HIVK03417U Information Ethics and Privacy, Elective
Fagstudieordning for KA-TV for Informationsstudier 2019
https://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/informationsstudier/informationsvidenskab_og_kulturformidling_katv
KA STO 2016:
https://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/informationsstudier/informationsvidenskab_og_kulturformidling_ma
Most activities in contemporary information society leave digital footprints that together might reveal stories about people and their lives. Many governments and corporations collect, analyze, and disseminate these digital footprints to gain insights into the behavior and affairs of its citizens and costumers. Sometimes this creates a tension between the watched and watchers. It can create tensions between the desire to gather and use private data and the wish to remain private. Between the nature of public and private. This course explores conceptual, theoretical and practical consequences of the rise of the surveillance society and the changed state of privacy. The course introduces students to key concepts and frameworks that allow them to analyze and interpret surveillance and privacy situations and actions in a rigors manner and from an ethical perspective. Students will be given opportunities to pursue their own interest in the area, e.g. privacy issues with Facebook, Google, big data, social media, data ethics, intelligence ethics, AI and robots, tracking and profiling, privacy by design, GDPR, etc. Students will after completing the course be prepared to engage in the formulation of information policies.
Academic aims for the module
The objective of the module is to provide the student with
knowledge and understanding of:
- A specific subject within library and information science.
- Relevant theories and methods related to the module's theme.
skills in:
- Identifying and outlining academic issues within library and information science and make these the object of independent analysis.
- Reflecting critically on theoretical and methodological choices in relation to an academic issue.
- Expanding on and putting a chosen subject field within library and information science into perspective.
competences in:
- Applying relevant theories and methods to a subject within library and information science.
- Communicating a scientifically studied issue
Examples of literature that will be used in the course:
- Frischmann, Brett and Selinger, Evan (2018). Re-Engineering Humanity. Cambridge University Press.
Harcourts, Bernard E. 2015. Exposed. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Lynch, Michael P. 2016. The Internet of Us. Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data. Leveright Publishing Corporation.
Solove, Daniel J. (2008). Understanding Privacy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 45
- Exam
- 120
- Preparation
- 245,8
- Total
- 410,8
Students will receive feedback multiple times during the course of the semester.
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- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentEksaminationsprog: Engelsk
Extent: 16-20 standard pages. for an individual exam
Students enrolled at KA_2016 - see curriculum Elective within the Main Subject 3 and 4. https://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/informationsstudier/informationsvidenskab_og_kulturformidling_ma - Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
Winter Exam 2019/2020
- Re-exam
Same as ordinary examen. Make-up/re-exam can only be taken individually. Febrary 2020
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentStudents enrolled at KA_2016 - see curriculum Elective within the Main Subject 3 and 4. https://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/informationsstudier/informationsvidenskab_og_kulturformidling_ma
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
Winter Exam 2019/2020
- Re-exam
February 2020 : Written take-home assignment, set subject.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HIVK03417U
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Se skema under kursusbeskrivelsen
- Course capacity
- 30 deltagere
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Department of information studies
Contracting department
- Department of Information Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Sille Obelitz Søe (13-776d70706932736669706d787e446c7971326f7932686f)
Lecturers
Sille Obelitz Søe, Rikke Frank Jørgensen