Information Society and New Technologies

Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain

Dates: 8/28/22 - 12/23/22

Engineering & Social Sciences

Information Society and New Technologies

Information Society and New Technologies Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Sociology
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 14494
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42

DESCRIPTION

Topic 1. Technology in the information society: technology as an element of social change and social construction. The problems of technological diffusion.
Topic 2. Technologies in the information society. Digitization and virtuality
Topic 3. The Risk Society: The problematic relationship between society and the environment
Topic 4. Technological revolution and postindustrial society: informationalism, globalization and network society. The impact of the information technologies in the organization of the economy and politics.
Topic 5. Network society: The 21st century society, new challenges and problems connected to technological development.
Topic 6. The media in the information society: new forms of communication and their social impact.
Topic 7. Education in the information society. Information, technology and knowledge.


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