UBKINSNK04 Information Science and Society

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kamil Matula, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Anna Novotná, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Course is available to all students.
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
Course objectives
Within the course, students have to master a basic set of theoretical, methodological and pragmatic knowledge about information science. These include the interdisciplinary nature of the field of science, general problems of information science, issues of the information process, cognitive and social approaches to information science, research methodology in information science.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- know the main topics of information science;
- use social science research methods;
Syllabus
  • 1. Development and methodology of Information Science, starting points and approaches to the definition of Information Science, paradigms of Information Science
  • 2. The concept of information and the sequence data-information-knowledge
  • 3. Subject of Information Science - information process
  • 4. Modern concepts of Information Science
  • 5. Individual disciplines of Information Science
  • 6. Social and cognitive aspects of Information Science, research trends in the field of Information Science
Literature
    required literature
  • BAWDEN, David, ROBINSON, Lyn. Úvod do informační vědy. Doubravník: Flow, 2017. ISBN 978-80-88123-10-1. info
    recommended literature
  • CONNAWAY SILIPIGNI, Lyn and Marie L. RADFORD. Research methods in library and information science. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited, 2017. info
  • Wydawnictwo SBP: Instytut Książki and Wydawnictwo SBP: Instytut Książki. Nauka o informacji = Information science. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo SBP: Instytut Książki, 2016. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lectures, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.
Assessment methods
Grade, Test, Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hod/sem.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.slu.cz/
There is electronic course prepared in Moodle: https://elearning.slu.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2021, recent)
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