2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) 
    
    May 19, 2024  
2020-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (without addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

STS-UY 2534 Computers and Social Change

4 Credits
This course examines the social, legal, economic, and policy contexts surrounding worldwide computing. Issues to be addressed include the economic impacts of computer and software development in the global context; the impacts of computers on family and social structure, work, education, and leisure; the digital divide in the US and internationally; questions of privacy and safety; the changing landscape of international and national laws surrounding computing; and others. Course readings, online discussions and a research project are required.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1  or EXPOS-UA 4  
Note: Satisfies a HuSS elective.

Weekly Lecture Hours: 4