DESB14 Sensitivity to the important issues of today

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Hřebecký (lecturer), PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Josef Kocurek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Kramosilová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Hřebecký
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 28 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 21/28, only registered: 1/28
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
- Developing the ability to see design opportunities in various topics of today - from social and environmental to business and information
- Learning the basics of framing design challenges
- Mastering the basics of research - working with available data from ongoing research (Czech Climate, Blind Spots, Divided by Freedom, Education Map...) and discovering compelling questions for yourself.
Learning outcomes
Student after completing the course
- knows how to seek opportunities in complex social, business, environmental and information issues
- can search for relevant resources, contacts on specific topics...
Syllabus
  • - 16. 9. - 30. 9. Introduction to system thinking
  • - online lecture / reflection
  • - 30. 9. - 14. 10. Big questions
  • - online lecture
  • - 14. 10. - 4. 11. Big questions
  • - online lecture
  • - 4. 11. - 18. 11. Big questions
  • - online lecture / reflection
Literature
  • Online přednášky a texty (bude upřesněno
Teaching methods
- Synchronous lectures in a block with exercises on System thinking,
- Framing design challenges
- Asynchronous online lectures on interesting issues of the day
- Synchronous exercises - workshops
Assessment methods
- paper
- active participation in meetings
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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