1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2024/2025
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Sociology - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. New technologies as tools of social change

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New technologies as tools of social change - course description

Aim of the course

Characteristics of the participation of modern technologies in modern societies, which leads to

significant changes in the space of both communication and consumption. Characteristics of changes in existing practices through the introduction of instruments capable of interacting with humans and the increasingly easier use of modern ones

devices. Students learn about the possibilities that come from the use of modern technologies in various aspects of social life, but also their limitation

Prerequisites

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Scope

1. Information society in times of digital revolution
2. Technology as a tool for strengthening social ties
3. Network generation, e-generation, Generation Y, SMS generation
4. Socializing technology on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution
5. New technologies in education
6. Digital exclusion
7. New technologies in culture
8. E-health and its social dimension
9. Internet of Things
10. Smart cities
11. Modern technologies in an aging society

Teaching methods

Class discussion. Small groups discussion. Multimedia learning process – using Power Point presentations, use of filmstrips, recordings etc. Open textbook study. Problem solving or case studies. Individual student work (e.g. reading and analysis) according to the teacher's instructions.

 

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Student presented her/his project.

Recommended reading

• Mark Knell, The digital revolution and digitalized network society, Review of Evolutionary Political Economy volume 2, pages9–25 (2021);
• Bresnahan TF, Trajtenberg M (1995) General purpose technologies ‘Engines of growth’? Journal Economy 65(1):83–108
• Hudson J (2019) The robot revolution: understanding the social and economic impacts. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
• Giddens, A. (2013). Globalization and Social Change. In W. Philip (Ed.). Sociology(7th ed., pp. 108-151). Cambridge: Polity Press.

And materials from teacher.

Further reading

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Notes

Modified by dr Magdalena Pokrzyńska (last modification: 22-04-2024 17:00)