Introduction to Computing
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
2483
Career
Graduate
Units
3 units
Grading
Graded
Description
Prerequisites: DIGH 400 co-enrollment.

Primarily for DH students, the course combines historical study with a hands-on approach to computers their growing role in academic research, publishing, libraries, and the arts. Topics will include the structure of computers, the relation of hardware and software, text and image markup and publishing, database theory and design, modeling and visualization, text analytics, procedural logic, and the basic concepts of programming, artificial intelligence, and the social, ethical, and intellectual contexts for computing.

Outcomes: Procedural literacy, historical knowledge of hardware and software
platforms, ability to be a scholar-programmer or to collaborate fruitfully
with scholar-programmers.
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Department Consent Required
Enrollment Requirements
Restricted to students in the M.A. in Digital Humanities program
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Class Details
Instructor(s)
David Wetzel
Meets
MoWeFr 10:25AM - 11:15AM
Dates
08/25/2025 - 12/13/2025
Room
Mundelein Center - Room 203
Instruction Mode
In person
Campus
Lake Shore Campus
Location
Lake Shore Campus
Components
Seminar Required
Class Availability
Status
Open
Seats Taken
30
Seats Open
12
Combined Section Capacity
42
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0
Combined Section
Intro to Computing
DIGH 401 - 125 (2483)
Status: Open - Enrl
Seats Taken: 0
Wait List Total: 0
Visual Information Processing
COMP 125 - 001 (2897)
Status: Closed
Seats Taken: 30
Wait List Total: 0