Course objectives:
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The aim of this course is to introduce foundations, methods and goals of research conducted i
under the umbrella of digital humanities. The course discusses the meaning of "digital revolution" for a future development of human sciences in the 21st century and suggests new research opportunities for these disciplines. It contextualizes digital humanities among other research paradigms in the study of humans associated with the digital revolution (computational social sciences, cultural analytics, big data, data science, complexity science, network science).
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Requirements on student
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Pre-exam credit: Active participation on the practice on the basis of home preparation (home works submitted as a qualification/seminary work)
Exam: Discussion over a semestral project
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Content
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Digital turn in academic environment
User and research usage of computers in academic environment
Digital production in academic environment
History of digital humanities
Data and databases
Network analysis
Social simulation
Natural Language Processing: Data cleaning
Natural Language Processing: Analysis
Methods of text visualisation
Methods of work with spatial data
Methods of work with images
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Studenti mají k dispozici oporu ve formě skupiny/týmu v rámci systému Microsoft Teams.
Studentům jsou dostupné všechny aktuální informace ke kurzu (termíny, materiály či odkazy na ně) na stránce předmětu v Courseware.
Pro studenty je vytvořen Moodle kurz.
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Debates in the Digital Humanities
(Gold, Matthew K.)
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Basic:
Digital Humanities - Stručné vymezení, Data Boutique - blog o datech a s daty
(Šlerka, Josef)
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Recommended:
Schreibman, Susan, Ray Siemens, and John Unsworth, eds. A New Companion to Digital Humanities. Malden, 2016. ISBN 1118680642.
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Recommended:
Burdick, Anne et al. Digital_Humanities. Cambridge, Mass. - London. ISBN 026252886X.
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Recommended:
Moretti, Franco. Distant Reading. London - New York, 2013. ISBN 1781680841.
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Recommended:
Cao, Nan, and Weiwei Cu. Introduction to Text Vizualization. 2016. ISBN 9462391858.
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Recommended:
Gardiner, Eileen, and Ronald G. Musto. The Digital Humanities: A Primer for Students and Scholars. New York, 2015. ISBN 1107601029.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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39
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Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
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31
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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34
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Total
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104
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to introduce basic types of computer applications
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to describe common functions of the most widespread computer applications |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to use personal computer for the purposes of information retrieval and study on the internet |
to use personal computer, tablet or smart phone for reading academic texts |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to introduce main implications of the digital revolution for the humanities |
to characterize the most widespread types of research in the digital humanities |
to introduce common methods used in the digital humanities |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to use selected computer tools from the area of digital humanities |
to design a database structure suitable for chosen humanities data |
to analyse data while using chosen computer tool from the area of digital humanities |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Project |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Project |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Self-study of literature |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Task-based study method |
Skills demonstration |
Individual study |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Task-based study method |
Skills demonstration |
Individual study |
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