Course code

IFI6200.DT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Digitehnoloogiad poliitikas ja valitsuses

Course title in English

Digital Technologies in Politics and Governance

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The aim of the course is to provide students with sound understanding of the main perspectives for analysing and specifying digital technologies for policy-making
and governance. Students will get both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience from working on a number of group assignments.

Brief description of the course

This course focuses on introducing a range of approaches for collecting and using data for well-informed political decision making. Different perspectives will explored based on their capacity to describe, explain, predict, and inform the design process.

The course will include the following modules:
1. Sociotechnical systems
2. Legal and regulatory frameworks
3. Maturity models in information systems
4. Impact assessment
5. E-readiness assessment

The course will be delivered as a combination of lectures and hands-on workshops. Lectures will be used to introduce the main concepts that will then be applied by students in workshops. During the workshops students will be primarily working on group assignments.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has an overview of the main issues related to digital technologies implementation in governance;
- understands of the main legal issues;
- understands of the main innovative solutions;
- has ability to solve practical questions in real-life case studies;
- has practical experience of working on group projects.

Teacher

David Jose Ribeiro Lamas

Study programmes containing that course

Politics and Governance (RIPGB/20.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/19.YK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/19.YK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/18.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/18.YK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/17.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/17.YK)
Politics and Governance (RIPGB/16.YK)
Liberal Arts in Social Sciences (KKLSB/16.YK)