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070280 AR Workshop (2017S)

Computational Background Skills for Digital Humanities

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work

This course is intended to provide basic training and support for further skills courses in the Digital Humanities. It is strongly recommended as a prerequisite to the other DH practical courses, and is scheduled to allow completion before the other courses begin.

As such, students will be required to bring a laptop computer (no tablets!) If this presents a problem, please contact the course instructor in advance.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 01.03. 08:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 02.03. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Wednesday 08.03. 08:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 15.03. 08:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Thursday 16.03. 11:30 - 16:30 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

- Introduction to the command line
- Introduction to file formats and filesystems
- Solving the mystery of special characters
- Understanding how the Internet works behind the browser
- Things you ought to know about your (Mac / Windows / Linux) operating system
- Where to go for help and how to understand the answers

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be on the basis of class participation, 'question' points, and intermittent quizzes.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list


Association in the course directory

MA Geschichte 14: Methodenworkshop zum Schwerpunkt Digital Humanities (3 ECTS) |

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