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Apr 18, 2024
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HOD-836 Culture, Technology, and Social Change in the Digital Age4 semester credits
Culture, technology, and social change issues in our digital age have become increasingly intertwined and complex. In order to understand the relationships and directions of today’s globally-connected societies, it will be important to examine those disruptions and interventions that have had significant impacts on societies.
Using a case study approach, this course will focus on controversial issues of power and resource distribution as well as the deep interior workings of the internet and social media, and how these affect our modern society. Students will choose a particular topic of their choice to investigate how we are seeing phenomena and as a way of engaging with social reality.
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Outcome(s):
- Critically examine the assumptions, examples, and dominance of digital social media as cultural and technological advances obscure the origins and direction of social change.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the major theories regarding technology on a global stage.
- Apply an understanding of social change as seen through the digital era to an academic paper.
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