The Information Society
Aims and objectives
Aims
The module is intended to give students in the Arts and Humanities an
understanding of the issues which arise from the use of information technology
at four levels: societies, economies, organisations and individuals. Students
will have the opportunity to study many different aspects of the information
society and to see how these interact. The problems presented are complex and
must to tackled in a multi-disciplinary way.
Objectives
On completion of the module, students should be able to discuss and to
evaluate:
- the nature of the economic and social consequences of recent technological
changes
- the effects of those changes on individuals and organisations
- the ethical, historical, literary and spatial settings of those changes
- the scenarios for future changes
- the importance of change and how it can be managed and controlled
Copyright © Ewan Sutherland, 1995.
[Centre for Informatics |
University of Wales, Lampeter]