ITSC: information technology and its social context
(see also module description of HFU - PDF [in German])
&
SN: social nets
(see also module description of HFU - PDF [in German])
Both modules extend over eight workshops, each lasting one and a half day. Both modules are that inter-meshed that only students, who enrol for both modules can participate. Furthermore skills in empirical research and basic knowledge in social sciences are mandatory (see the module description of "social nets"). The first workshop series took place during summer term 2017.
Lecturer's material: seminar description on https://www.tosaam.de/seminar/social-informatics/ and linked pages plus blog entries on https://christa-wessel.de/.
Students' material: photographic documentation of their work during the in-person sessions on dropbox.
The workshop descriptions below are from summer term 2017. During winter term they may change due to changes of content and purpose following students' requests and previous knowledge.
For an overview on contents and learning objectives see si_content.The learning objectives follow Bloom's taxonomy. The categorie for each subtopic is named after the dash.
30./31.03.2017
Movie:
Bring him home[*] | How do distributed teams work at high pressure?
Milestones proofs of performance:
"information technology and its social context": portfolio - finding buddies
"social nets": SRP [students' research project] - finding group and topic
Documentation in the blog:
01.04.2017 Social net and electronic Media | Was war im Startworkshop Sozioinformatik?
06./07.04.2017
Movie:
Time machine[*] | From the industrial revolution via the global net back into the jungle?
Network analysis: relations in the group [students and teacher]
Milestone proof of performance:
"social nets": SRP - scenario and project draft (ADIE)
Documentation in the blog:
08.04.2017 Das Leben ein Netz | Workshop 2 Sozioinformatik
Task:
Wed, 19.04.2015 - 08:00 Portfolio: upload on dropbox: milestone 1 – introducing reflection
20./21.04.2017
Movie:
Measuring the World[*] | What is possible in IT product management without PC and internet?
Network analysis: relations in the group
starting question "What fosters learning in our group?" and finding further questions
Milestones proofs of performance:
"information technology and its social context": portfolio - reflection 1
"social nets": SRP - stage of work: literature research
Documentation in the blog:
22.04.2017 Think globally act locally | Workshop 3 Sozioinformatik
27./28.04.2017
Movie:
In Time[*] | What is life's worth?
Network analysis: relations in the group
revision of the questionnaire, data collection
Milestone proofs of performance:
"social nets": SRP - stage of work
Documentation in the blog:
Task:
Tue, 02.05.2017 - 08:00 Portfolio: upload on dropbox: milestone 2 – Ethics & Society
04./05.05.2017
Movie:
Wall-e[*] | Only hanging around?
Network analysis: relations in the group
stage of data collection, next steps for the analysis
Milestones proofs of performance:
"information technology and its social context": portfolio - reflection 2
"social nets": SRP - stage of work
Documentation in the blog:
08.05.2017 Ich lebe auch wenn ich arbeite | Sozioinformatik Workshop 5: Lebens- und Arbeitswelten
18./19.05.2017
Cross-group work on the topics of the students research projects, SRP:
Including milestone proof of performance:
"social nets": SRP - stage of work
Documentation in the blog:
21.05.2017 Let's work | Der Hackathon in der Sozioinformatik - Workshop 6
Task:
Wed, 31.05.2017 - 08:00 Portfolio: upload on dropbox: milestone 3 - Synopsis
01./02.06.2017
Movie:
Terminator 1[*] | What is ahead of us? And how can we have an effect on it?
Network analysis: relations in the group
Finish: synopsis
Milestones proofs of performance:
"information technology and its social context": portfolio - reflection 3
"social nets": SRP - conclusion and final questions
Documentation in the blog:
Tasks:
Submission Portfolio
Submission SRP
22./23.06.2017
The starting questions of social informatics:
What do people do with technology?
How does technology affect people?
Milestones proofs of performance: Reviews
and
Movie:
Avatar[*] | Sustainability: Product, People, Planet
Seminar completion:
reflection, evaluation and outlook
Documentation in the blog:
25.06.2017 Den Bogen spannen | Sozioinformatik Workshop 8: Abschluss und Ausblick
Status: 29 Jun 2017 [translated from the German version on 07 Dec 2021]
[*] These are cinema movies. The students had to see the movies and the group worked on several questions related to the movie. The movie dealt with topics of the particular workshop. The documentation in the blog includes the questions for the movie.
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