EPN-V2

DATA1100 Technology and Society for Programmers Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Teknologi og samfunn for programmerere
Weight
5.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Course history
Curriculum
FALL 2021
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Digital competence is a key factor in ensuring the employability of candidates in all professions vital to our society. This course will provide a fundamental understanding of our digital world. It gives an overview of how technology affects our lives and the way we work, as well as our social structures, work patterns and individual preferences contributing to shaping technology. Social media, digital governance, and eHealth are all examples of how technology has profoundly changed our everyday lives in the last few decades. An understanding of the benefits and limitations of technology is vital in any profession, regardless of field or speciality. In this course, students will acquire the basic knowledge required to harness the potential of technology and recognise its limitations and potentially harmful consequences on work and society. They will learn to identify the opportunities to use technology to foster inclusion and participation in an increasingly diverse and multicultural society. They will practice communicating orally the concepts they acquire in a structured manner.

  • Recommended preliminary courses

    None over and above the admission requirements

  • Learning outcomes

    After completing this course the student should have the following learning outcome:

    Knowledge

    On successful completion of this course the student understands: • the role of technological innovation with regards to consumption, economic growth and sustainable development • the idea of digital citizenship, including digital rights and responsibilities, from a local, national and global perspective • the democratic principles behind e-inclusion and a universally designed society • the basics of information security, including precautions to guarantee safety and privacy • the basic ideas behind of algorithms, and how their use may constrain or enable work processes and other aspects of everyday life

    Skills On successful completion of this course the student can: • evaluate and discuss technological and societal aspects of a case in a specific domain • describe and discuss ethical challenges at the intersection of technology and society, including issues of integration, participation and multiculturalism • identify, respond to and limit the negative impact of unethical and harmful online behaviour • evaluate the possibilities and challenges of technological solutions in various professions relevant to their field of study

    General Competence On successful completion of this course the student can: • be a valuable contributor to the design, planning and implementation of new technology • be a positive agent of change in their own profession and field of study with regards to leveraging the potential of technology • participate in innovative processes involving new and emerging technologies and build skills in anticipating and adapting to technological change • reflect on technology use both within their field and from an interdisciplinary perspective

  • Content

    • Technology design • Digital citizenship and universal access • Ethics • Digital communication • Digital content • Information retrieval and assessment • Software development principles • Work processes in digital organisations • Legal issues related to digitalization

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The course will utilize 'blended learning', with a combination of attendance-based teaching or guidance, and use of online material. The students will be working on interdisciplinary cases, and initiating and performing a project within their field of study. The project will be shaped by the student's and the field's own needs.

  • Course requirements

    All printed and written aids, and an approved handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

  • Assessment

    Grade scale A-F.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

  • Grading scale

    Emnet forutsetter emnet DAPE1400 Programmering og DAFE1200 Webutvikling og inkluderende design.

  • Examiners

    Emnet overlapper 10 sp med emnene ITPE1700/170, ADTE1700/1701, LO113D og LO113I.

    Ved praktisering av 3-gangers regelen for oppmelding til eksamen teller forsøk brukt i ekvivalente emner.

  • Overlapping courses

    Emnet overlapper 5 studiepoeng mot STKD6600, STKD6601, STKD6610 og STKD6611.