FPF:UIKKB11 Information Ethics - Course Information

UIKKB11 Information Ethics

Extent and Intensity

0/0/6. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Bc. Jindra Planková, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Úspěšné zvládnutí a ukončení předmětu "Informační etika".

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Information studies with the focus on library science (programme FPF, B7201 InSK)

Course objectives

The aim of this course is to outline the field of information ethics locally (Czech Republic) and globally. The main focus is on information ethics of the creation, distribution and use of information. In this course students will be led to independent reflections about the current situation in the field of information ethics (Citation ethics, Using new information media, Copyright etc.). The students are also required to write a paper on a selected topic from this field.

Syllabus

• 1. Ethics - definitions, historical process and representatives, summary of ethical theories
  2. Ethics in practise - politics, science, technology, medicine, family, etc.
  3. Information ethics - definitions, terms, aids and important meaning, user ethics, author´s ethics, station ethics, ethical codexes
  4. Profesional information ethics - hitory and theory, information specialists and librarins

Literature

recommended literature
• VANĚK, Jiří. Principy obecné, ekonomické a informační etiky. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-86861-54-6. info
• BÍLÝ, Jiří. Základy etiky, estetiky a religionistiky. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-86861-21-X. info
• ROBINSON, Dave; GARRATT, Chris. Etika. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-941. info
• THOMPSON, Mel. Přehled etiky. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-806-6. info
• ČINČERA, Jan. Informační etika : sylabus k bakalářskému studiu informační vědy. Brno, 2002. ISBN 80-210-2981-1. info
• JANOŠ, Karel. Informační etika. Praha, 1993. info

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with a video analysis
Presentation of seminar work

Assessment methods

Credit
Seminar work
Credit test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 6 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

* 75% attendance in seminars, active participation
* Discussion of specific problems in information ethics in information society

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Konzultace	6
Příprava na zápočet	10
Semestrální práce	10
Seminář	12
Summary	38

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