Information Science: Bachelor of Science
Change History
Revision of September 13, 2012:
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Changes the definition of CS elective to the common definition that
allows most CS and IS courses.
Revision of December 20, 2012:
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Notes the changes in offering the Overview and Co-op Preparation courses.
Revision of Summer 2013:
The BS in Information Science has undergone a major change in the structure
and the details of the degree requirements. This change history summarizes
the changes. The full information will be found in the degree requirements.
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The Information Science Curriculum is now conceptualized as consisting
of 4 major categories:
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Common Computer and Information Science Curriculum
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Common Information Science Curriculum
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Information Science Concentrations and Electives
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General Requirements and Electives
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The
Common Information Science Curriculum
requires fundamental courses in:
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Information Systems Foundations
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Human Computer Interaction
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Research and Data Analysis
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The
Information Science Concentrations and Electives
continue this foundation with further courses in:
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Information Systems Management
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Human Computer Interaction
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Research and Data Analysis
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The 4 course requirement in the section
Information Science Concentrations and Electives
replaces the previous 2 course requirement in the obsolete section
Information Science Electives.
The long list of elective options from other units is eliminated.
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Adds the requirement for:
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CS 4800 Algorithms and Data
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Replaces requirements for the courses:
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CS 2600 Computer Organization
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CS 3600 Systems and Networks
with requirements for the courses:
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CS 3650 Computer Systems
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CS 3700 Networks and Distributed Systems
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Replaces the requirement for the particular course:
with a choice of two options:
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PSYC 2320 Statistics in Psychological Research
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ECON 2350 Statistics
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Replaces the requirement for the particular course:
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SOCL 4528 Computers and Society
with the category
Computing and Social Issues
that requires one course out of five options:
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SOCL 4528 Computers and Society
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SOCL 3485 Environment, Technology, and Society
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ANTH 3418 Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
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POLS 3308 Governance and Society in the Cyberage
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IA 5240 Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
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The following 5 courses required in the 2009 curriculum are no
longer required:
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MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
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ECON 1116 Microeconomics
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PSYC 3466 Cognition
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MISM 3305 Information Resource Management
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ORGB 3201 or ORGB 3209 Organizational Behavior
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The requirements reflect the university decision to change the
prefix for English writing courses from ENGL to ENGW.
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There is a net increase in general electives from 7 to 9.