INST354

Decision-Making for Information Science

Prerequisite: 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (INST201, INST301); and minimum grade of C- in INST126, INST314, MATH115, STAT100, and PSYC100. Restriction: Must be in Information Science program. Examines the use of information in organizational and individual decision-making, including the roles of information professionals and information systems in informed decision-making through techniques such as data analysis and regression, optimization, sensitivity analysis, decision trees, risk analysis and business simulation models.

Spring 2026

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Fall 2025

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Spring 2025

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Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.42 between 2,129 students*

INST354 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.53%
A: 21.89%
A+: 28.56%
B-: 5.97%
B: 6.86%
B+: 8.27%
C-: 1.46%
C: 2.68%
C+: 2.72%
D-: 0.28%
D: 0.23%
D+: 0.19%
F: 1.17%
W: 3.05%
other: 0.14%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.