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The forms of the e-book and its circulation

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Course ID: 2700-L-PW-D3FKEJO
Erasmus code / ISCED: 15.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0329) Journalism and information, not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: The forms of the e-book and its circulation
Name in Polish: Formy książki elektronicznej i jej obieg
Organizational unit: Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies
Course groups: (in Polish) PW-DZIENNE I STOPNIA - 3 semestr
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: Polish
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Mode:

Classroom

Short description: (in Polish)

Opis zmian dokonujących się na rynku wydawniczym spowodowanych rozwojem książki elektronicznej, Omówienie terminologii dotyczącej książki elektronicznej, jej funkcjonalności, różnorodnych formatów i urządzeń służących do odczytu.

Full description:

The classes have a seminar character, and the following issues are discussed during the course:

- the history of e-books on a physical medium and accessed online,

- the composition of electronic books and their functionality in comparison to printed books,

- the formats of e-books and the software and devices used for reading them,

- the forms of electronic book distribution,

- statistics from the publishing market showing the expansion of the e-book.

Every discussion begins by a presentation of papers prepared by chosen students on a subject planned for the next class. The evaluation is based on the students’ papers and their activity during the classes.

Bibliography:

Elżbieta Chorób, Roman Chorób: Książka tradycyjna a książka elektroniczna. [w:] W kierunku gospodarki elektronicznej - wyzwania, narzędzia, dobre praktyki. Białystok: WSE 2014, s. 78-86.

Łukasz Gołębiewski: E-książka, E-book - szerokopasmowa kultura. Warszawa: Biblioteka Analiz 2009.

Małgorzata Góralska: Książka on-line. Próba objaśnienia zjawiska. "Biuletyn EBIB": <http://www.ebib.pl/2003/47/goralska.php>.

Przemysław Krysiński: E-book - nowa forma przekazu treści w postaci cyfrowej. "Toruńskie Studia Bibliologiczne" 2009, nr 1, s. 75-88.

Małgorzata Sopyło: Estetyka książki elektronicznej. Gdynia: Novae Res, 2008.

Learning outcomes:

KNOWLEDGE:

A student knows and understands: the situation of all products in electronic form (with particular emphasis on e-books) on the publishing market, the basics of terminology related to the e-book and its functioning in the circulation of books; rules governing the demand for new media and issues related to the copyright protection (K_W02, K_W05, K_W06, K_W07).

SKILLS:

A student is able to: analyze and interpret the functioning of entities involved in the production, dissemination and collection of electronic books; compare the situation of e-books in our country with the trends in the countries with the most developed publishing industry and assess the possibilities of using global solutions in publishing (including self-publishing); function in the contemporary infrastructure of the book market (K_U03, K_U04, K_U09).

OTHER COMPETENCIES:

The student is ready to: actively participate in activities for the preservation of cultural heritage (with particular emphasis on writings heritage); estimate the chances of success and the scale of activity in the electronic book market (K_K02, K_K03).

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Students receive a grade, which is the resultant of the grades obtained for the preparation and presentation of papers, homework, and for being active during class discussions.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Dariusz Grygrowski
Group instructors: Dariusz Grygrowski
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