SPR221 Social Work and Information and Communication Technology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Geregová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Vladislava Vondrová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Kubalčíková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 18:45–20:15 P22
Prerequisites
SPR103 Theories of Social Work && SPR113 Fieldwork and Supervision I
SPR103 & SPR113
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/16, only registered: 0/16, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/16
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to develop professional equipment and understanding, how ICT can influence the living situation of individuals or groups and social work.
Syllabus
  • The course covers the following topics:
  • digitization and computerization as aspects of contemporary society
  • information and communication technologies as a new space for the intervention of social workers
  • concepts: information poverty, digital divide, digital exclusion
  • practical examples how information and communication technologies influence social work in contemporary society (e.g. online counseling and other opportunities of information technology in social work) The course has the following structure: problems caused by ICT across different target groups, possible solutions, possible answers of social work on individual needs.
Literature
    required literature
  • • Clough, R., Leamy, M., Miller, V., Bright, L. 2004. Housing Decision in Later Life. New York¸ Palgrave, pp. 45–63.
  • • Horská, B., Lásková, A., Ptáček, L. 2010. Internet jako cesta pomoci: internetové poradenství pro pomáhající profese. Praha: SLON.
  • • Cawkell, T. 2001. Sociotechnology: The Digital Divide. Journal of Information Science, 27 (1), 55-60.
  • • Sassi, S. 2005. Cultural Differentiation or Social Segregation? Four Approaches to the Digital Divide. New Media & Society, 7 (5), pp. 684–700.
  • • Havlíková, J. 2015. Role informačních a komunikačních technologií a služeb asistovaného života při podpoře stárnutí v přirozeném prostředí. In: Kubalčíková K. a kol. Sociální práce se seniory v kontextu kritické gerontologie. MUNIPress, Brno, pp. 69–8
  • • Boyd, D. 2007. “Why Youth (Heart) Social Network Sites: The Role of Networked Publicsin Teenage Social Life.” MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Learning – Youth, Identity, and Digital Media Volume (ed. David Buckingham). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press,
  • • Schalken, F., et al. 2008. Handbook for Implementing Online Counselling: Setting Up a Child Helpline via the Internet. Crijns Uitgeefprojecten, Amsterdam: e-hulp.nl.
  • • Fukkink, R., Hermanns, J. 2007. Children’s Experiences with the Kindertelefoon: Telephone Support Compared to Chat Support. Amsterdam: SCO-Kohnstamm Instituut van de Faculteit der Maatschappij, pp. 1–3, 7–14, 59–68.
  • VONDROVÁ, Vladislava. Digitální exkluze: dimenze sociální exkluze v informační společnosti (Digital Exclusion: Dimensions of Social Exclusion in the Information Society). Časopis sociální práce|Sociálna práca. 2014, vol. 14, No 3, p. 81-101. ISSN 1213-6204. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, reading, homeworks, essay
Assessment methods
Student activity, continuous reading of assigned readings (up 50% rating) and the positive assessment of the final essay (up 50% rating).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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