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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Reuter
Event type:
Project
Org-unit: Dept. 20 - Computer Science
Displayed in timetable as:
FP-ITPeace
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
6
Language of instruction:
German
Min. | Max. participants:
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Digital Teaching:
https://peasec.de/2020/digitale-lehre-ss2020/
Course Contents:
During the course of this research lab, advanced theories and subjects from the field of "Science and Technology for Peace and Security" (PEASEC) will be discussed. Based on the introduction to and repetition of methods of empirical social sciences, contemporary project topics which are related to PEASEC research will be elaborated, and addressed applying scientific methods. Thus, students will develop their own research designs dedicated to intersections of politics and technology and conduct research exemplifying social scientific approaches. During the semester, scientific articles (“papers”) will be developed and presented. As usual in scientific work, students will constructively review each other’s work in an iterative peer-review process. Subsequently, the papers will be revised for finalization and submission.
EXEMPLARY THEMATIC AREAS
- Information technology for peace and security, information warfare, manipulation of opinions, fake news, cyber war, cyber peace, dual-use in computer science, responsible digitization, computer science and society
- Safety-critical human-computer interaction, social media and collaborative technologies in conflict and crisis situations, usable security and privacy
- Resilient IT-based (critical) infrastructures, particularly communication, agriculture, energy
Topics for the current semester are available at www.peasec.de/lehre
PROCEDURE:
- Technical introduction including the presentation and assignment of topics
- Writing and submitting a short exposé
- Methodological lecture
- Short presentation of the own topic and constructive feedback
- Submission of a first complete version of the paper
- Assessment via students‘ peer-review processes
- Final submission of the paper
A mandatory introduction (“kick-off”) is the first date; the mandatory methodological lecture is the second date. The assignment of topics and formation of groups will take place collaboratively during the kickoff and, if necessary, in the following week.
Preconditions:
Recommended: Basic knowledge in one of the subjects: Peace and Conflict Studies, International Relations, basic knowledge in the topics of PEASEC
Additional Information:
This course is exclusively for students studying the Master of Arts International Studies/ Peace and Conflict Research. Therefore it can not be chosen in any computer science program.
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