IT Life: What Is Informatics? (April 29th, 2014)

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Today's Patron Question is from Matthew Broussard:
"Well, I work at Ivy Tech and have decided to take some classes this fall in the new Informatics program they've got going. I'm interested in the Human-Computer Interaction/Interface side of things. I know Informatics is part of your educational background so any tips from the real-world on things to learn for HCI/Informatics would be helpful."

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[msystemsmanagedservices]

I am a organizational leadership major and interested in technology. I have sold cloud services software the last 15 years. I am taking an informatics class. I enjoyed your informatics video and will share your link with my informatics class and professor Dr. Blome at Mercer University.

[dewaynejelks]

Thanks for covering this. I'm informatics with minors in Mech Eng and Physics. I have a lot to explain to people. I am constantly saying "If we do a good job, we are putting ourselves as close as possible to being out of work." Others don't get it.

[romerome]

This video was perfect. I just finished my bachelors in Technology. It's just like how you described it. I took IT course but also business classes to complete my degree. This is awesome, especially when I go to job interviews, I can use word the informatic to explain my degree. Great post!

[DigiRN]

I am into healthcare informatics and it is important that systems are implemented well.

[shikshanhindi]

So Informatics is about responding to people on ebay.

[mentalmistake]

Great info! I never heard about informatics and I too spend most of my day behind a few computers, just posting random stuff of my 'artistical' life. I don't care for money, so what I post is scruffy, but I do ask myself how I could connect into the web more 'business-wise', trying to find that aspect in IT where I can combine all the fields I cover in life.  

[davidratkay]

So do most informatics majors let me learn about network administration, database structures/systems.

[littyyachty]

I am not sure if I should pursue informatics as major. I'm fascinated by technology, but not really a huge fan of programming. I like working with numbers and thinking about why specific information are important. Also, I want to deal with business in some ways but don't want to pursue a business degree because I think it's not that useful. For that reason, I am thinking of minoring in business (accounting or management). Do you think this is the right major for me? Thank you!