Emerging ICT

Course unit: Emerging ICT
Syllabus > Initial survey > Tasks > Lectures-seminars > Results

Aim, competences
The aim of the course is providing emerging information and communication technologies (EICT) basic knowledge (including EICT conception, principles, models, methodologies and research results) and developing practical skills in assessing the EICT relevance and perspectivity in organizations under constantly renewable modern ICT conditions.

Various studying techniques are combined – lectures, seminars, consultations and individual work. In all stages of the study – both during the selection and formulation of tasks, as well as presenting results for the audience and publishing them in a personal website – student problematic attitude, teamwork, independence is promoting.

Learning outcomes Understanding of the emerging ICT (EICT) phenomenon: it’s properties, dynamics and other patterns. The ability to analyze and evaluate EICT research data and EICT relevance and perspectivity under constantly renewable modern ICT circumstances. The ability to apply the results of the emerging ICT hype analysis in organization.
Study methods Involving lectures, problem-based teaching, examples analysis, independent work. Evaluation methods Colloquium, exam tests (closed-ended questions). Tasks results (published online). Assessment: I colloquium [beg. of march][test, moodle] II colloquium [beg. of may][test, moodle] Cummulative score [end of may] The assessment takes into account the ability to give meaning, optimize and convincingly defend the results and ability to use emerging ICT for professional purposes. The cumulative score principle is used. Accumulative score formula: the cummulative score = 0.5*knowledge + 0.5* skills (knowledge – colloquiums results mean; skills – mean of published online and defended results) Exam: Examination could be carried out only after initial quiz and colloquiums are passed and all tasks results are presented, published and evaluated positively. End-point formula: final score = 0.6*cumulative score + 0.4*exam score.

lectures, seminars
  1. Lecture. Introduction to the course. [2+2 acad. hours] [2.9]
    Emerging ICT (EICT) and it’s problematics. EICT main features and typical examples.
    Study process and evaluation pecularities. Literature and online sources, etc.

    • Seminar [2.16 -> 2.23]
      • Course initial survey. Course description (questions?),
      • Settling on the web (blog, google, etc)
      • Preparing and publishing EICT main features analysis results
        (lecture material analysis).
  2. Lecture. Technology social interaction, life cycle and evolution modeling (diffusion, etc).
    [2+2 acad. hours] [3.2]

    • Seminar [3.9]
      • Lecture material analysis, discussion.
      • First EICT actuality – emerging ICT (theme selection, sources finding and analysis).
  3. Emerging ICT hype cycle methodology (Gartner). [4 acad. hours] [3.9;3.23] [I colloquium]
    EICT hype curve and priority matrix formation peculiarities and usage for EICT evaluation.

    • Individual tasks. [seminar 3.16; 3.30-4.6 velykų atostogos]
      Lectures material analysis, preparing for discussion.
      Second EICT actuality – hype cycle methodology (theme selection, sources finding and analysis).
  4. EICT forcasts analysis. [2 acad. hours] [4.13] 20 27
    Main tendences (cloud, mobile, internet, everywhere, etc.).

    • Lectures material analysis, preparing for discussion.
      Second EICT actuality (theme selection, sources finding and analysis). > tolyn
  5. Technological trends convergence. [2 acad. hours]
    Nexus of fources – social, mobile, cloud, information. NBIC? << arba tą nexus glaustai ir geresniems laikams?

    • Second EICT actuality (sources analysis, presentation, publication).
      Preparing for second colloquium.
      Project: selected EICT demo.
  6. Emerging EICT top ten analysis. [4 acad. hours] [5.16; 5.25] <<< kur projektas <<< pažiūrėti sandą
    • EICT actualities and projects results presentation and publication of results (online).

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seminars —————————————————————————————

  • Settling on the web, publishing results of the tasks – [february]
  • For I seminar. Questions for discussion [feb. 23; seminar+lecture]
    • Emerging ICT phenomenon
      • What is technology? IT? ICT? Emerging? Emerging ICT?
      • Technologies are tools?
      • Technologies are social?
      • Technology types?
      • Why EICT is important?
        • sources finding (online) -> analysis -> conclusion -> publication [online] -> presentation -> evaluation
  • For II seminar. Questions for discussion [mar 2]

    • EICT evolution pecularities
      • evolution maps
      • diffusion
  • For III seminar. Questions for discussion [mar 16]
    • EICT hype cycle
    • mm
  • For IV seminar. Questions for discussion. [bal. 13]
  • For V seminar. Questions for discussion. [bal. 27]
  • For VI seminar. Questions for discussion. [may 11]
  • Far VII seminar. Presentations, evaluation. may 25