Applied Information Science
Undergraduate Certificate
In the Information Age, data fluency is crucial to navigate challenges presented by the everyday creation and collection of masses of data. As a student in the IU Online Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Information Science, you learn to document and organize data, curate it for specific needs, and build infrastructures to understand its meaning. You harness the potential of large datasets while exploring the social, ethical, and technical questions that arise from big data.
Specific areas of focus include:
- Data analysis and manipulation
- Data organization and access
- Data policy development
- Database design
- Data management, including backup and security
Your IU Online Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Information Science prepares you for such careers as:
- Data curator
- Data project manager
- Document management specialist
- Logistics analyst
- Logistics manager
- Market research analyst
- Operations research analyst
Certificate Requirements
To earn the Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Information Science, you must complete 15 credit hours.
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