IKT for utvikling: Lager vi en bedre verden?

After completing this course you:

• have insights in the conceptualization of ICT for development, with emphasis on the relationship between technology and development in particular socio-political contexts.
• can analyze different perspectives on development and the manner in which we can understand ICTs from these perspectives.
• can analyze the nature of ICT applications in different development domains such as health, education, water and sanitation, and migration.
• can analyze various approaches to evaluate the outcome of ICT for Development projects.
• can critically analyze if ICTs are helping to create a better world in a development context.

Students admitted at UiO must apply for courses in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

IN5390 and IN9390 will be assessed together in regards to the number of admissions, with priority given to PhD candidates with IN9390 in an approved study plan.

Home exam at the end of the semester counts 100% towards the final grade.

Mandatory assignments must be approved in order to take the exam.

It will also be counted as one of your three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: INF5850, INF9850, IN9390

In this course, postponed exams are not offered for exam candidates who are ill before the exam or who become ill during the exam. A deferred submission deadline may be offered. Deadlines may be extended up to 7 days; the duration of the extension depends on the duration of the exam. The illness must be documented with a doctor's certificate dated no later than the ordinary submission date. You must submit the doctor's certificate to the Student Administration at IFI before the submission deadline for the home exam.

https://www.uio.no/english/studies/examinations/illness-postponed/index.html

• 10 credits overlap with INF5850
• 10 credits overlap with INF9850
• 10 credits overlap with IN9390