Course: Introduction to Digital Humanities

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Course title Introduction to Digital Humanities
Course code KFI/UDH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Schuster Radek, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kaše Vojtěch, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Dostálová Ludmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
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

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 34 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 31 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to introduce basic types of computer applications
to describe common functions of the most widespread computer applications
Skills
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
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
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
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
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Practicum
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Individual study
Competences
Practicum
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Combined exam
Project
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Project
Recommended literature
  • Burdick, Anne et al. Digital_Humanities. Cambridge, Mass. - London. ISBN 026252886X.
  • Cao, Nan, and Weiwei Cu. Introduction to Text Vizualization. 2016. ISBN 9462391858.
  • Gardiner, Eileen, and Ronald G. Musto. The Digital Humanities: A Primer for Students and Scholars. New York, 2015. ISBN 1107601029.
  • Moretti, Franco. Distant Reading. London - New York, 2013. ISBN 1781680841.
  • Schreibman, Susan, Ray Siemens, and John Unsworth, eds. A New Companion to Digital Humanities. Malden, 2016. ISBN 1118680642.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer