Joanna Pisarczyk

Teacher Creative Business
Joanna is a lecturer and course coordinator for the bachelor's degree in Creative Business and the master's degree in Data-driven Design.

Biography

Prior to joining International Communication and Media in 2017, she earned an MSc in Media Technology from Leiden University, worked as a freelance project manager, concept developer, and consultant, and was involved in various technology-related grassroots communities. Since the new program's inception she has developed some of Creative Businesses' core courses, including Introduction to- and International Creative Business. She's specialized in creative techniques and design processes with a technology-driven approach and is primarily involved in courses related to this theme. She is currently a member of the data-empowerment.nl team, where she works on projects involving algorithmic bias and value sensitive design.

Fields of expertise

  • AI & Creativity (CB)
  • Creativity (CB)
  • Interactive Experiences (CB)
  • International Creative Business (CB)
  • Introduction to Creative Business (CB)
  • Marketing Innovations (CB)
  • State of the Art in Technology (MDDD)
  • Technology (CB)

Research themes

Project title How You Can Spot Data Bias
Keywords data bias, algorithms, service design
Years of completion 2021
General project description Many aspiring data professionals will design systems to provide value to their end-users. However, they do not always understand the issue of data bias. In this workshop, students conduct a few small experiments to test their assumptions and critically discuss how data bias affects people.
Your Role in project workshop designer & facilitator

Other recent projects

Data Bias & Algorithmic Discrimination Conference – 2020 – Utrecht – Moderator – https://www.data-empowerment.nl/index.php/data-bias-algorithmic-discrimination/

Qualifications

  • Introduction to Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing, Copenhagen Business School – Coursera, 2022
  • eduScrum, eduScrum Nederland, 2018
  • Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance, 2017
  • Design Thinking for Innovation, University of Virginia – Coursera, 2016
  • Positive Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Coursera, 2016
  • Gamification, University of Pennsylvania – Coursera, 2015
  • Responsive Website Basics: Code with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Master of Science (MSc) – Media technology, Leiden University, 2015
  • Bachelor of Economics (BEc) – International Music Management (IMM), Hogeschool INHOLLAND, 2012