides foundation skills for subsequent courses in the major. It describes how Informatics relates to

other computing disciplines, and begins to instill an Informatics mindset in the students.

In our 200-level core INFX courses, the students learn (i) data networking and computer architecture at

a higher level of abstraction as an IT Infrastructure course; and (ii) the design of human computer

interface in the context of web site user-friendliness. The students will acquire the knowledge and

skills that they need for communicating effectively with professionals whose special focus is on

hardware and systems software technology and for designing organizational processes and software

solutions that require in-depth understanding of the IT infrastructure capabilities and limitations. They

also prepare the students for organizational roles that require interaction with external vendors of IT

infrastructure components and solutions.

In our 300- and 400-level core INFX courses, the students are educated in designing, administering,

and maintaining information systems from different perspectives.

 One of the roles of the informatics professional is to design and build systems and integrate

them into an organization. Our students develop the skills to gather requirements, then source,

evaluate, and integrate components into a single system, and finally validate the system.

 Information derived from data is important to the management, productivity, and differentiation

of an organization. Making information meaningful to a decision-maker includes the collection,

organization, modeling, transformation, presentation, safety, and security of the data and

information. Our students learn to develop, deploy, manage, and integrate data and information

systems to support the organization.

 An important role of the informatics professional is to design and build systems and integrate

them into an organization as well as to administer these systems. Our courses develop the skills

to gather requirements, then source, evaluate, and integrate components into a single system,

validate the system, and subsequently administer and maintain the system.

 IT applications are increasingly web-based. Web technology has grown to include a variety of

business, academic, organizational, and social applications. Diverse cultural and

multi-lingual user communities now depend on Web technology. Our students are educated in the

technical, social, ethical, and security issues related to the Web and social computing software.

 In order to design technical solutions within the context of business organizations, our students

should acquire an understanding of business processes. Our students learn how to identify,

document, model, assess, and improve core business processes. They are introduced to

challenges and approaches to organizational change, domestic and offshore outsourcing, and

inter-organizational processes.

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The curriculum of the Informatics program is as follows:

CODE: S300 Bachelor of Science

Freshman Year Credit Sophomore Year Credit

UNIV 100 First Yr Seminar: Cajun Connection UNIV 200*1_{Information Literacy...}

ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic Writing.. ENGL 102 Writing & Research About Culture.. INFX 101*_{Fundamentals of Informatics...}

INFX 210*_{Human Computer Interaction...}

INFX 240*_{Information Tech Infrastructure...}

MATH 143*†_{Pre-Calculus Algebra & Trigonometry}

MATH 250* Survey of Calculus... Elective2_(SCI)...

Elective*3_{(Concentration Core)...}

2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 31

CMPS 150*_{Introduction to Computer Science}

CMPS 310*_{Computers in Society...}

INFX 301*_{Computational Thinking...}

Elective4_(ARTS)...

Elective5_(CMCN)...

Elective2_(SCI)...

3 2 3 3 3 3 12 29

Junior Year Credit Senior Year Credit

ENGL 365*_{Technical Writing...}

INFX 320*_{Information Assurance & Security}

INFX 330*_{Information Management...}

INFX 380*_{Sys Integration & Architecture...}

Elective6_(BHSC)...

Elective7 _(HIST)...

3 3 3 3 3 3 12 30

INFX 450*_{Systems Admin & Maintenance...}

INFX 470*_{Web Systems and Technologies...}

INFX 490*8_{Informatics Capstone...}

Elective6_(BHSC)...

Elective (LIT)... Elective2_(SCI)...

3 3 3 3 3 3 12 30

*Graduation Requirements for Informatics Majors: To qualify for graduation, a student must earn a grade of “C” or better in all INFX, CMPS, MATH, STAT, and Concentration core/elective courses.

†Students who meet criteria set by the Department of Mathematics may register for MATH 143 upon entry. Those who do not meet these qualifications must take both MATH 109 and 110, in order to satisfy the MATH 143 requirement.

1 _{Complete UNIV 200 or a “computer proficiency” examination before being admitted to Upper Division.} 2

Must be selected from both biological (BIOL), and physical (CHEM, GEOL, PHYS) sciences, with two courses within the same science. If student chooses to take only one biological science, ENVS 150 may be used.

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Concentrations: Business Informatics (S300-01), Health Informatics (S300-02), Media Technology (S300-03), Systems Administration (S300-04), Web Design (S300-05), Individualized (S300-06). Each concentration area has 30 core hours and 9 elective hours. A list of courses that satisfy concentration core/electives is available through the Informatics Program. As soon as feasible upon entry to the INFX Program, but no later than the end of the first semester after completing INFX 101 with a grade of “C” or better, a student in an Individualized Concentration must submit a Play of Study to his/her INFX advisor for approval.

