CITE 30023 - The Digital Explosion: A Cultural Transformation

Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor. This course examines the cultural, social, ethical, and legal implications of the transforming power of the explosive growth of data and the technologies involved in producing, storing, utilizing, and communicating that data. The associated distinctions of age, gender, ethnicity, and class along with their impact on the propensity to access and utilize the products created from various technologies will be explored as well. These technological products include but are not limited to online/offline computer games, blogs, wikis, instant messaging, text messaging, as well as web sites for online dating and social networking.





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