Science vs Engineering

• Informatika sebagai science: Teori dan eksperimen

–Pemodelan kognitif meningkatkan pemahaman tentang sistem alam.

• Infomatika sebagai engineering: Teknik baru

–Mengusulkan terapan baru;

Sub Bidang Informatika

Asosiasi Perguruan Tinggi Informatika dan Komputer (Aptikom) mengidentifikasi perkembangan Teknik Informatika setelah 1990 menjadi enam sub-bidang yaitu:

1. Electrical Engineering

2. Computer Engineering

3. Computer Science (Teoritis)

4. Software Engineering (Aplikatif)

5. Information Technology (Infrastruktur)

6. Sistem Informasi (Keorganisasian Profit, non-Profit)

Proposal Penelitian

Ada 6 pertanyaan penting yang harus dijawab:

• What is the problem?
• What has been done (by others) already to solve this problem? (Literature)
• What is missing? What is not good in other approaches/solutions? (Literature)
• What are you planning to do?
• What will be the result(s) in the end?
• What has already been achieved, what has still be done?