Negotiating the web science curriculum through shared educational artefacts

Authors:
Su White;Madalina Croitoru;Stéphane Bazan;Stefano Cerri;Hugh C. Davis;Raffaella Folgieri;Clement Jonquet;François Scharffe;Steffan Staab;Thanassis Tiropanis;Michalis Vafopoulos
Affiliations:
University of Southampton, UK;University of Montpellier II, France;University Saint Joseph, Lebanon;University of Montpellier II, France;University of Southampton, UK;University of Milan, Italy;University of Montpellier II, France;University of Montpellier II, France;University of Koblenz, Germany;University of Southampton, UK;Aristotle University, Greece
Venue:
Proceedings of the 3rd International Web Science Conference
Year:
2011

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Abstract

The far-reaching impact of the Web on society is widely recognised. The interdisciplinary study of this impact has crystallised in the field of study known as Web Science. However, defining an agreed, shared understanding of what constitutes web science requires complex negotiation and translations of understandings across component disciplines, national cultures and educational traditions. Some individual institutions have already established particular curricula, and discussions in the Web Science Curriculum Workshop series have marked the territory to some extent. This paper reports on a process being adopted across a consortium of partners to systematically create a shared understanding of what constitutes web science. It records and critiques the processes instantiated to agree a common curriculum, and presents a framework for future discussion and development.