Cyberspace - opportunities and threats WT-DKS-DMCS

Lectures on the Web and various phenomena occurring in it, considered from the communicative, cultural and ethical perspective. The digital world constantly carries new challenges and threats. The Internet has changed our lifestyle on all its levels. Apart from the fact that it facilitates communication at all its levels and mediates various spheres of life, it also carries certain specific threats. We are often unaware of these dangers or simply underestimated, and their effects are sometimes tragic - from addiction to self-destruction.
The aim of the course is to present and analyze the phenomena that already exist on the Web, but also the risks and addictions.

Main issues:
1. Introduction - a short history of the Web
2. Internet and lifestyle
3. Communities: communities on the web, social media, digital natives and digital migrants.
4. Online identity
5. Web as a place of emotions (mourning, anger, loneliness and love on the Internet), self-expression, communication and entertainment platform.
6. Self-creation in the Web (hyper-presence)
7. Network religion and religion on the internet
8. Network games
9. Internet sects
10. Digital children - the phenomenon, conditions, key problems
11. Suicide on the Web
12. Internet threats and addictions (fake news, deep fake, addiction and dependence, chat, pornography, voyeurism, dissociative trans in front of the monitor, emotional addictions and others)
13. Diagnostic tools and criteria for new addictions and methods of their treatment.
14. Presentation of selected research on the Web and its threats
15. Netiquette

Term 2021/22_L:

The aim of the course is to present and analyze the phenomena that already exist on the Web, but also the risks and addictions that they bring.

Term 2022/23_L:

Classes devoted to the Web and various phenomena occurring in it, considered from the perspective of communication, culture and ethics. The digital world brings new challenges and threats. The Internet has changed our lifestyle on all levels. Apart from the fact that it facilitates communication on all its levels and causes mediation of various spheres of life, it also carries certain specific threats. We are often unaware of these threats or simply underestimate them, and their effects are sometimes tragic - from addiction to self-destruction.
The aim of the classes is to present and analyze phenomena already existing on the Web, but also threats and addictions.
Main issues:
1. Introduction - a brief history of the Web
2. Internet and lifestyle
3. Communities: cyber communities, social media, digital natives and digital migrants.
4. Online identity
5. The web as a place of emotions (mourning, anger, loneliness and love on the Internet), self-expression, communication and entertainment platform.
6. Self-creation on the Web (hyperpresence)
7. Online religion and online religion
8. Online games
9. Sects on the Internet
10. Digital children - phenomenon, conditions, key problems
11. Suicide on the Web
12. Internet threats and addictions (fake news, deep fake, addiction and dependence, chat, pornography, voyeurism, dissociative trance in front of the monitor, emotional addictions and others)
13. Diagnostic tools and criteria for new addictions and methods of their treatment.
14. Presentation of selected research on the Web and its threats
15. Netiquette

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Subject level

elementary

Learning outcome code/codes

enter learning outcome code/codes

Type of subject

obligatory

Preliminary Requirements

General knowledge of the Internet as a global system for connecting computers, also known as a network of networks.

Course coordinators

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Assessment criteria

Lectures are obligatory and require not only passive participation in them, but also the student's involvement in exercises and team work, which are planned in the exercise cycle.
Knowledge of the issues raised during the classes, creativity during exercises and the ability to discuss will be assessed.
Classes concluded with an oral exam in a stationary or online form.

Bibliography

M. Trusewicz-Pasikowska, Tożsamość wirtualna – droga do wyzwolenia czy zniewolenia?, [w:] A. Kampka, K. Masłowska, A. Pawłowska (red.), Co nas wyzwala, co nas zniewala? Młodzi o wolności, Warszawa 2018, s. 171–185.
M. Rowicka, E-uzależnienia. Teoria, profilaktyka, terapia, Warszawa 2018.
C. Guerreschi, Nowe uzaleznienia, Kraków 2006.
K. Bąkowicz, Wprowadzenie do definicji i klasyfikacji zjawiska fake newsa, „Studia Medioznawcze” 2019, nr 3, s. 281–289.
Fake newsy w oczach dziennikarzy, [Warszawa 2020], https://biuroprasowe.orange.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Raport-fake-newsy-ost.pdf
D. Guzek, Mediatyzacja religii. Analiza pojęcia, [w:] E. Borkowska, A. Pogorzelska-Kliks, B. Wojewoda (red.), Przestrzenie komunikacji. Technika, język, kultura, Gliwice 2015, s. 69–78
Raport GUS, Wyznania religijne w Polsce w latach 2015-2018, Warszawa 2019.

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Notes

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