Universität Wien

070175 UE Methodological Workshop - Computational Background Skills for Digital Humanities (2021S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Due to the continuing public health restrictions, the class will be held exclusively online.

  • Tuesday 02.03. 10:40 - 15:45 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 04.03. 12:30 - 17:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Tuesday 09.03. 10:45 - 15:45 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 11.03. 13:15 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 9 Hof 3
  • Tuesday 16.03. 10:45 - 15:45 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Thursday 18.03. 12:30 - 17:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course is intended to provide basic training and support for further skills courses in the Digital Humanities. It is strongly recommended as preparation for other DH skills courses taught at the university.

Students will be required to bring a laptop computer running either the Windows, Macintosh, or Linux operating system (NO TABLETS!) If this presents a problem, please contact the course instructor in advance.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based primarily on the amount of active learning done by the student, no matter his or her starting point. Students get equal credit for asking questions as for answering them.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Participation (20%), "question points" (50%), intermittent quizzes (30%). Minimum passing grade is 51%.

Examination topics

- Introduction to the command line
- Introduction to file formats and filesystems
- Solving the mystery of special characters
- Understanding how the Internet works behind the browser
- Things you ought to know about your (Mac / Windows / Linux) operating system
- Where to go for help and how to understand the answers

Reading list

n/a

Association in the course directory

EC DH 2 (5 ECTS)

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:13