UBKKBP0005 Information policy 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Dombrovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michaela Dombrovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Katuščák, PhD.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Thu 9:45–10:30 M6
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UBKKBP0005/A: Thu 10:35–12:10 M6, M. Dombrovská
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
The aim of teaching The course is to introduce students to the basic principles of creating and applying information policy in advanced western democracies and in the Czech Republic. To get acquainted with the information policy of the European Union and a basic overview of the legislative framework of the Czech state information policy and its foreign equivalents. Furthermore, to point out the national policy of supporting science and research. Introduce library and information associations, their role in shaping information policy and the issue of lobbying. Outline - blocks 1. Explanation of the terms policy, information, information policy 2. Information - definition, possibility to measure quantity 3. Entropy, relationship of entropy - information 4. Types of information policies 5. EU information policy, eEurope program 6. Principles of creating national information policy 7. National information policy of the Czech Republic, eCzech Republic program 8. Free access to information 9. Public administration and free access to information 10. Privacy Protection 11. Freedom of speech 12. Censorship 13. Principles of creating corporate information policy
Literature
    required literature
  • Informační politika: výber učitele. Materiály uvedeny na stránce předmětu. Dostupné: https://is.slu.cz/auth/el/1924/zima2020/UBKKBP0005/?fakulta=1924;obdobi=62;predmet=293228
  • CEJPEK, Jiří. Informace, komunikace, myšlení.. 2. přepr. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 80-246-1037-X.
  • PATOČKA, Jan. Filosofie a společenský problém informace. In: Acta bibliothecalia et informatica. Opava, Slezská univerzita. s.10-15, 1996.
    recommended literature
  • VLASÁK, Rudolf. Informační dálnice a knihovny. 2. vyd. Praha: SKIP, 1996. ISBN 80-85851-05-9.
  • KATUŠČÁK, Dušan.; MATTHAEIDESOVÁ; NOVÁKOVÁ, M. Informačná výchova: terminologický a výkladový slovník. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatelstvo, 1998. ISBN 80-08-02818-1.
  • Guidelines on national information policy: scope, formulation and implementation.. Paris, UNESCO, 1985.
    not specified
  • MUIR, A.; OPPENHEIM, Ch. National information policy developments worldwide. II. Universal access - adressing the digital divide. In: J. Amer. Soc. Inform. Sci, 2002, č. 4, s. 263-273., 2002.
  • MUIR, A; OPPENHEIM, Ch. Report on developments world-wide on national information policy. 2002.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Písemná forma ověření získaných znalostí. Test. Odpovědník.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: ZP před Zk
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2021, recent)
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