The course deals with the foundations of Informatics as an interdisciplinary field. We will study concepts such as Information, Technology, Knowledge, Modeling, as well as their impact on science and society. The course will also attempt to define and understand what computational thinking can bring to science and society.
/// "Informatics is, in its most general sense, the science of information. As an academic field it involves the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems."/// -- Wikipedia
/// "a set of bold multidisciplinary activities that,[...] promise radical, paradigm-changing research findings. [...] Applied in challenging science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking promises a profound impact on the Nation’s ability to generate and apply new knowledge" /// -- National Science Foundation's definition of Computational Thinking