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Course Catalog 2012-2013
YHTTAY-7156 Groupware, 3-6 cr |
Additional information
This course is organized as a part of IHTE unit at the Tampere University of Technology and TAUCHI Unit at University of Tampere Teaching Co-operation. The responsible unit is for the course is School of Information Sciences (SIS) at the University of Tampere. Follow instructions on course registrations given by the University of Tampere, see more information at http://www.uta.fi/sis/en/studies/studying/JOO.html
Person responsible
Jarmo Palviainen, Teija Vainio
Requirements
For minimum 3 ECTS, active participation in lectures and homework assignments, and examination. For 6 ECTS, active participation in group work project, writing a group essay and giving presentations in the seminar.
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
Definitions of groups, groupware, and CSCW. Examples of synchronous and asynchronous groupware and social computing for computer mediated communication, computer conferencing and group meetings. Recommender systems, social networking and user interface design for social navigation and awareness. Supporting groups in ubiquitous environments. Tools for group work, for instance group writing and drawing. Usability of groupware. Privacy issues.
Learning outcomes
After the course, the student knows about the challenges in providing technology support for workgroups, teams, online communities and networks of people. In addition to the central concepts of the field introduced in research literature, the student will gain a practical understanding of the usability of current groupware applications in certain group situations. The student learns different approaches to the evaluation of groupware, and can discuss their drawbacks and benefits in real world situations
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Other online content | English |
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Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses