UBKKBK0018 Information policy 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 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
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the library system in the Czech Republic and around the world, knowledge of the basic legislation relating to information institutions is a prerequisite for registration.
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 course aims to introduce students to the basic principles of creating and applying information policy in developed Western countries democracies and in the Czech Republic. Get acquainted with the information policy of the European Union and a basic overview of the Czech legislative framework state information policy and its foreign equivalents. Furthermore, point out the national policy of supporting science and research. To present library and information associations, their role in the formation of information policy and the issue of lobbying.
Learning outcomes
Understanding the importance of applying information and communication technologies for the development of civilization Knowledge of trends in information policy at the national and European level Ability to describe sectoral programs and digitization projects in the Czech Republic Základy infor
Syllabus
  • Syllabus - blocks l. Explanation of the terms policy, information, information policy 2. Information - definition, possibility of quantity measurement 3. Entropy, the relationship between entropy and information 4. Types of information policies 5. EU information policy, eEurope program 6. Principles of creating a national information policy 7. National information policy of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic program 8. Free access to information 9. Public administration and free access to information 10. Privacy Protection 11. Freedom of expression 12. Censorship 13. Principles of creating a corporate information policy
Literature
    required literature
  • Inf_politika_Koncepce_Cesko_v_digitalni_Evrope_-_20200619.pdf
  • Informační gramotnost jako veřejný zájem, politika a norma CZ Návod na tvorbu koncepčních dokumentů v oblasti informačního vzdělávání Michaela Dombrovská
  • DECISIONS DECISION (EU) 2022/2481 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 December 2022 establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022D2481
    recommended literature
  • CEJPEK, Jiří. Informace, komunikace, myšlení. . 2. přepr. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 80-246-1037-X
  • Informační detox CZ Jak si zjednodušit život v digitální době Michaela Dombrovská Zuzana Šidlichovská
  • Vlasák, Rudolf. Česká informační politika včera a dnes. In: ITlib, č. 1, 2011. Dostupné: https://itlib.cvtisr.sk/%c4%8cl%c3%a1nky/clanek811/
    not specified
  • KATUŠČÁK, Dušan.; MATTHAEIDESOV Á; NOVÁKOVÁ, M. lnformačná výchova: terminologický a výkladový slovník. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladatelstvo, 1998. ISBN 80-08-02818- l
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, discussions, best national and global informatization practice, presentation of own work with description of sector programs and projects in the EU and the Czech Republic
Assessment methods
Assessment of individual student activity at seminars Evaluation of students' own seminar papers/presentations Final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: ZP před Zk
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2023, recent)
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