ISKM39 Concept of Information and Information Science

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jiří Stodola, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jiří Stodola, PhD.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 B2.52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the role of concepts in scientific theories, to introduce various concepts of information in information science, to analyze them thoroughly, and to explore their influence on different comprehensions of information science. In addition to the overview of various directions in information science, the purpose of the subject is also to introduce an original concept of information and information science that emerged from epistemological research based on critical realism.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will:
  • understand the role of concepts in scientific theories;
  • know a number of definitions of the concept of information and be able to include them in a certain theoretical framework;
  • understand the impact of individual definitions on different concepts of information science;
  • to orient in the concept of information and information science based on realistic theory of knowledge.
    • Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Concepts, theories and metatheories
    • Information as a subject of information science
    • Information and theory of knowledge
    • Information in the concept of various epistemological schools
    • Definition of information of various authors
    • Definition of information in the concept of critical realism
    • Information and information science
    • Information and main paradigms of information science
    • Information and model of the domain
    Literature
      required literature
    • STODOLA, Jiří. Filosofie informace - metateoretická analýza pojmu informace a hlavních paradigmat informační vědy (Philosophy of information - a metatheoretical analysis of the concept of information and main paradigms of information science). Vydání první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 191 pp. Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity = Opera Facultatis philosophicae Universitatis Masarykianae, ISSN 1211-3034 ; 437. ISBN 978-80-210-8011-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8011-2015. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
      recommended literature
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    Teaching methods
    Lectures, reading of expert texts, discussion of selected topics.
    Assessment methods
    Colloquium.
    Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    Study Materials
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