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Must be selected from MUS, VIAR, DANC, THEA or DSGN 121. 5

Must be selected from CMCN 100 (or 101 for international students), 202, 203 (HONR), 302, or 310. 6

Must be selected from ANTH, ECON, GEOG, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or CJUS with at least one 3-hour course at the 200-level or above. See advisor for a list of acceptable courses.

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Must be from HIST except 490. 8

Must be taken in last semester.

We expect our graduates to have the education and training to design, administer, and maintain

information systems in a variety of domains. The concentrations enable the students to focus on an

application domain (business, health, digital media, Web design), on a technical field (systems

administration), or on one or more other domains that extend beyond the named concentrations

(individualized). Specifically, we offer a set of concentrations in:

a. Business Informatics

b. Health Informatics

c. Media Technology

d. Systems Administration

e. Web Design

f. Individualized

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Additionally, we offer a set of INFX concentration courses to support these concentrations. Each

concentration consists of 33 required credit hours and 9 elective credits, taken from the Informatics and

Computer Science programs, as well as other related disciplines.

In the remaining pages of this document, we present each of the six concentration areas and a list of

INFX course descriptions.

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Business Informatics Concentration (S300-01)

Freshman Year Credit Sophomore Year Credit

ACCT 201† Introduction to Accounting ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic Writing ENGL 102 Writing & Research about Culture INFX 101† Fundamentals of Informatics INFX 210† Human Computer Interaction

INFX 240† Information Technology Infrastructure MATH 143*† Precalculus Algebra & Trig

MATH 250† Survey of Calculus UNIV 100 Cajun Connection UNIV 200†2 Information Literacy Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 31

ACCT 202† Intro to Managerial Accounting CMPS 150† Introduction to Computer Science CMPS 207† Computers in Organization

or 260† Intro Data Structures & Software Dsgn CMPS 310† Computers in Society

ECON 201† Principles of Economics I or 202† Principles of Economics II or 300† Economic Fundamentals INFX 301† Computational Thinking STAT 325† Introduction to Statistics Elective4 (ARTS) Elective5 (CMCN) Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 29

Junior Year Credit Senior Year Credit

ENGL 365† Technical Writing FNAN 300† Business Finance

INFX 320† Information Assurance and Security INFX 330† Information Management

INFX 380† Systems Integration and Architecture INFX 481† Business Process Analysis and Design MGMT 320† Mgmt of Behavior & Organizations Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective6 (BHSC) Elective8 (HIST) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30

INFX 435† Business Intelligence & Adv. Database INFX 440† Advanced Network Infrastructure INFX 450† Systems Administration & Maintenance INFX 470† Web Systems and Technologies

INFX 490†7 Informatics Capstone Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective6 (BHSC) Elective (LIT) Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30 1_{Must be selected as follows:}

Choose at least two from:

MKTG 345 Principles of Marketing BLAW 310 Legal Environment of Business BSAT 382 Service Operations

INFX 412 Visual Analytics INFX 491 Internship

INFX 499 Special Topics in Informatics Choose at most one from:

MATH 202 Mathematics for Business PHIL 316 Professional Ethics

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Must be taken in last semester. 8

Must be from HIST except 490.

† Students must earn a “C” or better in each core course and each concentration course.

* Students who meet criteria set by the Department of Mathematics may register for MATH 143 upon entry. Those who do not meet these qualifications must take both MATH 109 and 110, in order to satisfy the MATH 143 requirement.

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Health Informatics Concentration (S300-02)

ACCT 201† Introduction to Accounting ENGL 101 Introduction to Academic Writing ENGL 102 Writing & Research about Culture INFX 101† Fundamentals of Informatics INFX 210† Human Computer Interaction

CMPS 150† Introduction to Computer Science CMPS 207† Computers in Organization

INFX 301† Computational Thinking

MGMT 320† Mgmt of Behavior & Organizations STAT 325† Introduction to Statistics

HSA 301† Healthcare Delivery Systems Elective4 (ARTS) Elective5 (CMCN) Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 29

ENGL 365† Technical Writing

INFX 380† Systems Integration and Architecture INFX 481† Business Process Analysis and Design LCHI 303† Health Care Information Systems Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective6 (BHSC) Elective8 (HIST) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30

INFX 435† Business Intelligence & Adv. Database INFX 440† Advanced Network Infrastructure INFX 450† Systems Administration & Maintenance INFX 470† Web Systems and Technologies

