All Courses at the Faculty of Information

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In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) systems have seen increasing adoption across many industries and sectors. AI systems are now used in a variety of application areas, including process automation, content generation, virtual assistance, robotics, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, education, public administration, policing, and security. Although AI systems present a wide range of potential benefits, AI […]

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This workshop focuses on harm reduction principles and practices for information professionals. Students will discuss multiple definitions of human centred “harm”, its inevitability in the information professions and harm reduction as a practical framework of prevention, pragmatism, risk management and best-practice lead response. Aligned with current discourses in GLAM, UXD, C&T, HCDS and ISD, students […]

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Balloon-animal twisting is an embodied information practice that involves the sensory-motor system of a twister in complex forms of eye-hand coordination and proprioception (awareness of the position and movement of the body). When done by an adult twister with a child as the recipient, it can be enacted in a spirit of child-centered learning about […]

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Critical perspectives on user experience (UX) have gained interest from design communities in the recent years. In this workshop, students will critically explore the phenomena of Dark UX and Dark Patterns, in which user experiences are often designed to advance shareholder value (e.g., profitability of design, clickbait, customer retention) as opposed to user value. When […]

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Information Studies has historically focused on documents or artifacts, while only tacitly acknowledging the role of the body and the senses in our interactions with information in various forms. Embodied knowledge is central within many everyday activities in which people interact with information, including sports and athletics, health and fitness, music, art and design, craftwork, […]

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Every IT artifact has a dual impact on individuals, organizations, and societies. The first category of impacts is always predicted by technology developers and adopters, and these usually serve as a justification for IT implementation and use. Examples include increased effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, entertainment, and quality of life. In contrast, the second type of impacts […]

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This workshop invites students to imagine technology beyond capitalism. It explores alternative perspectives on technology design outside the confines of capitalist extractivist logics, financial incentives, colonial roots, and structural organization. Through examples, theories, and imaginative discussions, we explore facets of this large topic. We discuss: how capitalism shapes modern information technology; what crises we are […]

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This six-week workshop provides an immersive exploration into the intersection of modern machine learning techniques and generative AI in the realm of music composition. The students will delve into cutting-edge concepts such as Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Transformers, and neural network architectures. Utilizing Python libraries, students will gain hands-on experience in training a songwriter module, […]

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This workshop focuses on harm reduction principles and practices for information professionals. Students will discuss multiple definitions of human centred “harm”, its inevitability in the information professions and harm reduction as a practical framework of prevention, pragmatism, risk management and best-practice lead response. Aligned with current discourses in GLAM, UXD, C&T, HCDS and ISD, students […]

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Balloon-animal twisting is an embodied information practice that involves the sensory-motor system of a twister in complex forms of eye-hand coordination and proprioception (awareness of the position and movement of the body). When done by an adult twister with a child as the recipient, it can be enacted in a spirit of child-centered learning about […]

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Critical perspectives on user experience (UX) have gained interest from design communities in the recent years. In this workshop, students will critically explore the phenomena of Dark UX and Dark Patterns, in which user experiences are often designed to advance shareholder value (e.g., profitability of design, clickbait, customer retention) as opposed to user value. When […]