Emner: INFO115 The Social Web - Høst 2018
Studienivå (studiesyklus)
Bachelor
Undervisningsspråk
English
Undervisningssemester
Autumn
Mål og innhald
The course introduces students to theories about and technologies for the social web, with applications such as community building, mass collaboration, social networking, blogging, and social gaming. The aim is to give students a thorough understanding of social web technologies and social network services and their application, including issues such as privacy, ethics, trust, reputation, and addiction. Topics to be addressed include the history of the social web, social navigation, social network theory, diffusion of technology and participation. Finally, the course will investigate the power of social technology by examining uses such as social justice, marketing and political change.
Læringsutbyte
A student who has completed the course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The candidate
- knows important theories relevant to the social web.
- has theoretical knowledge of social technology.
- has knowledge about privacy, ethics, trust and reputation in the use of social
- technologies.
- understands the power of social technology.
- is familiar with a broad range of social technologies.
Skills
The candidate can
- describe and explain basic concepts of the social web.
- compare and contrast different social technologies.
- analyze and evaluate social technologies.
- use social technologies for various purposes.
Krav til forkunnskapar
Tilrådde forkunnskapar
INFO100 or equivalent
Krav til studierett
Open
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
12-16 two-hour lectures, 10-16 two-hour seminars
Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet
There will be mandatory group assignments which must be completed and approved.
Mandatory participation: Attendance at mandatory labs (at least 80%).
Vurderingsformer
- One individual assignment (50%)
- 3 hours written exam (50%)
Karakterskala
Letter grade (A-F).
Fagleg overlapp
INFO115 overlaps 5 ECTS with INFO114
Vurderingssemester
Autumn
Emneevaluering
The course is evaluated by students every three years, and by the responsible lecturer
each year.
Kontaktinformasjon
studieveileder@ifi.uib.no
Institutt
Department of Information Science and Media Studies