Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must have knowledge about how to include the users in the design process of ICT services from initial requirement analysis phases to the final test, validation and deployment part
• Must have knowledge about privacy and computer ethics in ICT service design
• Must have knowledge about ICT services design focusing on Machine learning, access control and / or governance issues

Skills

• Must be able to design and develop a concrete ICT service taking into account computer ethics and “privacy by design” / “privacy by default” principles
• Must be able to design and develop service architectures including distributed resources and personal data
• Must be able develop a concrete ICT service or solution, either as a conceptual design or as a working prototype, including one or more of the following elements:
  • Addressing the needs of citizens on a national or cross-border level and ICT governance aspects
  • Machine learning theories and algorithms
  • Controlled exposure of protected resources and interfaces with access control

Competences

• Must have competencies in using a critical approach when assessing the potential of technologies and businesses in ICT design
• Must have the competency to critically assess the use of ICT in services and service architectures, considering ethical, legal and privacy implications
• Must have competencies in discussing the governance aspects of service design, either as core element of services design when the focus is on conceptual design or as a related issue if the focus is on prototyping

Type of instruction

Project work

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for participation in the project exam

Exams