Data is everywhere. It is both a prerequisite for, and at the same time a product, of our digital technologies, gadgets and services – from social media to online stores, fitness watches, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. Data is as important to these as oxygen is to humans.
But, what is data, where does it come from, and what can it be used for?
The aim of this course is to give participants basic knowledge of:
– what data and digitalization do to both us, and the society that we are a part of,
– what kind of technologies lie behind data and its generation,
– what you yourself can do to gain some control over data that is generated about you.
Participants will also acquire the necessary basic skills to perform critical thinking about the role of data in society. Course content includes topics related to what is data, digitalization, computerization, the data life cycle, and “data literacy”.
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At the end of the course, the learner will be able to:
Knowledge
– Explain digitalisation and datafication
– Explain what data is and where it comes from
– Explain characteristics of different types of data
– Describe the data lifecycle
Skills
– Identify data in everyday life
– Identify areas of use for data
– Think critically about the role of data in society and in the world
General competencies
– Explain data literacy
– Explain the meaning of data for various stakeholders
– Explain the meaning of data in society and in the world
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The reading material is published as a resource in each course module
The course is conducted online over seven weeks. The course begins with an online introduction meeting, followed by 6 digital content modules, and a final online summary meeting.
Each module has reading material, a mandatory assignment, and/or a mandatory quiz.
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