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5510213: C19 Digital Humanities

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Semester:SS 23
Type:Module
ECTS-Credits:3.0
Scheduled in semester:2
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Information Systems (01.09.2019)

Description

Digital Humanities stands at the intersection between digital technology and social action – between computing and humanities. Besides enabling digital innovation, digital technology has fundamentally changed the way we see the world, work, and socialise. We are increasingly challenged to make sense of data and information, and turn them into things we can use for different goals. On the other hand, we also need to adjust ourselves in order to collaborate with each other through digital technology – and sometimes even with digital technology itself. How far should we go? How do we find a balance? This course is primarily concerned with understanding different and sometimes contradicting views on the relationship between digital technology and social action. The course covers five primary topics:

• Introduction to digital humanities
• The computational turn
• Favourable views on digitisation and digitalisation
• Critical views on digitisation and digitalisation
• Examples of digital humanities projects

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students will

Professional competence
• understand the basic concepts and underlying theories related to digital humanities
• understand different and sometimes contradicting views on the relationship between digital technology
and social actions

Methodological competence
• be able to analyse everyday examples based on these initial understandings

Social competence
• be able to collaborate in teams and support each other during the learning process

Personal competence
• be able to reflect on their own relationship with digital technology

Qualifications

Lectures Method

• The module involves interactive lectures with exercises to integrate theoretical knowledge with critical analysis skills.
• Case studies are used to discuss the course contents.
• Recent scientific publications from Information Systems and Digital Humanities are discussed in class.

Literature

• Students are provided with the lecture slides and supplementary material (e.g., selected journal articles).

Exam Modalities

Written exam (60min)