ITI41620 Design for Cooperation (Spring 2024)

The course introduces the students to Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), an interdisciplinary research field concerned with understanding how to support cooperative practices by technology design.

The course gives an overview of central theories and concepts for understanding how people cooperate, both in workplaces and in everyday life and introduces a toolbox of methods, tools and techniques that will help them design IT solutions in support of such cooperative practices.

Knowledge:

The student is familiar with

• central theories and concepts for understanding how people cooperate, both in workplaces and in everyday life
• methods, tools and techniques for designing IT solutions in support of such cooperative practices

Skills:

The student is able to

• use methods, tools, and techniques for designing IT solutions in support of cooperative practices

General competence

The student can

• conduct methodologically and ethically sound research according to the scientific standards in CSCW

There will be lectures, plenary discussions and project work.

The lectures and plenary discussions will focus on:

• classical case studies in CSCW
• central theories and concepts in CSCW
• methods, tools and techniques for designing support for cooperative practices as developed in CSCW

The project work will lead to the writing of one scientific paper and will be conducted according to the requirements and deadlines set by the professors responsible for the course.

The student must have finished their project work.

Coursework requirements must be accepted to qualify for the exam.

Individual oral exam and scientific paper

The exam is divided into two parts:

• Individual oral exam (50%): Based on the course curriculum. Duration 30 min. Some supporting material, specified by the professors, will be allowed.
• Individual scientific paper (50%): Based on the project work.

Grading scale A - F in both parts. Both parts of the exam must be passed to pass the exam as a whole.

This course is evaluated by a:

• Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)

The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee at the Department of Computer Science and Communication.