INFO 1200

INFO 1200

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

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, Summer.

Distribution Category (CA-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 1201

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12008 INFO 1200   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12012 INFO 1200   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12013 INFO 1200   DIS 202

    • F Phillips Hall 407
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Jackson, S

      Levy, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12014 INFO 1200   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12015 INFO 1200   DIS 204

    • F Phillips Hall 403
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Jackson, S

      Levy, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12016 INFO 1200   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12017 INFO 1200   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12106 INFO 1200   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12107 INFO 1200   DIS 208

    • F Phillips Hall 403
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Jackson, S

      Levy, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12233 INFO 1200   DIS 209

    • R Phillips Hall 403
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Jackson, S

      Levy, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12234 INFO 1200   DIS 210

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12673 INFO 1200   DIS 211

    • F Phillips Hall 403
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Jackson, S

      Levy, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 12674 INFO 1200   DIS 212

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 16870 INFO 1200   DIS 213

    • F Upson Hall 206
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Jackson, S

      Levy, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 16871 INFO 1200   DIS 214

    • F Upson Hall 216
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Jackson, S

      Levy, K

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person