Technology and Society
Course code
IFI6219.DT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Tehnoloogia ja ühiskond
Course title in English
Technology and Society
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Marianne Paimre (language of instruction:Estonian)
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
• To form an overview of the theoretical bases of technology and media and the possibilities of communication in the digital society.
• To help achieve readiness to make sense of digital technologies and digital media, their role in culture and society.
• To enable the acquisition of the necessary knowledge and practical skills to analyze the social, historical and cultural development of technology and media in society.
• To create preconditions for understanding the development trends of digital technology, the resulting opportunities and challenges in society.
• To help achieve readiness to make sense of digital technologies and digital media, their role in culture and society.
• To enable the acquisition of the necessary knowledge and practical skills to analyze the social, historical and cultural development of technology and media in society.
• To create preconditions for understanding the development trends of digital technology, the resulting opportunities and challenges in society.
Brief description of the course
Õppeaine sisu lühikirjeldus
(inglise k.) Philosophy of technology: Philosophical schools (instrumentalism, determinism, substantivism, critical theory), socio-cultural development of technology.
Technology and human: Human interaction with technology, models of technology appropriation and acceptance, perspectives on transhumanism, prospects and dangers of artificial intelligence, ethical and moral aspects.
Digital society and digital media: The digital revolution, from mass communication to digital communication, media and technology communication theories, professional media vs. ubiquitous journalism, the digital society and digital inequality.
Data society: Development of information systems, digital ecosystems, national information policy, information systems and e-services, big data, data protection, digital storage institutions.
Digital citizen: Privacy vs. electronic tracking, technical dependence and identity, attention as a modern currency, authorship, copyright.
(inglise k.) Philosophy of technology: Philosophical schools (instrumentalism, determinism, substantivism, critical theory), socio-cultural development of technology.
Technology and human: Human interaction with technology, models of technology appropriation and acceptance, perspectives on transhumanism, prospects and dangers of artificial intelligence, ethical and moral aspects.
Digital society and digital media: The digital revolution, from mass communication to digital communication, media and technology communication theories, professional media vs. ubiquitous journalism, the digital society and digital inequality.
Data society: Development of information systems, digital ecosystems, national information policy, information systems and e-services, big data, data protection, digital storage institutions.
Digital citizen: Privacy vs. electronic tracking, technical dependence and identity, attention as a modern currency, authorship, copyright.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- has an overview of various theories and philosophical schools related to technology and media;
- can understand the role and impact of digital technology and media in culture and society;
- can analyze the social, historical and cultural development of technology and media in society;
- knows the development trends of digital technology, the opportunities and challenges arising from them;
- understands the ethical and moral dilemmas associated with digital technology and media;
- knows the developmental trends of digital technology, the opportunities and challenges related to them.;
- recognises the issues and opportunities related to artificial intellect.
- has an overview of various theories and philosophical schools related to technology and media;
- can understand the role and impact of digital technology and media in culture and society;
- can analyze the social, historical and cultural development of technology and media in society;
- knows the development trends of digital technology, the opportunities and challenges arising from them;
- understands the ethical and moral dilemmas associated with digital technology and media;
- knows the developmental trends of digital technology, the opportunities and challenges related to them.;
- recognises the issues and opportunities related to artificial intellect.
Teacher
Marianne Paimre
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