IN9390 – ICT for Development: Building a Better World?
Course description
Course content
The course concerns understanding the relationship between ICTs and development. This is an important sub-discipline within Information Systems research, and is especially relevant in current times given the new range of developmental challenges (eg humanitarian crisis, migration, security etc) being experienced and also the wide variety of new ICTs (eg internet, social media, cloud, big data etc) avaliable even in the poor countries. In this course, students will learn about different conceptual and empirical approaches to analyze ICTs, development and their relationship, to try and answer the question "Are ICTs creating a better world in which we live?"
Learning outcome
After completing this course you:
- have insigths in the conceptualization of ICT for development, with emphasis on the relationship?between technology and development in particular socio-political contexts.
- can analyze different perspectives on development and the manner in which we can understand ICTs from these perspectives.
- can analyze the nature of ICT applications in different development domains such as health, education, water and sanitation, and migration.
- can analyze various approaches to evaluate the outcome of ICT for Development projects.
- can critically analyze if ICTs are helping to create a better world in a development context.
- can analyze what are emerging ICT applications and emerging new development challenges in contemporary society.
Admission to the course
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through?Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must?apply for a position as a visiting student?within a given deadline.
IN5390 and IN9390?will be assessed together in regards to?the number of admissions, with?priority given to PhD candidates with IN9390 in an approved study plan.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with IN5390 – ICT for Development: Building a Better World?.
- 10 credits overlap with INF5850 – ICT for Development: Building a better world? (continued).
- 10 credits overlap with INF9850 – ICT for Development: Building a better world? (continued).
Teaching
This as an intensive four-six weeks course with approximately 30 hours of lectures in total.
Examination
Home exam at the end of the semester counts 100% towards the final grade.
Mandatory assignments must be approved in order to take the exam.
It will also be counted as one of?your three?attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses:?IN5390 – ICT for Development: Building a Better World?,?INF5850 – ICT for Development: Building a better world? (continued), INF9850 – ICT for Development: Building a better world? (continued)
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are?offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester. Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.