SylabUZ
Faculty of Social Sciences
winter term 2022/2023
Sociology - Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Social research in the field of IT
Social research in the field of IT - course description
General information
Course name
Social research in the field of IT
Course ID
14.2-D-SRiITA-S22
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences
Field of study
Sociology
Education profile
academic
Level of studies
Second-cycle studies leading to MS degree
Beginning semester
winter term 2022/2023
Course information
Semester
2
ECTS credits to win
2
Course type
obligatory
Teaching language
english
Author of syllabus
dr hab. Dorota Szaban, prof. UZ
Classes forms
The class form
Hours per semester (full-time)
Hours per week (full-time)
Hours per semester (part-time)
Hours per week (part-time)
Form of assignment
Lecture
15
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Credit with grade
Aim of the course
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the opportunities of using social research in reality related to information technologies and digital services.
Prerequisites
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Scope
Data-based policy
A sociologist in the world of BIG DATA
Social informatics
Opportuniities of using social research in the IT world
Quantitative and qualitative research in the IT world
Modern technologies in social research
Ethical aspects of social research in the world of modern technologies
Teaching methods
Conventional lecture, presentation, discussion, e-learning, blended learning
Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification
Outcome description
Outcome symbols
Methods of verification
The class form
Assignment conditions
Written mid-term exam in the form of the test. Minimum points threshold required to pass - 50%.
Recommended reading
Social Informatics: An Information Society for All?, red. J. Berleur, M. I. Nurminen, J. Impagliazzo, Springer 2006.
Social Informatics: Past, Present, and Future, red. P. Fichman, H. Rosenbaum, Cambridge 2014.
Benkler Yochai, 2006. The wealth of networks: how social production transforms markets and freedom. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Blank, Grant. 2006. Communication and information technologies: A history of the middle years. „Social Science Computer Review” 24(2): 158–164.
Frade, Carlos. 2016. Social Theory and the Politics of Big Data and Method. „Sociology” 50(5): 863–877.
McCarthy, Matthew T. 2016. The big data divide and its consequences. „Sociology Compass” 10(12): 1131–1140.
Further reading
Additional materials prepared by the teacher.
Notes
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Modified by dr Tomasz Kołodziej (last modification: 15-04-2022 12:53)