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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Lingue e letterature per l'editoria e i media digitali - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
Philology (related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)

3° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st or 2nd foreign literature
1 module between the following
6
C
IUS/10
Final exam
6
E
-
Training
6
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
Philology (related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st or 2nd foreign literature
1 module between the following
6
C
IUS/10
Final exam
6
E
-
Training
6
F
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
3rd foreign language
3
F
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S008106

Coordinator

Marco Rospocher

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

INF/01 - INFORMATICS

Period

I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 25, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.

Erasmus students

Not available

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Learning objectives

This introductory course aims to present students with knowledge on the tools and techniques at the foundation of Digital Humanities. At the end of the course students: - will know the computer science and technological foundations of Digital Humanities; - will know the main markup web languages: HTML and XML; - will know the main languages and the tools to encode digital texts in the publishing and humanities domains; - will know the main tasks and tools for the automatic processing of natural language, in particular for written text; - will know the main methodologies and tools for the computational analysis of literary texts.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None (primary school math and basic everyday computer skills)

Program

- Introduction to Digital Humanities
- Introduction to Computer Science: Information Theory, Algorithms and Languages, Computer architecture
- Internet & Web
- Web page creation: HTML & CSS
- XML Metalanguage and XML-based formats (e.g., ePub)
- TEI and text encoding
- RegEx: Regular Expressions and their usage
- Natural Language Processing
- Computational Analysis of texts via Distant Reading

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

Classroom lectures, with showcasing of some practical activities with the computer. It is a computer course, with a practical focus:
- If you have a laptop: bring it and/or try to replicate what you saw in class at home
- If you don't have it: no problem, it is not a requirement and is not necessary to pass the exam

Methods of teaching support: materials and resources will be given out during the course to support the lessons, and will be uploaded on the course's Moodle page. The lecturer is available during his office hours (also online via Zoom).

In addition to the suggested textbook, the following resources are recommended as supplementary materials:
- Open access video course "Digital Scholarly Editions" on the #dariahTeach teaching and training platform
URL: https://teach.dariah.eu/course/view.php?id=32
- Fabio Ciotti. 2017. “Modelli e metodi computazionali per la critica letteraria: lo stato dell’arte.” In B. Alfonzetti, T. Cancro, V. Di Iasio, E. Pietrobon (a cura di). L’Italianistica oggi: ricerca e didattica. Roma: Adi editore, pp. 1-11.
URL: http://www.italianisti.it/upload/userfiles/files/Ciotti.pdf
- Marco Lazzari. INFORMATICA UMANISTICA 2/ED. McGraw-Hill, 2014 ISBN: 9788838668555
https://univr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990003784900205791&context=L&vid=39UVR_INST:39UVR_VU1&search_scope=Aleph_SP&tab=Aleph_slot&lang=it

Learning assessment procedures

Attendance and student contribution to class is strongly encouraged.
There is no difference in the program, materials and examination between attending and non-attending students.
The exam will be written, consisting mainly of multiple choice questions (with at most one / two open-ended questions).
It is administered in computerised form (in a computer-equipped room).

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Correctness of the answers in the examination.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Proportional to the number of correct answers at the exam.

Exam language

italiano