Course Assignments

Exploring data curation through practical projects and critical reflection

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Curating the Holst Family Coin Collection

Focus: Collecting & Digitizing
Tools: Google Sheets, Photography
Outputs: Dataset, Critical Report

A hands-on exploration of datafication by transforming 69 physical coins into a structured digital archive. This assignment examines the process of selecting, measuring, and categorizing physical objects, while critically reflecting on what gets included or excluded in the dataset.

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Wikidata & Semantic Infrastructure

Focus: Categorizing & Knowledge Making
Tools: Wikidata, SPARQL
Outputs: Data Model, Critical Report

Working with linked open data through Wikidata to categorize and represent historical biographies. This project explores semantic infrastructures, ontologies, and the politics of classification systems while contributing to the representation of marginalized histories.

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Recommender Systems Analysis

Focus: Algorithmic Categorization
Tools: Platform Analysis, Data Collection
Outputs: System Analysis, Ethical Evaluation

Investigating how recommender systems shape user experiences and create filter bubbles. This assignment involves analyzing platform algorithms, documenting recommendation patterns, and critically examining the ethical implications of personalized content curation.

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