Digital Transformation - a Scientific Overview (10SMSTS-204)
Description
This module provides students with a scientific overview of the digital transformation of our society from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Students receive academic input followed by an interactive session with various DSI professors and learn to engage with and reflect on the challenges, opportunities and consequences of digital transformation.
Sessions are usually structured as follows (exceptions are possible):
- 14:00 to 14:45: Input lecture by expert
- 15:00 to 15:45: Group work related to the input lecture
(30 min Pause) - 16:15 to 17:00: Learning journal update & general reflection discussion
Students:
- obtain a structured overview of research fields that deal with the digital transformation
- reflect on the digital transformation of our society both in group discussions and on the individual level
- critically consider the social implications of the Digital Society.
Semester Highlights
Speaker |
Date |
Content |
|---|---|---|
22.09.2025 |
Face recognition |
|
29.09.2025 |
Legal Data Science |
|
06.10.2025 |
Digital Sustainability |
|
13.10.2025 |
Digital Education / Skills |
|
20.10.2025 |
Economies of networked image cultures |
|
27.10.2025 |
Network Science |
|
03.11.2025 |
Digital Religions |
|
10.11.2025 |
Analysis of multimodal human data |
|
17.11.2025 |
Digital democracy |
|
Students and CoP |
01.12.2025 |
End-of-Semester Celebration |
Semester-specific information can be found in the course catalogue VVZ and on OLAT.
Target group
MA
ECTS Credits
3 ECTS
Course catalogue
You can find more information about the module here.
