Data and Society

Education facts

Code: TIA125

<p>The course is intended to connect the construction of data as a highly technological practice to broad social questions of structural inequalities, evidence, and knowledge.  It examines how datafication produced by digital technologies creates and structures society, and maintains certain asymmetries and power relations. Using concepts from Science and Technology Studies and Critical Data Studies, the course aims to provide tools to understand the constructed nature of data and engage the students in inquiring data, through their collection, analysis, visualization, and interpretation.</p> <p>The course is organized into three modules, each with a series of lectures and hands-on sessions. These are followed by the opportunity to conduct small group work. The course provides training in planning and carrying out a small data study, identifying and using methods to build a data corpus, apply exploratory analysis techniques, visualize, interpret, and present the results.</p> <p>This course will cater to students in several areas, such as Applied Information Technology, Sustainable Development, Science and Technology Studies, and Innovation Management. </p>

Entry requirements

To be eligible for the course the student must have a Bachelor's degree (180 credits). Applicants must prove their knowledge of English: English 6/English B from Swedish Upper Secondary School or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS, or alternatively a bachelor's degree from an education held in English.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Data and Society

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 5 November 2024

  End date: 19 January 2025

  Pace of study: 50 %