Workshop: Reconceptualisation of human rights in the digital networked society

CAIS + virtuell Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a, Bochum

In the digital environment, powerful private corporations structure their interaction with individuals unilaterally. These interactions systematically impair fundamental rights of individuals. While these right violations often do not reach the threshold of actionabilit...

Consuming News via Search Engines

CAIS + virtuell Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a, Bochum

For up to 30 percent of German online news consumers, search engines are a primary channel for accessing news. But when it comes to news, studies show that search engines are biased, systematically favoring some news outlets over others. The recently introduced "Medienstaatsvertrag" is supposed to prohibit this - but the main question is what […]

CAISpecial:The Digital Services Act and its Consequences for Research

CAIS + virtuell Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a, Bochum

On February 17, 2024, the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) will come into full effect. Researchers across various fields have eagerly awaited this moment, particularly following the closure of many online platform APIs, which significantly limited their options for accessing data from social media. The DSA is expected to change this situation for the better […]

Module 2: Workshop: Introduction to Online Surveys

Hybrid (Weizenbaum-Institut und online)

The workshop gives a theoretical introduction to the design and logic of online surveys and provides insights into working with access panel providers. Participants will learn how to effectively set up an online survey using LimeSurvey.

What makes good interdisciplinary research? (Preliminary) Results from an expert workshop series in research on digital transformation

CAIS + virtuell Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a, Bochum

Interdisciplinary research has been called for and promoted for years (Wissenschaftsrat 2020). It is intended to contribute to solving grand challenges, such as digital transformation, through interdisciplinary collaboration (Klein 2013). Although interdisciplinary research can undeniably lead to highly innovative results (Leahey et al., 2017), the incentives and motivation for interdisciplinary research are met with strongly […]

Module 4: Workshop Series: „ Thinking like a…”

CAIS + virtuell Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a, Bochum

Date: 05.03.2024, 10:00-12:00 (hybrid) Language: German Leading the Workshop: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Julian Nida-Rümelin, LMU, Philosophy Interdisciplinary work is difficult: scientists from different disciplines each have different problems, use different terminology, follow different approaches and have different criteria for what constitutes a good solution. To get a better understanding of how scientists from different […]

Sustainable digitalization or digital sustainability? A psychodynamic perspective

CAIS + virtuell Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a, Bochum

The relevance of digitalization for sustainable development for business and society has been highlighted by practitioners and researchers alike. Yet, by the current state of knowledge, we observe that the relationship between the two categories is not well established. At this CAIS colloquium, we report on an exploratory grounded theory study into how industry stakeholders, […]

Module 4: Workshop Series: „ Thinking like a…”

Virtuell

Date: 14.03.2024, 10:00-12:00 (online) Language: German Workshop leader: Prof. Dr Dr Eric Hilgendorf, JMU, Department of Law Interdisciplinary work is difficult: Scientists from different disciplines each have different problems, use different terminology, pursue different approaches and have different criteria for what constitutes a good solution. To get a better understanding of how scientists from different […]

Module 4: Workshop series: „ Thinking like a…”

Virtuell

Date: 25.03.2024, 10:00-12:00 (online) Language: English Workshop leader: Prof. Dr Ute Schmid, Bamberg U, Computer Science Interdisciplinary work is difficult: Scientists from different disciplines each have different problems, use different terminology, follow different approaches and have different criteria for what constitutes a good solution. To get a better understanding of how scientists from different disciplines […]

Module 4: Workshop series: „ Thinking like a…”

Virtuell

Date: 08.04.2024, 10:00-12:00 (online) Language: German Workshop lead: Prof. Dr. Sabine Pfeiffer, FAU, Worksociology Interdisciplinary work is difficult: scientists from different disciplines each have different problems, use different terminology, follow different approaches and have different criteria for what constitutes a good solution. To get a better understanding of how scientists from different disciplines think and […]