INFO 3561: Computing Cultures

Computers are powerful tools for working, playing, thinking, and living. Laptops, PDAs, webcams, cell phones, and iPods are not just devices, they also provide narratives, metaphors, and ways of seeing the world. This course critically examines how computing technology and society shape each other and how this plays out in our everyday lives. Identifies how computers, networks, and information technologies reproduce, reinforce, and rework existing cultural trends, norms and values. Looks at the values embodied in the cultures of computing and consider alternative ways to imagine, build, and work with information technologies.

Offered: Spring

Prerequisites: No technical knowledge of computer use presumed or required.

Grade Options: let or S/U

Credit Hours: 4 credit.

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