Social and Political Impacts of Modern ICT
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32BE-P-ICTI-02 | Z,ZK | 3 | English |
- Course guarantor:
- Jan Švec
- Lecturer:
- Jan Švec
- Tutor:
- Jan Švec
- Supervisor:
- Institute of Economic Studies
- Synopsis:
- Requirements:
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Activity in class and assignments - 30 %
Final test - 70 %
- Syllabus of lectures:
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- Introduction, history of technology, modernization, postmodernity
- ICT development, Information Age, Internet as a human right, E-democracy, E-participation, E-voting, E-stonia, Web 2.0, social networks and social mobilization
- Election manipulation, personalization of content, algorithms, filter bubbles; negative impact of ICT on health
- Mass surveillance in democracies, PRISM program, The Pegasus Project, data protection, GDPR, Open Internet
- Digital authoritarianism, fake news, internet trolls, censorship
- Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence
- Hybrid conflicts, cyberattacks, remote-control weapons
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Analogous with the lectures (each seminar directly follows the corresponding lecture)
- Study Objective:
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with social and political risks of modern information and communication technology (ICT). The course will concentrate on improving media literacy, strengthening information skills, understanding the concepts associated with the topic, increasing awareness of potential security threats on the Internet, and last but not least improving the ability to analyse the role of ICT in society.
- Study materials:
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All study materials will be provided by the teacher.
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:
- Time-table is not available yet
- Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (profesní studijní program) - počínaje od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ101 Marketing) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ102 Personální management) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ103 Řízení firemních procesů) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ104 Účetnictví) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ105 Manažerská informatika) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ106 Obchodní podnikání) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)