DATA1100 Teknologi og samfunn for programmerere Emneplan

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.

This course is given in English.

Ingen.

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

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student understands:

• basic terms and concepts related to digital technology and society
• the role of technological innovation with regards to consumption, economic growth and sustainable development
• the democratic principles behind inclusion and a universally designed society
• 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:

• use basic terms and concepts from the curriculum to discuss problems arising at the intersect of technology and society.
• collaborate on problem-solving and complete self-directed student activities in groups
• 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 and participation
• identify, respond to and limit the negative impact of unethical and harmful online behaviour

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

Emnet gir en grundig introduksjon til programmering med Python, med gjennomgang av både teoretiske konsepter og praktiske anvendelser. Studentene vil lære programmering for forskjellige formål, inkludert systemautomasjon, dataanalyse, webutvikling og vitenskapelig databehandling.

Forelesninger og øvinger.  I forelesningene deltar studentene i problemløsning, diskusjoner og samarbeid, i tillegg til at fagstoff blir presentert.

Innholdet i øvingene omfatter øving i problemløsing, individuelt eller i samarbeid med andre. Faglærer er tilstede og gir hjelp og veiledning.

Følgende arbeidskrav er obligatorisk og må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

• 6 av 8 innleveringer
• 1 laboratoriearbeid i gruppe

Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn på 3 timer.

Eksamensresultat kan påklages.

Ved eventuell ny og utsatt eksamen kan muntlig eksamensform bli benyttet. Hvis muntlig eksamen benyttes til ny og utsatt eksamen, kan denne ikke påklages.

Gradert skala A-F.

En intern sensor. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

En interne sensorer. Eksterne sensorer brukes jevnlig.