Introducing the project “Understanding Algorithms”

This research project studies the use of algorithms in a news application of a large broadcasting company. The project is implemented in collaboration with Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yleisradio (YLE) as part of the master’s studies programme in Sustainable Digital Life at Tampere University. The project is conducted in a timeframe of two years. In the […]

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algorithm awareness

Educating algorithmic awareness is necessary in the attempt to tackle the ongoing information crisis

Being a part of the information society, we are using many digital tools in our everyday lives. Digital tools process data by using algorithms to solve problems. At the same time, these algorithms collect information about the users. Algorithms can be defined as invisible technological processes made to direct the user’s ways of experiencing and […]

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What is an algorithm?

An algorithm is a computational process which consists of a series of instructions performed in a specific order to solve a problem.  Algorithms can be seen as rules or mathematical functions that help calculate the solution to a problem especially if the rules are given to a computer (Cambridge Dictionary, 2021). According to Wei, J. […]

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