Prerequisites
- Communication, Group Dynamics and eServices, 7,5 credits, First Cycle Level 1
Summary in English
The course consists of four parts with the following contents:
1. Introduction to e-society (1 credit).
Part 1 analyses e-society and what distinguishes it from earlier phases in the development of society: the agricultural society, the industrial society, and the service society. The ideas about “a new economy” are critically examined.
2. The ABC model for analysing e-society from different perspectives with focus on e-governance and e-services (2 credits).
Part 2 describes how a successful, democratic e-society requires good “governance”, good e-services, and good methods, tools, and procedures for citizen participation in decision processes (e-democracy and e-participation). It is discussed how these requirements and wishes can be realised in practice.
A model is introduced for analysing an e-society from different perspectives, the ABC model, where A stands for “administration”, B stands for “business”, and C stands for “citizen”. The model describes the cooperation and interactions between these three actors in e-society, which needs and duties that the different actors have, and how they can be met.
3. Strategies and methods for system solutions in e-society (2 credits).
Part 3 analyses e-society from a systems and technical perspective. A number of relevant methods are presented, i.a. service-oriented architectures (SOA), cloud computing, “big data” and business intelligence (BI), methods for visualisation and animation of data included.
4. A small project, independently done, resulting in a written report (2,5 credits).
In Part 4 the student will make an independent, critical analysis of how, for example a country or a municipality has succeeded with e-governance and e-services – as seen, for example, from their website. The student should use the knowledge and skills acquired from the earlier parts of the course – in a well documented way. The student should also propose possible, concrete improvements, possibly supported by a simple prototype.
1. Introduction to e-society (1 credit).
Part 1 analyses e-society and what distinguishes it from earlier phases in the development of society: the agricultural society, the industrial society, and the service society. The ideas about “a new economy” are critically examined.
2. The ABC model for analysing e-society from different perspectives with focus on e-governance and e-services (2 credits).
Part 2 describes how a successful, democratic e-society requires good “governance”, good e-services, and good methods, tools, and procedures for citizen participation in decision processes (e-democracy and e-participation). It is discussed how these requirements and wishes can be realised in practice.
A model is introduced for analysing an e-society from different perspectives, the ABC model, where A stands for “administration”, B stands for “business”, and C stands for “citizen”. The model describes the cooperation and interactions between these three actors in e-society, which needs and duties that the different actors have, and how they can be met.
3. Strategies and methods for system solutions in e-society (2 credits).
Part 3 analyses e-society from a systems and technical perspective. A number of relevant methods are presented, i.a. service-oriented architectures (SOA), cloud computing, “big data” and business intelligence (BI), methods for visualisation and animation of data included.
4. A small project, independently done, resulting in a written report (2,5 credits).
In Part 4 the student will make an independent, critical analysis of how, for example a country or a municipality has succeeded with e-governance and e-services – as seen, for example, from their website. The student should use the knowledge and skills acquired from the earlier parts of the course – in a well documented way. The student should also propose possible, concrete improvements, possibly supported by a simple prototype.