Social and Political Impacts of Modern ICT
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32BE-P-ICTI-01 | ZK | 3 | 1P+1C | English |
- Garant předmětu:
- Jan Švec
- Lecturer:
- Jan Švec
- Tutor:
- Jan Švec
- Supervisor:
- Institute of Economic Studies
- Synopsis:
- Requirements:
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In-class assessments and assignments - 40 %
Final test - 60 %
- Syllabus of lectures:
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- introduction to ICT development
- e-government and e-participation
- artificial intelligence, autonomous machines
- environmental and human costs behind ICT
- social networks and personalization of content
- online election manipulation
- gender-oriented and ethnically oriented hate speech
- impact of ICT on health and relationships
- mass surveillance in democracies
- fake news and fact-checking
- Russia's system of information control
- China's digital authoritarianism
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Exercises are directly related to the lectures and immediately follow them, i.e. their syllabus is identical
- Study Objective:
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The primary aim of this course is to provide students with an interdisciplinary perspective on the development and implications of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Students will be encouraged to think critically about the ethical, social, and environmental consequences of technology. This includes a nuanced understanding of how ICT is leveraged for control in authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia. The course aims to increase students' ability to make informed decisions in today's digitalized and interconnected world.
- Study materials:
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All study materials will be provided by the teacher in Moodle and MS Teams (articles, book chapters, documentary movies)
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- B-EM-P prezenční studium od 20/21 (compulsory elective course)
- B-EM-P prezenční studium od 21/22 (compulsory elective course)