Digital Wellbeing

UniversityMunster Technological University (MTU)
Field of StudyEngineering & Technology
Description

This is an online learning module, welcoming students from across the Ingenium alliance, that aims to build foundational knowledge of key concepts in relation to Digital Wellbeing, thereby building participants digital competencies and supporting their online safety and wellbeing.

Start Date16/09/2025
End Date02/11/2026
InstructorHaithem Alfi
Type of LearningOnline
Format of Learning MaterialOne hour lectures twice weekly on Monday and Wednesday 4pm - Irish time (GMT+1)
Target GroupStudents
Type of Learning OpportunityCourse
Keywords / Tags developers digital age student wellbeing technology
Learning OutcomesThe goal of the module is to develop student awareness of the issues and responsibilities in digital technology use as well as their potential future responsibilities in digital technology design, development and deployment.
Contents and Methods-Lectures are online and recorded. -Module starts on Monday 16th of September -One hour lectures twice weekly on Monday and Wednesday 4pm - Irish time (GMT+1) -Students should attend synchronously however lectures will be recorded. -The lectures will follow team based learning pedagogy. -Students will be allocated to 4 person teams on week 1. -Labs will all take place in one week in MTU There will be 12 two hour labs delivered face to face. All students will attend MTU Cork Campus from the 28th of October to the 2nd of November for this week of labs. - 3 hours independent learning estimated per week
Type of AssessmentAssessment The assessment approach will be continual assessment. The students will be required to complete two assignments. The first assignment is to produce a group reflection on the psychology of internet use and relationships with wellbeing’ base on learnings from the first week to the final day of the face-to-face sessions at MTU. Each group will write a 1500 word report and will present their findings in a presentation in MTU on the 2nd of November. The second assignment is to produce an individual reflection on the learnings in the module over the semester. Each student will write a 1500 word report on their personal learning experience in the module. The module is due to start on Monday 16th September. The MTU week is 28th October to 2nd November. The module will finish
Study MaterialsAssessment
Prerequisites to EnrolElective Suitable for all students – Awareness of impacts of Digital Technology impacts all disciplines
LevelBachelor
Type of CredentialCredits
Credits5
Registrationhttps://live.runmyprocess.com/pub/925358723/appli/53461?program_code=CR_KINGE_X&program_intake=Y0B&term_code=202400
Contact DetailsIf you have any difficulties or questions, please feel email the course coordinator, Dr Oonagh O'Brien ( oonagh.obrien@mtu.ie )
Number of Study Places1
Test Lesson 6

A centralized digital storage that is used to store and share folders, text files, and other types of documents. The repository has features that allow users to easily edit files, and efficiently collaborate on the same project from any location. The software chosen is “Nextcloud”, an open source platform that offers a variety of collaboration features and a wide user and support base.

The proposed authentication solution was based on SAML 2.0 protocol which INGENIUM partners already use to access services by other providers (e.g. Erasmus+ eduGAIN/GEANT). It should also be mentioned that the University of Crete IT staff has extended experience on managing and operating Nextcloud installations and also implementing and supporting the authentication and authorization proposed solution.

Browser-based multilingual IMAP client with an application-like user interface. It provides full functionality you expect from an email client, including MIME support, address book, folder manipulation, message searching and spell checking.
Round Cube open software platform has been chosen and configured based upon previous experience within the university of Crete and a wide user community support base.

Help desk ticketing system to keep track of partners issues thus DIGITAL INGENIUM team can resolve them in a timely manner. It gives the team the everyday tools they need to do their job well, from answering tickets to collaborating with other team members.
Upon receival of an issue the system automatically creates a ticket. Each ticket gets a unique ID, allowing it to be easily tracked throughout its lifecycle. The ticket management system stores all relevant information about the issue, including the member’s contact information, the nature of the problem, any attempted solutions, and the status of the ticket (e.g., open, pending, closed).
A system of categorization has been implemented. Tickets based on criteria like issue type, importance, or severity of the problem are prioritized. This allows support teams to respond to the most critical issues first, improving response times and ultimately resolve the issue.

The DIGITAL INGENIUM forum system has been Implemented, configured and embedded within the main web site. The platform chosen is the Simple Press open software because of previous experience within the university of Crete, large user community and expansions capability.
The forum has been initialized and sub divided into categories and topics following the working packages system but it can easily be adjusted and modified.