ITI41620 Design for Cooperation (Spring 2023)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leader:
- Joakim Karlsen
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
Elective course in the master programme in applied computer science, full-time and part-time.
Recommended requirements
ITI41520 Interaction Design
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge:
The student is familiar with
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central theories and concepts for understanding how people cooperate in workplaces or in everyday life
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methods, tools and techniques for designing IT solutions in support of cooperative practices
Skills:
The student is able to
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use methods, tools, and techniques for designing IT solutions in support of cooperative practices
General competence
The student can
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conduct methodologically and ethically sound research according to the scientific standards in CSCW
Content
The course introduces the students to Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), an interdisciplinary research field concerned with understanding how to support cooperative practices by technology design.
The course gives an overview of central theories and concepts for understanding how people cooperate in workplaces or in everyday life and a toolbox of methods, tools and techniques that will help them design IT solutions in support of these cooperative practices.
Forms of teaching and learning
There will be lectures, plenary discussions and project work.
The lectures and plenary discussions will focus on:
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classical case studies in CSCW
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central theories and concepts in CSCW
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methods, tools and techniques for designing support for cooperative practices as developed in CSCW
The project work will lead to the writing of one scientific paper and will be conducted according to the requirements and deadlines set by the professors responsible for the course.
Workload
Approx. 280 hours.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
The student must have finished their project work.
Coursework requirements must be accepted to qualify for the exam.
Examination
Individual oral exam and scientific paper in groups
The exam is divided into two parts:
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Individual oral exam (50%): Based on the course curriculum. Duration 30 min. Some supporting material will be allowed. This will be specified by the lecturer.
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Scientific paper in groups (50%): Based on the project work.
Grading scale A - F in both parts. Both parts of the exam must be passed to pass the exam as a whole.
Examiners
External and internal examiner, or two internal examiners.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
Upon re-examination, each part of the examination can be retaken.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a:
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Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee at the Department of Computer Science and Communication.