INFO 6600

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INFO 6600
Technology for Underserved Communities

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

This course examines the design, deployment, and adoption of computing technologies that aim to improve the lives of underserved populations in low-resource environments. Through discussions of case studies from the US and across the world, we will study how computing technologies are used in different global development domains, such as agriculture, finance, health, education, civic engagement. We will also explore many of the big debates in the field of ICTD through reading and discussing seminal papers, including how to approach and measure success, how to consider failure, what constitutes 'good' research, how to broach the 'digital divide'. The course will enrich students' foundational knowledge and information about current research in ICTD, and will better equip them to create and evaluate computing technologies for people in low-resource environments.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9675 INFO 6600   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Vashistha, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    The Ithaca section of this course will be taught in Gates 114.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19018 INFO 6600   LEC 030

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    Taught in NYC, streamed from Ithaca. Enrollment limited to Cornell Tech PhD Students only.