Course co-ordinator(s): Dr Theo Georgiou (Edinburgh).
Aims:
This course explores a range of issues concerning the impact of technology on society. It uses writing and film to provoke and express debate. Students will read and critically assess books, essays, short stories, and films which describe issues in the field. In reports, small group discussions and stories of their own, students will explore ways of expressing complex ideas in writing
- To survey some of the issues relating to the development of technology in a social context
- To develop analytic and critical approaches to reading and viewing
- To develop an ethical view of technology
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisites: none.
Location: Edinburgh.
Semester: 2.
Syllabus:
- Literature engaging with technology in society
- Reading and viewing critically
- Fiction as a vehicle for ideas
- Presenting ideas in writing and story telling
Learning Outcomes: Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
- Knowledge of some of the literature and films discussing ethical and moral issues relating to technology
- Techniques for critically evaluating works of literature and films
- Construction of narrative to convey issues
- Key moral, ethical and social issues relating to technology
Learning Outcomes: Personal Abilities
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others Communication, Numeracy & ICT
- Critical reading and viewing (PDP)
- Understanding the importance of morally guided decision making (PDP)
- Debating skills to examine issues.(PDP)
- Structuring an argument (PDP)
- Use of VLE as a means of learning, contributing and discussing
SCQF Level: 7.
Credits: 15.