STS 1201

STS 1201

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This course investigates the ethical, legal, and policy foundations of contemporary information technology. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and short assignments, we will address contemporary challenges ranging from privacy in big data and social computing to the nature of innovation, property, and collaboration in a networked world. We will cover key areas of technology law and policy such as telecommunications and network policy; concentration and antitrust; free speech and the first amendment; intellectual property; and privacy, security and freedom of information. We will also address new ethical questions and controversies that law and policy has yet to sort out. Through this course you'll learn about the key frameworks, processes, and institutions that govern the contemporary world of technology, along with key theories and methods from the academic fields that shape and inform them (law, philosophy, economics, political science, communication, sociology, etc.). You'll also learn core writing and analytic skills central to success in the worlds of social science, law, policy, and many other settings. But above all you'll learn to engage critically and strategically with the worlds of information and technology around you, deciding what kind of information consumer, user, and citizen YOU want to be.  

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (CA-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: INFO 1200

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9180 STS 1201   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9181 STS 1201   DIS 201

    • R Hollister Hall 312
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9182 STS 1201   DIS 202

    • R Hollister Hall 312
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9183 STS 1201   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9184 STS 1201   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9185 STS 1201   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9186 STS 1201   DIS 207

    • F Upson Hall 222
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9187 STS 1201   DIS 209

    • F Upson Hall 222
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9188 STS 1201   DIS 210

    • F Hollister Hall 401
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9189 STS 1201   DIS 211

    • F Hollister Hall 401
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9190 STS 1201   DIS 212

    • F Phillips Hall 213
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9191 STS 1201   DIS 213

    • F Phillips Hall 213
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9192 STS 1201   DIS 214

    • R Statler Hall 291
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Susser, D

      Vidan, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person