The module will introduce students to ICT based data collection and analysis offering a number of opportunities to obtain vast amounts of data on the use of for example Web based ICT solutions with relative ease. These opportunities call for fundamental consideration of options and problems, including ethical concerns on the significance of the potentially extensive mappings of individual user behaviour. During the course of the module, students will engage in ICT based data collection and analysis for the support of ICT user analyses and pilot projects.
The module comprises courses and exercises within the following areas:
theory and method within ICT based data collection and analysis
tools for ICT based data collection and analysis
Literature foundation: Minimum 1000 standard pages supervisor approved, self-selected literature related to the project.
In this module students will acquire knowledge of:
theories and methods at the highest international level as regards qualitative and quantitative oriented data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies
ICT systems for data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies
principles, including ethical principles, for managing ICT systems for data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies.
In this module students will acquire skills in:
assessing and selecting a method for qualitative and quantitative oriented data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies
selecting, configuring and adapting ICT systems for qualitative and quantitative oriented data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies
communicating methods for ICT based data collection and analysis to peers and laymen
communicating results on ICT based data collection and analysis to peers and laymen.
In this module students will acquire competences in:
taking an analytical, reflective and critical approach to qualitative and quantitative oriented data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies
engaging in interdisciplinary collaboration on ICT based data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies
identifying own learning needs and structuring own learning in relation to the subject area of ICT based data collection and analysis in relation to user analyses and pilot studies.
Name of exam | ICT Based Data Collection and Analysis |
Type of exam | Written exam
The examination is a three-day take-home assignment on a set topic.
On the basis of the module, students will respond to one or a
number of questions and assignments within the subject area of the
module. The assignment paper must not exceed eight pages, and it
must be prepared individually. |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Danish title | ICT Based Data Collection and Analysis |
Module code | KAINFOS183 |
Module type | Course |
Duration | 1 semester |
Semester | Autumn
7. semester |
ECTS | 5 |
Language of instruction | English |
Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
Responsible for the module |
Study Board | Study Board of Communication and Digital Media |
Department | Department of Communication and Psychology |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |