VDJ6100 AI-journalism: Introduction to statistics and data analysis Course description

This course introduces systems thinking as an integral part of the design profession. Systems thinking is defined by UNESCO as a key competency for achieving sustainable development (2018). In "Visualising Complexity," you will study and work with several methods and approaches that combine systems theory and design. Using these approaches will enable you to understand and work within complex settings.

Complexity in this context relates to factors such as products, production, sharing, and services, as well as dimensions such as social/political, environment, economy, management, organisational change and development, planning, strategy, and technology. These are the settings in which the designer, as well as the products and services they create, will perform and exert influence.

Visualisation is a major activity in this course. All studies, readings, observations, interviews, data analyses, user journeys, development, and design will be visualised in real-time or after the activity is performed. This helps to realise, understand, and describe relationships, synthesize and categorise the data, and present it to all project participants throughout the entire project. Systemic design methods thus facilitate cooperation and co-creation.

The approach of GIGA-mapping, which builds on cooperation among students and clients, laypeople, professionals, stakeholders, and researchers from other disciplines (intra- and interdisciplinary), is central to this course. GIGA-mapping involves the visualisation of data to accumulate, communicate, and analyse information, enabling the understanding and creation of products and services within complex strategic systems and structures. GIGA-mapping is widely used as a workshop method to generate data and to understand and manage it with the project participants.

The introduced systems theory will be part of the systemic design and GIGA-mapping process, involving analysis through describing feedback loops, relationships, input and output dynamics, systems coding, buffers, delays, emergence, closed and open communications, and collective communication and information.

As part of the course, students complete one compulsory assignment, one group examination and one home examination. The Study Guide of the course will give details about deadlines defined by OsloMet.

Individual three hours written exam

The exam grade can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled individual written exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

Arbeidskrav er alle former for arbeider, prøver og obligatorisk tilstedeværelse som settes som vilkår for å fremstille seg til eksamen. Arbeidskrav gis vurdering godkjent/ikke godkjent. Det forutsettes godkjent for at studenten skal kunne fremstille seg til eksamen. I dette emnet er det følgende arbeidskrav:

• krav om obligatorisk tilstedeværelse på 4 seminardager, med oppmøte minimum 80 %
• dokumentasjon av gjennomførte krav til klinisk praksis
• godkjent 5-6 flervalgstester, fortløpende i digitalt læreverk
• godkjent 3-4 refleksjonsoppgaver på maksimalt en halv side pr. oppgave, fortløpende i digitalt læreverk
• deltakelse i nettbaserte diskusjoner individuelt og i gruppe
• obligatoriske øvelser på innsetting og uttak av P-stav og spiral

Obligatorisk tilstedeværelse

Det er krav om minimum 80% tilstedeværelse på samlinger fordi samlingene har fokus på problemstillinger og temaer som ikke kan læres på egenhånd. Dette kravet må være oppfylt for at studenten skal kunne fremstille seg til eksamen. Dersom studenten overskrider fraværsgrensen, vil faglærer vurdere om det er mulig å kompensere for fravær gjennom alternative krav, for eksempel individuelle skriftlige oppgaver. Muligheten for kompensasjon avhenger av hvor stort fraværet har vært, og hvilke aktiviteter studenten ikke har deltatt på.

Dokumentasjon av gjennomførte krav til klinisk praksis

For å få emnet godkjent må studenten dokumentere å ha gjennomgått helsedirektoratets krav for administrasjon av LARC.

None.

Alle hjelpemidler tillatt.

Bestått/ikke bestått

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• one note of reflection. Maximum 1000 words.
• one workshop
• visualized articles
• workshop documentation

Individual or group portfolio examination. The portfolio consists of:

• One gigamap / systems mapping / design intervention

The examination result can be appealed.

Grade scale A-F.