PV072 Humanitarian Computer Applications

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jaromír Plhák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Václav Přenosil, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Ivan Kopeček, CSc.
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:50 G101
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 44 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Ethically motivated computer applications are the main goal of this seminar. The central topic is the computer support of the visually impaired people. The main objective is to introduce the field and present the possibilities that assistive technologies provide.
Syllabus
  • Ethically motivated applications are the main goal of this working seminary. The central theme is supporting visually impaired people. Some possible topics are:
  • Information systems for visually impaired people.
  • Orientation of blind people.
  • Obstacle detection.
  • Internet, WWW.
  • Computer games for blind people.
  • Applications of isolated word recognition.
  • Applications of speech synthesis.
  • Support of informatics study for visually impaired.
  • Applications of ASR.
  • Work on a phonetical corpus.
  • And other topics - ideas are welcomed.
Literature
  • Literatura bude dle potřeby zadána v souvislosti s programem semináře.
  • The literature will be specified for the concrete term and concrete topic on the beginning of the seminar.
Teaching methods
The course combines introductory information about the research area with discussing the topics and group projects.
Assessment methods
To pass the course, the student is assumed to take part in the seminar, in the form which is consulted in the beginning of the seminar. The course can be passed both with credit or colloquium. The more specific requirements for obtaining credit or colloquium are specified at the beginning of the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~kopecek/stud.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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