STV302
Information Technology and Society
Winter 2013
Syllabus: On Learn or here
Time: Monday 07:00-09:50pm
Location: RCH 106
Instructor: Scott Campbell
The course has been designed to provide a framework or set of intellectual tools to help students understand and evaluate technological change. These tools will be applied to the development of information technology, its interaction with society, and possible future senarios. Selected topics include understanding digitization as culture, visions of the future and perils of prediction, as well as issues related to application areas such as the home, manufacturing, office work, design and services, education, and law. The course will also consider some of the privacy and personal dignity issues associated with information technology.
Credit weight: 0.5
Pre-requisite: Level at least 3A or one of STV 100, 202, 203, or 205
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