STS 1201

STS 1201

Course information provided by the 2018-2019 Catalog.

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.  


Distribution Category (CA-AS)

When Offered Spring, Summer.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: INFO 1200

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8146 STS 1201   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8166 STS 1201   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8167 STS 1201   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8168 STS 1201   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8169 STS 1201   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8170 STS 1201   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8171 STS 1201   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8408 STS 1201   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8409 STS 1201   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9307 STS 1201   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9308 STS 1201   DIS 210

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18401 STS 1201   DIS 211

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18402 STS 1201   DIS 212

  • Instruction Mode: In Person