Fees Site Map 1. Undergrad Courses 2. Registration Information 5. Challenge for Credit 6. Introduction to Computing and Information Systems Overview COMP 200 is designed as a three-credit course to cover fundamentals of information systems, and to serve as an introduction to, and prerequisite for, a program in Computing and Information Systems.
Some computer literacy is recommended.
To receive credit for COMP 200, students must obtain a total mark of at least 50 per cent for the course, and a grade of at least 50 per cent for the course project and on the final examination. The course materials for COMP 200 are all in electronic format. These materials are the equivalent to the standard Athabasca University study guide, textbook, student manual, and tutor-marked exercises. Special Course Features Information Systems courses at Athabasca University require students to use computer mediated communications. Students must supply their own software.