Social Reputation (Wintersemester 2012/2013)
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel
(Internet-Technologien und -Systeme)
General Information
- Weekly Hours: 2
- Credits: 3
- Graded:
yes
- Enrolment Deadline: 1.10.2012 - 31.10.2012
- Teaching Form: Seminar
- Enrolment Type: Compulsory Elective Module
Programs, Module Groups & Modules
- Business Process & Enterprise Technologies
- Human Computer Interaction & Computer Graphics Technology
- Internet & Security Technology
- Operating Systems & Information Systems Technology
Description
Course summary
Reputation is used in our social communities as a tool of regulating society by circulating evaluations about people as well as things. It has been also an important tool in computer science, especially after the emergence of e-markets. In this course, reputation systems, their main use and differences will be discussed. The course also covers: examples of reputation systems on famous sites, design guidelines, and connections to the real world.
Objectives
After completing this course successfully, the student can:
- describe the objectives and capabilities of reputation systems
- analyze the pros and cons of a reputation system in its contexts
- carry out theoretical, empirical, experimental, or applied research
- see different research opportunities
- present the results
Examination
Students select a research topic from the introduced topics, and get 50% on the paper. Students earn the remaining 50% by first presenting and discussing the paper with the rest of the group, and second by implementing a small project (per team). A short abstract must be submitted and approved prior to writing the paper.
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