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Relationship between man and machine
Smirnov, Artem ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Toman, Prokop (referee)
The area of interest of this thesis is the relationship between man and machine. The subject of the work is the clear explanation of the unique features of human intelligence and especially of specific characteristics of the mind, the inability of machines to think in a full sense of the word, the causes of mistaken assumptions of artificial intelligence and general principles of connection between humans and computers. The purpose and goal is to show that the future possibility of computers to prevail over people and completely replace the human role in the information system is not so likely as it may seem at the first sight. The thesis describes the general principles of human-computer connection with regard to their capabilities and limitations. Also thesis contains an analysis of selected application for assessing the appropriateness of the allocation of functions between the program and the man in the opinion of the author.
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Motivation of users of online art communities
Kubíková, Alena ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Čermák, Radim (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to explore the different types of user motivation to participate in online art communities and confront them with the possibilities these communities offer. The first chapter is devoted to the issue of motivation in terms of psychology, basic concepts and their relation to the researched topic. The second chapter focuses on the basic concepts of virtual communities. These topics serve as the theoretical basis for the third chapter that focuses on online art community itself: definition of this term, recognition of the basic types of these communities, types of users and their motivation to enter and participate. The chapter concludes with the following types of motivation being confronted with the possibilities online art communities offer to their users. The last chapter deals with empirical research aimed at finding dominant forms of motivation, comparing different types of users, exploring their relationship with other users as well as habits in sharing their own creations. Based on results the partial recommendations to the creators of the community websites on which these communities grow are formulated.
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Analysis of the behavior of users of social network Facebook
Lehman, Tomáš ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Böhmová, Lucie (referee)
This thesis is about the issue of privacy in the virtual world of social networks. It describes the pitfalls as well as options in the area of privacy in a user interface of social network Facebook. It also analyzes the user knowledge of these options by using the questionnaire survey and try to find a correlations in the answers of users. The conclusion suggests ways to raise social awareness of the principles of functioning of social networks and the handling of personal data on the Internet.
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Information ethics and her compliance with the Internet
Marek, Libor ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Toman, Prokop (referee)
This bachelor thesis is focused on information ethics and her compliance with the Internet. The first part shows a brief history of the development of ethics and ethical principles. The second part is devoted to information ethics that is linked to Internet, the phenomenon in today's world. This part also describes ethical codes and standards, attends to valid Czech legislation and general principles of information ethics in connection with the Internet. The third part is focused on practical level that is devoted to general behavior of the internet users (and problems or threats, which occur there). Furthermore, stress is laid on issue of electronic correspondence, online advertising or internet advertising and social networking sites. In the part of social networking sites, there is created a SWOT analysis to draw specific conclusions. In the final part, there is published survey, which was created specifically for this bachelor thesis with proposal of possible solutions to improve the current situation. An example of the final claim is that the ethical side of the issue should not be neglected by the society. The ethics (in connection with the legislation of the Czech Republic) should help to build a better society and improve the behavior not only on the Internet.
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Image interpretation value and its purpose in creation of scientific figures and infographics
Phung, Hyu Nghia ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Horný, Stanislav (referee)
Graphic figures and various types of infographics have become an essential part of the scientific papers, business presentations and study materials. Although, authors of these documents often lack the knowledge of basic rules and principles of graphic design and learn how to create figures by trial and error. Literature addressing the issues of effective verbal (presentation skills) and non-verbal (principles of scientific writing) is available and accessible. Though literature addressing the issues of scientific figure design and general visual design are very few, sometimes non existent, despite the fact that images, figures and various charts are one of the most effective mediums for information sharing. This lack of material knowledge is detrimental to the quality of works of managers, professors and researchers. This thesis attempts to fill in this gap and motivate readers to further development and research of the issue. The thesis addresses the issue of figures from its core, those being the basic principles of image perception and interpretation. Building on concepts of theorists like Peirce, Saussure and Eco the thesis will then define the meaning and purpose of "Image Interpretation Value". Selected principles of figure construction and interpretation will be introduced. These principles will then be further analyzed and applied on the level of business and scientific figures. Each chapter will include various graphic figures and practical examples to enhance further understanding of the issue. The primary purpose and goal of this thesis is to create an easy-to-follow set of instructions and suggestions on how to design effective and intelligible figures to be used in the fields of business communication, scientific research and academic teaching.
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Information ethics in small business
Pareja, Erik ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Toman, Prokop (referee)
This thesis examines information ethical environment of small business. It especially examines the relationship between employer and employees and between company and public. The thesis is focused especially on information ethics that is applied on communication in the Internet and by use of computing techniques. The thesis reveals principles that can affect and form ethical decisions of employer and its employees in contemporary information society. Also the thesis examines opportunities those allow to break the ethical and legal standards.
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The Use of Biometrics in payments
Kašparová, Žaneta ; Veber, Jaromír (advisor) ; Sigmund, Tomáš (referee)
Presented bachelor thesis deals with the use of biometrics, particularly in payment transactions. The aim of this thesis is to analyse possibilities of using biometrics in payment transactions. Characteristics of biometric methods as well as identification of contemporary trends connected with biometric payment are included in this paper. The benefit of this thesis is a realization of research in order to analyse attitude of young generation to biometric payment in the Czech Republic.
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Copyright for audiovisual work and analysis of websites offering audiovisual works
Chrastecká, Nicolle ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Čermák, Radim (referee)
This Bachelor's thesis deals with the matter of audiovisual piracy. It discusses the question of audiovisual piracy being caused not by the wrong interpretation of law but by the lack of competitiveness among websites with legal audiovisual content. This thesis questions the quality of legal interpretation in the matter of audiovisual piracy and focuses on its sufficiency. It analyses the responsibility of website providers, providers of the illegal content, the responsibility of illegal content link providers and legal responsibility of anyone who downloads the illegal content itself. In the end of this thesis the research results are analysed. The practical part of this thesis is devoted to the SWOT analysis of websites providing legal and illegal audiovisual content. The SWOT analysis results support the main idea of this thesis and also give us an outline of possible evolution of the audiovisual piracy. This prediction is mainly focused on the Netflix website. The SWOT analysis and website comparison are based on survey.
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The Relationship of the Right to Privacy and the Right to Information in the Czech Republic
Bardiovská, Petra ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Toman, Prokop (referee)
This bachelor thesis offers a view on two basic human rights, a right to privacy and a right for information and deals with situations in which these rights stand against each other and come into conflict. The dispute between these two rights always needs to be adjudicated and so one of these rights is prevailed over the other one. However, to decide which to law should be given priority and which will be limited, it is not always easy. This thesis tries to answer a question if a solution for the mentioned conflicts can be found and if it can be commonly applied. A part of this thesis is focused on disputes between the mentioned rights that are connected with a use of internet services. A questionnaire included in this thesis identifies internet users awarness on fundamental rights and duties, potential risks associated with internet services use and also examines whether users prefer privacy to other subjects awareness.
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