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IT & Society - ISYS100
This unit introduces students to the role of technology, particularly information technology, for the individual, organisations, society and the wider environment. The unit provides literacy of key terms, ideas and issues related to technology and technological advancement. Issues to be explored in relation to technology include: environment and sustainability; privacy and information access; ethics and politics; digital divide; globalisation; the information society; and the knowledge economy. Students consider the relevance and ramifications of current applications and research in a range of diverse fields including: artificial intelligence; games technology; human-to-computer speech and interaction; social software; and mobile computing. Students gain basic computer literacy and competence through practical activities and exploration of applications relevant to each topic.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day S1 Evening - Session 1, North Ryde, Evening S2 Evening - Session 2, North Ryde, Evening S3 Day - Session 3, December 2014 - February 2015, North Ryde, Day MQC1 Day - Macquarie City Campus Study Period 1, Undergraduate, Day, March to June MQC1 Evening - Macquarie City Campus Study Period 1, Undergraduate, Evening, March to June MQC2 Day - Macquarie City Campus Study Period 2, Undergraduate, Day, July to October MQC3 Day - Macquarie City Campus Study Period 3, Undergraduate, Day, November to February |
| Staff Contact(s): | Computing staff |
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| NCCW(s): | BCM102, COMP123, ISYS123 |
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| Unit Type: | Planet unit |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Computing Faculty of Science |
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