INFX 490†7 Informatics Capstone STAT 417† Biometry Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective6 (BHSC) Elective (LIT) Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30 1_{Must be selected as follows:}

LCHI 473 Electronic Health Records I INFX 412 Visual Analytics

INFX 491 Internship

INFX 499 Special Topics in Informatics LCHI 475 Medical Informatics

Choose at most one from: PHIL 202 Critical Thinking PHIL 316 Professional Ethics

HIM 322 Legal Aspects for the Health Care Field PSYC 313 Life-Span Development Psych

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Media Technology Concentration (S300-03)

ENGL 101 Intro Academic Writing

ENGL 102 Writing & Research about Culture INFX 101† Fundamentals of Informatics INFX 210† Human Computer Interaction

INFX 240† Information Technology Infrastructure MATH 143†* Precalculus Algebra & Trig

MATH 250† Survey of Calculus

MIA 101† Intro To Moving Image Arts UNIV 100 Cajun Connection

UNIV 200†2 Information Literacy Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 31 CMCN 215† Video Basics CMCN 338† Internet Communication

INFX 301† Computational Thinking VIAR 235† Art and the Computer

VIAR 340† Graphics Design Fundamentals Elective3 (SCI) Elective4 (CMCN) 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 29

INFX 320† Information Assurance and Security INFX 330 Information Management†

INFX 361 Fundamentals of Video Game Design† INFX 380 Systems Integration and Architecture† VIAR 365 Introduction to Computer Animation† Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective5 (BHSC) Elective7 (HIST) 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30

INFX 412† Visual Analytics

INFX 435† Business Intelligence & Adv. Database INFX 440† Advanced Network Infrastructure INFX 450† Systems Administration & Maint. INFX 470† Web Systems and Technologies INFX 490†**6 Informatics Capstone

Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective5 (BHSC) Elective (LIT) Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30 1_{CMCN 385 (3 cr.) is required; the other six hours}

must be selected as follows: Choose at most one from:

CMPS 261 Advanced Data Structures CMPS 415 Computer Graphics INFX 491 Internship

INFX 499 Special Topics in Informatics CMCN 333 Photojournalism

VIAR 366 Intermediate Computer Animation VIAR 465 Advanced Computer Animation Choose at most one from:

CMCN 335 Visual Communication I CMCN 365 Single Camera Production ECON 201 or 202 or 300 Prin I or II or Fund MGMT 230 Fundamentals

THEA 300 Activities in Dramatics

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* Students who meet criteria set by the Department of Mathematics may register for MATH 143 upon entry. Those who do not meet these qualifications must take both MATH 109 and 110, in order to satisfy the MATH 143 requirement. **

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Systems Administration Concentration (S300-04)

Freshman Year Credit Sophomore Year Credit

EECE 140† Computer Engineering ENGL 101 Intro Academic Writing

ENGL 102 Writing & Research about Culture INFX 101† Fundamentals of Informatics INFX 210† Human Computer Interaction INFX 240† Information Technology Infrastructure MATH 143†* Precalculus Algebra & Trig

CMPS 150† Introduction to Computer Science CMPS 260† Intro Data Structures & Software Design CMPS 310† Computers in Society

INFX 301† Computational Thinking STAT 325† Introduction to Statistics Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective4 (ARTS) Elective5 (CMCN) Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 29

Junior Year Credit Senior Year Credit

CMPS 261† Advanced Data Structures ENGL 365† Technical Writing

INFX 320† Information Assurance and Security INFX 321† Network Security

INFX 330† Information Management INFX 343† Distributed Information Systems INFX 380† Systems Integration and Architecture Elective†1 (Concentration) Elective6 (BHSC) Elective8 (HIST) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30

INFX 440† Advanced Network Infrastructure INFX 450† Systems Administration & Maintenance INFX 451† Unix System Administration

INFX 470† Web Systems and Technologies INFX 481† Business Process Analysis and Design INFX 490†7 Informatics Capstone

INFX 491† Internship Elective6 (BHSC) Elective (LIT) Elective3 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30 1_{Must be selected as follows;}

CMPS 360 Programming in Java

CMPS 455 Introduction to Operating Systems EECE 233^ Telecommunications

or EECE 240 Digital Systems EECE 340 Microprocessors

INFX 499 Special Topics in Informatics Choose at most one from:

BLAW 310 Legal Environment of Business MGMT 320 Mgmt of Behavior & Organization PHIL 316 Professional Ethics

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Web Design Concentration (S300-05)

ENGL 102 Writing & Research about Culture INFX 101† Fundamentals of Informatics INFX 210† Human Computer Interaction

INFX 240† Information Technology Infrastructure MATH 143†* Precalculus Algebra & Trig

