Admission requirements
Directly accessible for students of the MA Book & Digital Media Studies. All others should contact the course coordinator.
Description
In the world of publishing, scholarship, academic libraries and the cultural heritage sector the Internet offers more than an alternative for printed communication. The digital medium has brought a wealth of entirely new opportunities and technological possibilities. This course gives a theoretical background and practical introduction to some of the most widely used technologies in these fields for creating, enriching, storing and disseminating textual information in digital form. Topics that will be addressed include the medium-independent markup of text through XML, the organisation of digital content in relational databases and in content management systems, and methods of web presentation and publication. The course will provide hands-on experience with programming languages and metadata vocabularies.
Course objectives
Students:
Acquire an insight into the lifecycle of digital objects;
Learn to analyse the use of the digital medium in the world of publishing, scholarship and the cultural heritage sector;
Are familiarised with the way in which XML and related technologies can enhance the access to information.
Learn how digital content can be presented on-line;
Gain insight in designing, implementing and searching a database.
Timetable
The timetables are available through MyTimetable
Mode of instruction
One-hour lecture followed by a two-hour seminar.
Assessment method
Assessment
- Four take-home examinations, three of which are to be submitted during the course and one at its end, all with essay questions and/or coding assignments.
Weighing
The final mark is established by determining the weighted average for all four examinations (each 25%).
Resit
In case of an insufficient result, the resit consists of the same parts as the first opportunity; students therefore only take the resits for those parts that were insufficient.
Inspection and feedback
Not applicable
Reading list
All reading materials will be announced via the course syllabus.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Registration À la carte education, Contract teaching and Exchange
Not Applicable
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal.
Remarks
Participation in all sessions of this course is compulsory. Upon prior consultation, the lecturer can permit absence at one session for compelling reasons. Students who are absent twice in a semester course (13 weeks) will be given an complementary assignment by the lecturer. Absence on three sessions in this course will lead to exclusion from it.