UFIE95-20-3 Information Systems in Society

Introduction: Introduction, course organization and structure, expectations, assessment, etc
Social informatics: Utopian and distopian perspectives; Technological and social determinism
Differing perspectives on Information and Communication Technology: Using different perspectives to understand technology; Nardi's metaphors
Assignment and Introduction to Intellectual Property: Outline of the assignment requirements, and examples of intellectual property problems
Intellectual property and copyright: The impact of computers on intellectual property; copyright and fair use
Intellectual property, surveillance and the information society: Proposed technical and legal innovations; The impact on the 'information society'
Pervasive or ubiquitous computing in society: Surveillance, privacy and social vunerability
The delegation of responsibility to ICTs: AI, agents and agency
The impact of ICTs on the body: Cyborgs and the digital persona
Bioinformatics: Gene data, identity and individuality
Ethics and professional responsibility: Codes of Practice, Ethical Theory
Reflective practice
First Semester Summary: Term review and prospect

Evolution and development of ICTs: Models of the evolution and development of ICTs in organizations and the economy
Computer-mediated work: Informating the workplace; Textualization of work
Computerization and quality of working life: Separation of time and space in working organization; The skills debate: deskilling, reskilling and empowerment
Knowledge work and new organizational forms: Intellective work, knowledge management; knowledge technologies
Organizations and the Internet: The use of IT for surveillance; Institutional Reflexivity
Economics of information technology: The productivity paradox
Incorporating an understanding of work into design and development: Explicit and Tacit views of work; How to understand work as practice
Design, user experience and Human Centred Systems: Work-orientated design and the Scandinavian Tradition
Module Review and Revision Guidelines: Advice for revising and exams
Review and Revision: Revision lecture
Review and Revision: Revision lecture
Review and Revision: Revision lecture