Course Name	Introduction to Informatics
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Yong-Kee Jun
	Affiliation	Department of Informatics

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives: For the students coming newly into the field of informatics to understand and adapt to the coursework in department of informatics, the course (1) introduces fundamental concepts, sub-topics, and principles of informatics, and (2) requires every team of at most three students in the class to perform a team project in which they investigate the technological and social relationships between IT-convergence and embedded software.

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Yong-Kee Jun, An Introduction to Informatics, In-House Copy, January, 2011.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: Investigate the relationship between IT-convergence and embedded software.

Grading Scheme: 20% Midterm Exam, 20% Final Exam, 10% Presence, 10% Homework, 20% Unscheduled Exam, 20% Team Project

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline:

Week 1:  Informatics and Engineering

Week 2:  Algorithm (1)

Week 3:  Algorithm (2)

Week 4:  Data (1)

Week 5:  Data (1)

Week 6:  Reasoning (1)

Week 7:  Reasoning (2)

Week 8:  Mid-Term Examination

Week 9:  Electronic Components

Week 10:  Digital Logic

Week 11:  Processor Architecture

Week 12:  Systems Software

Week 13:  Programming Languages and Systems

Week 14:  Operating Systems

Week 15:  System Extension and Technology

Week 16:  Final Examination

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel: 751-6281; E-mail: jun@gnu.ac.kr