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MSC 3224 - Socio-Digital Engineering

This course centers on one idea: Code is not neutral. This maxim represents a paradigm to understand how “Online…our lived experience of ‘ever-increasing’ pervasiveness of information and communication technologies,” (Floridi) when left unexamined, may have inherent consequences of which we should not remain ignorant. Medium Theory provides a theoretical backdrop to understand socio-political phenomena such as the Arab Spring to Arab Winter and political change in Tunisia in the context of digital communications, while disruptive technologies, e.g., blockchain, IoT, AI, virtual reality are also put under this critical lens. By exploring the Attention Economy, robots and AI, and individual privacy within public spaces students will develop an understanding of how digital communications technologies themselves can construct our reality. The central importance of digital ethics in business contexts via corporate social responsibility efforts are also examined.

Formerly MSPC 3224

Anticipated Terms Offered: Varied
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