| Course title | Social Networks |
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| Course code | USII/KSOS |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Basic terms Social networks in terms of sociology - and the principle of the creation of social networks The phenomenon of social networks History of social networking (type of Myspace, Facebook, Twitter) Resume and posibilities of social networks The risks of social networks Possibility of using social networking for marketing Possibilities of using data from social networks and further processing Social Engineering
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the subject is to acquaint students with the concepts of social networks on the humanistic perspective (sociology, psychology) and also in terms of information technology as a phenomenon of today. During the semester, students learn about the opportunities that social networks provide (in marketing, etc..). Students will be informed of the risks associated with the using of social networks. The course will be devoted to the social engineering of the possibilities and how they can obtain data about the users of social networks. In the last part of the semester, students will be familiarized with the possibilities of modeling (or mining) of data from social networks and the possibilities for further work with these data. Working with this data will be done using basic statistical methods.
Students will be able to obtain data from social networks, analyze and model this data. Students also will be better able to work with social networks and use their potential. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Systematic monitoring
Assignment: successful submission and defence of all given tasks. Detalied requirements for assignment and examination pass will be specified at the first lecture. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2015) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2014) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2015) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2014) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2015) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2013) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2013) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2013) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration | Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2014) | Category: Economy | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |