Studies: Competencies for the (digital) future

Degree Programs & Courses Competencies for the (digital) future

Ready for the challenges of tomorrow

Digitization is shaping more and more aspects of our daily lives. The "Skills for the (digital) future" program has been designed by experts at the University of Bern to prepare you today for the challenges of tomorrow.

Relevant experts offer short inputs in two-hour online learning units in ILIAS. In quizzes, practical exercises, and in-depth assignments, you then explore the topic at hand.

Contact: Etna Krakenberger, Digital Officer Lehre

To participate in the learning units, select the respective learning unit from the boxes below. You will be redirected to a detail page where you will find the link to the ILIAS learning unit

New for lecturers: The quick guide for lecturers provides ideas on how to integrate the KDZ online learning units into your own courses. Download: KDZ Quick-Guide for lecturers (german, PDF)

Learning Units

Critical thinking

Conspiracy theories, and alternative facts have always existed. What is new, however, is their wide and rapid spread in digital media. The ability to distinguish false claims from true statements is becoming crucial.

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Information usage in the digital world

Setting the alarm for the main news, subscribing to NZZ - or skimming Watson and relying on the randomly displayed news in the TikTok stream? Digitalization opens up new and free information channels. But they, too, come at a price.

Digitalization changes the way we work, pay and compete

There are numerous connections between remote working, Uber Eats and the credit card statement. However, they all are based on digitalization. In this learning unit, you will find out how.

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Embodied Experience in the Digital Age

Too few steps? Too many calories? Too high a pulse? A messured-up situation, and at its core a highly topical philosophical issue: the quantification of the body caused by digitalization and its effects on humans.

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Using AI language tools in studies

Since the emergence of AI chatbots, students can sit back and let the AI tools do all the work. This attitude is rooted in a misguided understanding of generative language tools and their mode of operation. How, on the other hand, could students use these tools sensibly and more effectively during their studies?

Hate Speech

Hate speech exists not only since social media. But there and in the online space in general it is particularly frequent and can unfold its (dis)disturbing effect often without restraint. Reason enough to take a closer look at the phenomenon.

Founding successfully in the digital age

Business models - Netflix has one, Blockbuster also had one. But today we only know the streaming provider whose business model is based on the opportunities of digitalisation. What can we learn from this example?

Fairer Algorithms

Algorithms, computer systems and software act objectively and merely carry out what we humans tell them to do. But how do machine learning systems work, for example, and to what extent do they reinforce already existing prejudices?

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Ethics & Digitization

Digitization is changing the way we live and work. Machines are gradually taking over an increasing number of human activities. How can we shape digitization in accordance with our ethical values?

Education & Digitality

Digitization has long been part of education. Which competencies will be critical in the future? How is digital culture changing teaching and learning? What opportunities and challenges does it present?

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Sustainable Development

How sustainable do I really live? Where does my discipline stand in terms of Sustainable Development? How useful is urban gardening? These and other questions are discussed in the learning unit "Sustainable Development".

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Online Security & Law

How does phishing work from a hacker's perspective? How can we protect ourselves from it? Who is liable for phishing incidents and what do terms and conditions have to do with it? These and other legal questions will be explored in this learning unit.

Programming

Websites, programming languages and algorithms have long become part of our day-to-day lives. Learn the language of machines and enter the fascinating world of programming in this learning unit!

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