General description

In this course we look at systems and applications that support social interactions and working together. The main focus is on groupware usability and methods for evaluating it

Corresponding course unit in the curriculum 2015-2017, School of Information Sciences:
TIEVS55 Groupware and Social Computing 5 ECTS

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course the student
- knows about the social and technological challenges in providing technology support for work groups and teams,
- knows how to analyze social interaction and group dynamics in face-to-face and mediated collaboration
- understands issues affecting acceptability, usability and user experience of groupware applications and social computing systems
- knows about research approaches applied in groupware and social computing systems research literature, and can apply their methods in new contexts
- knows where to find research literature on various aspects of groupware, social computing and computer-supported cooperative work
- recognizes ethical challenges involved in social computing.

Contents

The course focuses on research done in social computing, groupware, and Computer-Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW). The course themes introduce these fields with examples of synchronous and asynchronous systems for computer mediated communication, collaboration and coordination. The social implications of these systems are discussed with key concepts and theories. Throughout the course the general discussion is augmented with student work in small groups on special topics, and the course ends with student group seminar presentations.

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Evaluation

Belongs to following study modules

2018–2019

Teaching

Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.

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