HIB0241 History and Information Technology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 10:50–12:25 G02
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main goal of the seminar is to improve the computer literacy of students according to professional needs in history research. Graduates should also learn basic skills in digitalization of texts, images and sounds and their further processing and using of professional digital information sources and searching relevant informations.
Syllabus
  • History on the net. Proffesional and non-professional web sites. Searching of professional informations. On-line research databasis.
  • Important and useful web sites and information portals.
  • Digitized sources.
  • Digital libraries, e-journals.
  • Databasis, databasis applications and their using in history research.
  • Digitalization. Using a camera or scanner in archive research. Data storage, sorting and further processing.
  • Other ways of using IT in research praxis. Prosesing and analyzing of texts and audio records.
Literature
  • BARTOŠEK, Miroslav. Digitální knihovny - teorie a praxe (Digital Libraries in Theory and Practice). Národní knihovna. Knihovnická revue. Praha: Národní knihovna ČR, 2004, vol. 15, No 4, p. 233-251. ISSN 0862-7487. URL info
  • STELLNER, František and Jaroslav POLÁČEK. Internet nejen pro historiky : jak hledat a najít. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2003, 112 s. ISBN 8024703386. info
  • BARTOŠEK, Miroslav and Miloslava FAITOVÁ. Přehled elektronických informačních zdrojů pro vědu a výzkum (Electronic Information Resources for Research and Development: A Survey). Editoři: František Ježek, Miloš Brejcha. In RUFIS 2001: Role of Universities in the Future Information Society. Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, 2001, p. 7-20. ISBN 80-7082-783-1. URL info
  • BARTOŠEK, Miroslav. JSTOR - šance i pro humanitní výzkum na MU? Zpravodaj ÚVT MU. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 1999, vol. 9, No 5, p. 4-8. ISSN 1212-0901. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, group projects or homeworks.
Assessment methods
Written test consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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