FI:IV128 Online Communication - Course Information
IV128 Online Communication from Social Science Perspective
Faculty of InformaticsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/2. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Ondřej Sotolář (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Natálie Terčová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics - 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
- Image Processing and Analysis (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Bioinformatics and systems biology (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Computer Games Development (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Computer Graphics and Visualisation (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Computer Networks and Communications (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Cybersecurity Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
- Discrete algorithms and models (programme FI, N-TEI)
- Formal analysis of computer systems (programme FI, N-TEI)
- Graphic design (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Graphic Design (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Hardware Systems (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Hardware systems (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Image Processing and Analysis (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Information security (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Informatics (programme FI, B-INF) (2)
- Informatics in education (programme FI, B-IVV) (2)
- Information Security (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Quantum and Other Nonclassical Computational Models (programme FI, N-TEI)
- Computer graphics and visualisation (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Computer Networks and Communications (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Principles of programming languages (programme FI, N-TEI)
- Programming and development (programme FI, B-PVA)
- Cybersecurity management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
- Services development management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
- Software Systems Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
- Services Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
- Software Systems Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
- Software Systems (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Software systems (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Teacher of Informatics and IT administrator (programme FI, N-UCI)
- Informatics for secondary school teachers (programme FI, N-UCI) (2)
- Computer Games Development (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Processing and analysis of large-scale data (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Natural language processing (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Course objectives
- This seminar should introduce basic theories and research of online communication, what will help students of informatics to better understand to specifics of online communication.
- Learning outcomes
- - knowledge of basic theories of online communication - knowledge of theories related to experimenting with online identity - knowledge of theories and empirical research related to trust in online information
- Syllabus
- 1. Intro 2. Communication theory 3. Reliability of online data 4. Privacy in virtual world 5. Phishing 6. A methodology of online communication 7. Communication in virtual teams. 8. Addiction to online communication 9. Health and internet 10. Mediation of using internet 11. Safe online behavior 12. Research in online security 13. Conclusions
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical homework, group work on the presentation of the selected topic and final seminar work.
- Assessment methods
- Evaluation is based on activity during participation in seminars, development, and presentation of final seminar work.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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