CS220 Modules at Essex
This page informs you about how to use this website for the CS220 modules run at the University of Essex’s Interdisciplinary Studies Centre (ISC) that resides in the School of Philosophy and Art History (SPAH).
In essence, there are two modules; CS220AU for the Autumn term and CS220SP for the Spring term. If your module code is CS220FY, then FY means ‘full’ and you enrolled in both, the AU and SP modules.
- Module supervisor: Dr Krisztián Hofstädter
- Any questions? Email: k.hofstadter[at]essex[dot]ac[dot]uk
- Academic Support Hours (ASH): Fridays 2–3 in 6.144 (need to sign up via email)
- URL link to this website can be found on the module’s Moodle page
Syllabus
Subject to change.
| Week | Focus |
|---|---|
| w2 | Intro + digital identities (VR map) |
| w3 | Websites, digital portfolio setup (GitHub, Markdown) |
| w4 | Project management (APM for research) |
| w5 | Content production (take/make) |
| w6 | Self- and peer-assessment (presentations, group work) |
| w7 | Guest talks (sustainability, Studio X, Essex REBEL, blogging TBC) |
| w8 | Reading week |
| w9-11 | Workshops |
| Week | Presentation & Presenter |
|---|---|
| w16 | Module Introduction and The Physicality of the Digital World (Dr. Krisztián Hofstädter) |
| w17 | Digital Heritage (Dr. Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco) |
| w18 | Library (practical session in seminars) (Dr. Esther Wilkinson) |
| w19 | Gendering the Digital World (Dr. Lisa Smith) |
| w20 | The Hacker Ethic: Roots, history and techno-cultural ideology (Dr. Audrey Guinchard) |
| w21 | TBC |
| w22 | Cyber Crime and Darknet (Dr. Audrey Guinchard) |
| w23 | Reading Week (no classes) |
| w24 | TBC |
| w25 | Artificial Intelligence and Big Data: the new frontiers of living in a digital world (Dr. Spyros Samothrakis) |
The main differences between the AU and the SP modules
| . | AU | SP |
|---|---|---|
| seminars/workshops | mainly Kris (guests TBC) | mainly guests (+ Kris sometimes) |
| length | 2h seminars/workshops | 1h lecture + 1h seminar |
| assessment form | website | |
| research question | more flexible | less flexible |
One difference between L4 and L5 submission is word count.
Module guides for more detail are in the AU portfolio template’s repository.
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Your cohorts
We have different skills.
There are first, second, third year and overseas students here.
Some of you study:
- psychology
- philosophy
- media and digital culture
- art history
- European studies
- criminology and American studies
- global studies with business management
- social change
- modern history
- sociology
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What might be the advantages or disadvantages of having such a wide range of interests mixed into one class?
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