MATH 250† Survey of Calculus

MIA 101† Intro To Moving Image Arts UNIV 100 Cajun Connection

UNIV 200†1 Information Literacy Elective2 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 31 CMCN 338† Internet Communication

INFX 301† Computational Thinking VIAR 235† Art and the Computer VIAR 335† Media Workshop Elective2 (SCI) Elective3 (CMCN) Elective4 (BHSC) 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 29

CMCN 385† Communication Law and Ethics INFX 320† Information Assurance and Security INFX 330† Information Management

VIAR 340† Graphic Design Fundamentals INFX 380† Systems Integration and Architecture VIAR 365† Introduction to Computer Animation VIAR 366† Intermediate Computer Animation

INFX 370† Interactive Website Development Elective6 (HIST) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30

VIAR 398† Digital Photography

VIAR 465† Advanced Computer Animation or

INFX 371† Database-backed Website Dev or

INFX 499† Special Topics in Informatics INFX 450† Systems Administration & Maint

INFX 410† Interactive Narrative

INFX 470† Web Systems and Technologies

INFX 471† Media for e-Commerce INFX 490†5 Informatics Capstone Elective4 (BHSC) Elective (LIT) Elective2 (SCI) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30 1 _{Complete UNIV 200 or a “computer proficiency” examination before being admitted to Upper Division.}

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Individualized Concentration

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ENGL 102 Writing & Research about Culture INFX 101† Fundamentals of Informatics INFX 210 Human Computer Interaction

MATH 250† Survey of Calculus UNIV 100 Cajun Connection UNIV 200†1 Information Literacy Elective2 (SCI) Elective^† (Concentration/Core) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 31

INFX 301† Computational Thinking Elective4 (ARTS) Elective3 (CMCN) Elective2 (SCI) Elective^† (Concentration/Core) 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 9 29

INFX 380† Systems Integration and Architecture Elective4 (BHSC) Elective6 (HIST) Elective^† (Concentration/Core) 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 30

INFX 450† Systems Administration & Maintenance INFX 470† Web Systems and Technologies

INFX 490†5 Informatics Capstone Elective4 (BHSC) Elective (LIT) Elective2 (SCI) Elective^† (Concentration/Core) 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 30 ^_{A student must develop a Plan of Study listing the Concentration Elective Courses (39 credit hours) with his or her} academic advisor, in conjunction with other INFX faculty as well as faculty from the domain area (or areas) of particular interest to the student. The Plan of Study must be approved by the Informatics Program Coordinator before a student is admitted to the Upper Division.

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INFORMATICS (INFX) COURSE OFFERINGS

Numbering of the INFX courses

The first digit of the course number represents the level of the course.

The second digit of the course number represents a knowledge area within Informatics:

Course Number Code

Knowledge Area

“0”

Of general interest to all areas

“1”

Human computer interaction

“2”

Information assurance and security

“3”

Information management

“4”

Information technology infrastructure

“5”

System administration and maintenance

“6”

Entertainment, multimedia

“7”

Web systems and technologies

“8”

Systems integration and architecture

“9”

Special courses

INFORMATICS (INFX S300)

Michael W. Totaro, Program Coordinator; James R. Oliver Hall 203

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

101. INFORMATICS FUNDAMENTALS. (3, 0, 3). Pervasive themes in informatics, history of information technology,

related disciplines, and application domains. Prereq: Eligibility for MATH 143.

210. HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION. (3, 0, 3). Human factors in the design of computer application interfaces;

survey of web-based HCI and emerging technologies; interactive software and styles; design principles and considerations; development methods; and tools, interface quality and evaluation methods. Prereq: “C” or better in INFX 101 and MATH 143.

240. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE. (3, 0, 3). Computer and systems architecture; communication

networks, organizational services and capabilities enablement through IT infrastructure solutions; emphasis on Internet-based solutions. Prereq: “C” or better in INFX 101 and MATH 143.

To register for an Informatics course numbered 300 and above, Informatics majors must be in Upper Division and meet course prerequisites; non-majors must receive approval from the Informatics Program Coordinator. Not all classes are offered every semester.

301. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING. (3, 0, 3). Human thinking and mental tools that are influenced by the nature of

computing processes and the concepts of computer science: computability, algorithmic thinking, symbol processing, heuristic reasoning, searching, parallel and distributed thinking, abstraction, hierarchical organization, rationality and its limits, complexity, languages of thought, knowledge and its representation.

320. INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND SECURITY. (3, 0, 3). Computing communication and organizational systems;

emphasis on vulnerabilities, threat analysis, models, attacks and recovery.

