Course timeline 2020/2021 Semester 1
A week-by-week calendar for Digital Society (UCIL26001)
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3 min readAug 24, 2020
Timetable
You can access an interactive version of this timetable called the “Prepare and Reflect tool” in Blackboard UCIL26001. This includes coursework information (when its set and the deadlines) and a weekly checklist to keep you on track. You can also contact the course tutors (see Blackboard) with any questions.
Week 1 (5th Oct) — Introduction
Week 2 (12th Oct) — Topic: Engagement
Week 3 (19th Oct) — Topic: The Internet
Week 4 (26th Oct) — Skills focus: Critical analysis
Week 4 (28th Oct) Virtual drop-in 1.
Week 5 (2nd Nov ) — Topic: Explore new technology with DigiLab
Week 6 (9th Nov) — Topic: The Individual, Identity and Ethics
Week 7 (18th Nov) — Virtual drop-in 2
Week 8 (23th Nov) — Topic: The Internet of Things
Week 9 (30th Nov) — Topic: Smart Cities
Week 10 (7th Dec) — Skills focus: Reflecting on your employability for a digital future
Week 10 (9th Dec) — Virtual drop-in 3
What next?
Now that you have read this post, you should know what will happen each week in the course. We suggest you go to Prepare and Reflect in Blackboard and tick off the first task. Next we suggest you read the Assessment Overview and read the details for the first assessment, digisoc1, which is set this week.
🗺️ Week 1: quick navigation
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