Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Organization

TTK Department of Regional Science

Code

llln9267p

Title

Geography of the information society

Usual semester

Spring

Published semester

2025/26/2

ECTS

5

Language

en

Learning outcomes

The aim of the subject is to develop the student's... a, knowledge - Complex knowledge of the general geographical, cartographic, planning, mathematical and informatic principles, rules, relationships required for the practice of geoinformatics, especially in the following topics: geographical and spatial data collection at various scales; use of cartographic processes; knowledge of geographical and spatial processes; collection, editing and analysis of spatial data - Knowledge of the consequences of Industry 4.0-based operation and technological knowledge, cyber-physical systems, self-organizing mechanisms, and digitization and automation in the labour market inducing structural changes in production and supply chains, organization of production processes - Knowledge of the principles, methodologies and procedures for the design, development and operation of geoinformatics processes in the field of Big Data - data mining - Familiar with the possibilities, principles and problems of applying geoinformatics for public (e-government) and market purposes. b, abilities - Ability to interpret geographical/spatial phenomena, processes and information, and to plan, organize, manage and control processes in the field of geoinformatics. - Ability to initiate cooperation, project work and team work with professionals in co-sciences and other related fields (geology, geography, geodesy, cartography, meteorology, environmental science, earth science, informatics, mathematics, statistics, archaeology). - Ability to initiate cooperation with design and development professionals and end users of geoinformatics results. - Ability to recognize and apply new problem-solving methods and procedures in his/her field and apply what he/she has learnt in a diverse, multidisciplinary environment. - Ability to understand, plan and implement a quality management system for project-level tasks in the field of geoinformatics. c, attitude - Monitors professional and technological developments in the field of geoinformatics and the labour market trends. - Committed to adhering to and making others adhere to quality requirements. d, autonomy and responsibility - Independence regarding the thorough examination and elaboration of professional issues and processes. - Feels responsible for meeting and making others meet the deadlines. He/she is responsible for his/her work and for his/her co-workers’ work in projects. - With his/her knowledge and skills of geoinformatics, he/she cooperates responsibly with professionals in other fields.

Course content

The course aims to give insights about the several and sometimes opposite explanations of the importance of geography in the information age. Topics of the course cover (but not limited to) the measurement of geographical disparities of information society development, virtual space or cyberspace geographies and information geographies based on big data. The course aims to introduce geographical analytical techniques on different big data sources such as online social  network data or web content data.

Assessment method

Students requested to submit an essay on a chosen topic dealing with information society issues in a geographical context AND/OR to present their related research results.

Programmes of the course