PV180 Social informatics project

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 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
doc. RNDr. Aleš Horák, Ph.D.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Ivan Kopeček, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 10:00–11:50 C525
Prerequisites
(! PV180 Social informatics project )||SOUHLAS
Knowledge of social informatics, especially assistive technologies, is expected. Previous undertaking of the related subject PV072 is welcomed, but it is not necessary.
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
Course objectives
The aim of the seminar is to provide students with a deeper knowledge concerning a chosen area of social informatics and practical checking of this knowledge by working on the project. Students either implement an application in arbitrary programming language or write an essay.
At the end of the course students should be able to analyze chosen topic in the field of social informatics and develop individual project.
Syllabus
  • Overview of key notions
  • Setting of project topics
  • Project realization
  • Presentation of project results and discussion
Literature
  • MIESENBERGER, Klaus, Joachim KLAUS, Wolfgang L ZAGLER and Arthur I KARSHMER. Computers Helping People with Special Needs, 12th International Conference, ICCHP 2010, Part I. Springer, 2010. info
  • MIESENBERGER, Klaus, Joachim KLAUS, Wolfgang L ZAGLER and Arthur I KARSHMER. Computers Helping People with Special Needs, 12th International Conference, ICCHP 2010 Part II. 2010. info
  • KLING, Rob, Howard ROSENBAUM and Steve SAWYER. Understanding and communicating social informatics : a framework for studying and teaching the human contexts of information and communication technologies. 1st Print. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, 2005, xx, 216. ISBN 1573872288. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, group projects and class discussions.
Assessment methods
Defense of the project. Evaluation is based on presentation of final project results. The solution to a project must be of an appropriate quality which is judged by the teacher. The more detailed information about the project topics and deadlines is given in the beginning of the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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