Informatics Minor

Program Coordinator/Contact
George Hamer,  Assistant Department Head
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Daktronics Engineering Hall 214
605-688-4526
E-mail: george.hamer@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/eecs
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Program Information
The minor provides students with a strong background in general informatics combined with advanced application coursework in their specific major. Earning the minor will prepare graduates for data warehousing and quantitative data interpretation through mathematical/statistical model and algorithm development in a variety of business, non-profit, and governmental sectors.

Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates with an Informatics Minor will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of:

• basic informatics and programming skills;
• the social and ethical aspects of informatics; and
• applied informatics specific to the student’s major.
  

Course Delivery Format
Program courses are delivered on campus, in classroom and laboratory settings.