Social Robotics (Sociocultural Aspects)

Facts

Duration: 1 semester

Period: Fall (1) Semester

Credits: 3 ECTS

Contact Hours: 36

Self-study: 72

Hours: 108

Main Objectives

to study the basic social and culture aspects of the social robotics;
explore the main areas of research in social robotics.

Learning Outcomes

Formation of competence:

analysis of the social robot interface;
analysis of the role of culture in the perception of social robots;
design concept of social robot.

Professor

Nadezhda Zilberman, associate professor

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Course annotation

Course unit code	Specialization 47.04.01 Philosophy, 09.04.03 Applied Informatics
Course unit title	Social Robotics (sociocultural aspects)
Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)	Nadezhda Zilberman, associate professor
Level of course	Master
Semester	1
ECTS credits	3
Working hours	Contact hours		36
	lectures		8
	seminars		28
	practical classes
	laboratory classes
	consultations
	*Self-study*		72
	Total		108
Work placement	Seminars
Language of instruction	English
Objectives of the course	Learning outcomes			A student’s assessments methods
aims: -to study the basic social and culture aspects of the social robotics; - explore the main areas of research in social robotics.	Formation of competence: - analysis of the social robot interface -analysis of the role of culture in the perception of social robots - design concept of social robot			Presentations, tests, essay writing, project working
Teaching methods	Lectures, group work, independent study of literature, brainstorming, project working
Course unit content	Gained knowledge and skills – - the main challenges of social robotics - the specifics of the human - robot interaction - the ethical aspects and the social implications of robotics - analysis of the social robot interface -analysis of the role of culture in the perception of social robots - design concept of social robot
List of Topics	Topic title				Contact (hours)	Assignments and independent study (hours)
	Introduction				2	4
	Brief history of social robots				4	4
	Robot in popular culture				2	4
	Review of social robots				4	4
	Calture interface				4	4
	AI				2	2
	Roboethics				2	4
	Project / research				16	48
					36	72
Assessment requirements		Student’s skills in this subject will be evaluated by means of presentations in the seminars, written tests and final examination.
Assessment criteria		The assessment of the presented works is carried out by the following criteria: – compliance of the contents to a subject; – existence of logical communication of stated information; – compliance of registration to requirements;
The composition of final accumulative mark		Final accumulative mark consists of: 5 tests –30%, individual assignment – 20 %, project/research– 30 %, exam – 20 %
Author of the course		Nadezhda Zilberman

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Contact hours

Total

Lectures, group work, independent study of literature, brainstorming, project working

Gained knowledge and skills –

- the main challenges of social robotics