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CDM 8345 SPECIAL ISSUES ON SOCIAL INFORMATICS

GENERAL INFORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION

LEVEL OF STUDY: UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE UNIT CODE: CDM 8345

SEMESTER: 8th

COURSE TITLE: SPECIAL ISSUES ON SOCIAL INFORMATICS  

TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS: 3 H/W LECTURES

ECTS: 5

COURSE TYPE: CORE ELECTIVE

TEACHING AND EXAM LANGUAGE: GREEK

COURSE DELIVERY TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: YES (in English)

The special issues on Social Informatics deepen in an interdisciplinary approach that includes areas of Informatics and Social Sciences. The aim is for students to delve into specific topics that may include:

  • the study of social data with computer methods 
  • the study of the interaction and role between electronic platforms and social phenomena, 
  • the study of computer applications in various social phenomena, 
  • the application of social science methods and the transfer of social representations to the design of information systems, 
  • the design and study of systems of social interest. 

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to: 

  • acquire the necessary theoretical and practical background to study and explore the interaction and role between various social phenomena and information technology,
  • apply modern theories for the study of Social Informatics issues.