ISKB30 Information, Communication and Identity

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D.
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
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 B2.32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with various approaches to the concept of information and theories of information emerging in various fields. The concept of information is explained from the perspective of psychology, biology, physics, cognitive sciences, computer science and artificial intelligence, communication studies, cybernetics and documentation science. Particular attention is paid to information in cyberspace, causing the proflection of our identity.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the graduate should be able:
- to describe basic theories of information
- to compare different concepts of information
- to identify branches of knowledge from which was information science developed
- describe the impact of information technology on the formation of personal identity
- to analyze the threats to our identity in cyberspace
- to describe problems with the professional identity of information workers
Syllabus
  • 1. Information as psychophysiological phenomenon and process
  • 2. Information as human consciousness
  • 3. Information as memory, thinking, endocept
  • 4. Information as communication process
  • 5. Information in the Theory of information and data circulating in technical devices.
  • 6.Information in artificial intelligence and cybernetics 7. Information as document
  • 8. Information as artefact
  • 9. Information as energy
  • 10. Information as the basis of life
  • 11. Information as an interaction in cyberspace
  • 12. Information, identity and virtual reality
  • 13. Information as proflection of identity
Literature
    required literature
  • BROWN, John Seely – DUGUID, Paul. The Social Life of Information. Boston : Harvard Business School Press, 2000. 330 p. ISBN 1-57851-708-7.
    recommended literature
  • MARCHIONINI, Gary. Information concepts: from books to cyberspace identities. San Rafael, Calif.: Morgan & Claypool, c2010, 91 s. ISBN 9781598299625.
  • BAWDEN, David and Lyn ROBINSON. Introduction to information science. Second edition. London: Facet Publishing, 2022, xxiv, 386. ISBN 9781783304950. info
    not specified
  • Informačná veda : výkladový slovník. Edited by Jela Steinerová - Miriam Ondrišová. 1. vydanie. V Bratislave: Univerzita Komenského, 2020, 276 stran. ISBN 9788022348669. info
  • BAWDEN, David and Lyn ROBINSON. Úvod do informační vědy. Translated by Michal Lorenz - Karel Mikulášek - Dana Vévodová. 1. vydání. Doubravník: Flow, 2017, 451 stran. ISBN 9788088123101. info
  • CEJPEK, Jiří. Informace, komunikace a myšlení : úvod do informační vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8071847674. info
  • SHANNON, Claude Elwood and Warren WEAVER. The mathematical theory of communication. Edited by Richard E. Blahut - Bruce Hajek. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998, ix, 125. ISBN 0252725484. info
  • SMETÁČEK, Vladimír. Lidé a informace. Illustrated by Jiří Tesař - Jiří Běhounek - Eva Smrčinová. 1. vyd. Praha: Albatros, 1981, 337 s. URL info
  • ŽATKULIAK, Ján. Základy informatiky. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1978. info
  • WIENER, Norbert. Kybernetika a společnost. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1963, 216 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Educational methods:
- Lectures, educational video
- Presentations of brief assigned report, discussion
- Work with TDKIV (Terminological Databasis of Librarianship and Information Science)
- Reading chapter from John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid - The Social Life of Information and other recommend literature
Assessment methods
Assessment methods:
- Seminar paper of 8 pages.
- Short colloquium on the seminar paper and part of the book The Social Life of Information.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2022/ISKB30