Subject

Digitization

Course Title

Digitization
Digitization

Code

F23L2W096

Study Programme

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Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First Cycle

Academic year / semester

3 / Winter

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Boban Joksimovski

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

Introduction to Computer Science

10.

Objectives of the course programme (competences)

The goal of the course is to learn the digitization process and techniques. Students should master the basic principles of managing digital materials and their preservation, as well as the techniques and technologies for presenting them.

11.

Course content

Lectures:
1. Introduction to Digitization
2. Planning a Digitization Project
3. Copyright
4. Metadata
5. Digitization of images by scanning
6. Digitization of textual data. Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
7. Digitization of audio recordings
8. Digitization of video recordings
9. Digitization of 3D objects
10. Digital Libraries and Archiving Software
11. Digital Preservation
12. Presentation of digitized records

Practical Classes:
1. Basic concepts of digitization
2. Project management for digitization needs
3. Copyright
4. Development of various metadata standards
5. Image Digitization Techniques. Image Quality
6. Algorithms and techniques for text digitization. Optical character recognition
7. Image digitization techniques. Audio recording quality parameters. Audio formats and compression
8. Techniques for digitizing video recordings. Video quality parameters. Video formats, containers, encoders, and compression.
9. Techniques for digitizing 3D objects. Formats and interpretation
10. Digital Libraries and Archiving Software
11. Techniques for preserving digitized files
12. Methods and standards for the presentation of digitized data

12.

Learning methods

Lectures, exercises, projects, seminars

13.

Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures - theoretical instruction	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork	45 hours

16.

Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Independent assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

17.

Assessment method

17.1.	Tests	0 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activities and learning	40 points
17.4.	Final exam	0 points

18.

Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

19.

Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam

Completed activities 15, 16

20.

Language of instruction

Macedonian

21.

Method for monitoring the quality of teaching

Surveys, conversation with students.

22.

Literature

22.1.

Required literature

1. Kwong Bor Ng, Jason Kucsma | Digitization in the Real World | Metropolitan New York Library Council | 2010
2. Lorna M. Hughes | Digitizing Collections: Strategic Issues for the Information Manager (Digital Futures) (Digital Futures Series) | Facet Publishing | 2004
3. Filippo Stanco, Sebastiano Battiato, Giovanni Gallo | Digital Imaging for Cultural Heritage Preservation: Analysis, Restoration, and Reconstruction of Ancient Artworks (Digital Imaging and Computer Vision) | CRC Press | 2011
4. Joy M. Perrin | Digitizing Flat Media: Principles and Practices | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | 2015

22.2.

Additional literature

No. Author Title Publisher Year