321. NETWORK SECURITY. (3, 0, 3). Threats to information confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the various Internet

layers; emphasis on cryptographic, primitives/protocols, authentication, authorization and access control technologies. Prereq: INFX 320.

330. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. (3, 0, 3). Database systems, including conceptual design and implementation,

management; emphasis on the relational database model.

343. DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS. (3, 0, 3). Distributed and object models of computation; advanced

concepts such as remote method invocations, object brokers, object services, open systems, and future trends. Pre or coreq: INFX 330 or permission of instructor required

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361. FUNDAMENTALS OF VIDEO GAME DESIGN. (3, 0, 3). Design and production; business and documentation of

design; user interface and storytelling. Prereq: VIAR 235 or permission of instructor required.

**INFX 370 and INFX 371 are new courses, still undergoing final approval. Course descriptions for these two are “unofficial.”

370. Interactive Website Development. (3,0,3). Web standards and behavioral layer of Web

development. Client-side scripting and scripting languages. Pre or Coreq: INFX 330. Restr: If

prerequisites are not met permission of program coordinator required.

371. Database-backed Website Development. (3,0,3). Server-side scripting methodologies and

database design for interactive web sites. Prereq: INFX 370. Restr: If prerequisites are not met

permission of program coordinator required.

380. SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND ARCHITECTURE. (3, 0, 3). Traditional and structural approaches to analysis and

design; project initiation, planning, requirements gathering and requirements modeling; project management fundamentals; IT applications and organizational processes.

**INFX 410 is a new course, still undergoing final approval. Course description for this course is “unofficial.”

410. Interactive Narrative. (3,0,3). Aesthetics of the electronic narrative and games as narrative

structures; Web assignments and creation of electronic stories using authoring systems and multimedia

software tools. Prereq: Six hours junior-level Informatics course credits and six hours of Visual Arts

course credits, including VIAR 365, all with a grade of “C” or better. Restr: If prerequisites are not

met permission of program coordinator required.

412. VISUAL ANALYTICS. (3, 0, 3). Visualization of data and information for different platforms using software tools.

Prereq: Six hours junior-level Informatics course credits with a grade of “C”. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

435. BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED DATABASES. (3, 0, 3). Emphasis on query language. Prereq: Six

hours junior-level Informatics course credits with a grade of “C”, including INFX 330. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

440. ADVANCED NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES. (3, 0, 3). Evaluation, planning, design, deployment, and

maintenance. Prereq: Six hours junior-level Informatics course credits with a grade of “C”. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

450. SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE. (3, 0, 3). Installation, management, and administration of

computing infrastructures. Prereq: Six hours junior-level Informatics course credits with a grade of “C”, including INFX 320. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

451. UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION. (3, 0, 3). History, operation use and services, applications, administrative tasks,

and related topics. Prereq: INFX 450 with a grade of “C”. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

470. WEB SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES. (3, 0, 3). Design, implementation, and testing of Web-based applications,

and software. Prereq: Six hours junior-level Informatics course credits with a grade of “C”, including INFX 330. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

**INFX 471 is a new course, still undergoing final approval. Course description for this course is “unofficial.”

471. Media for Electronic Commerce. (3,0,3). Applications of server-side Internet programming

languages and media theory to e-commerce, Internet security, and online portals. Prereq: INFX 371

with a grade of “C” or better. Restr: If prerequisites are not met permission of program coordinator

required.

481. BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. (3, 0, 3). Use of information technology to manage, transform, and

improve business processes. Prereq: Six hours junior-level Informatics course credits with a grade of “C”, including INFX 380. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

490. INFORMATICS CAPSTONE. (3, 0, 3). Integrative, supervised group project in which students analyze, specify,

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junior-level Informatics courses and a grade “C” in 6 hours of senior-level Informatics courses, including either INFX 450 or INFX 470. Restr: Must be taken in student’s final semester.

491. INTERNSHIP. (3, 0, 3). Professional work experience. Prereq: Completion of all Informatics core courses with a

grade of “C”. Restr: Permission of internship coordinator required. If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.

497. SPECIAL PROJECT. (3, 0, 3). Prereq: GPA of 3.00 or better; six hours junior-level Informatics course credits,

including INFX 301, with a grade of “C”; and permission of instructor. Restr: If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required. Instruction Type: Directed Project.

499. SPECIAL TOPICS IN INFORMATICS. ( 3, 0, 3). May be repeated for credit. Alternate subtitles will appear on

students’ transcripts. Prereq: Six hours junior-level Informatics course credits with a grade of “C”. Restr: Permission of instructor required. If prerequisites not met permission of program coordinator required.