Topics
•Introduction + topics discussion + introductory questionnaire + introduction do ICT
•E-government,
e-participation, e-Estonia, Web 2.0, social mobilization
•Artificial intelligence, NTL such as ChatGPT, use in autonomous cars, AWS
•Social networks, personalization of content, microtargeting, election manipulation
•Mass surveillance in democracies, PRISM, Pegasus, trackers and cookies, data protection, importance of open internet
•Online
hate
speech, impact of ICT on health
•Fake news, online manipulation, Russia’s system of information control
•Digital
authoritarianism, methods, China’s use of ICT for social control
•Technological dystopian reality in Xinjiang
•Environmental and human costs of modern technology
•Future of relationship between technology and society
Requirements
•Class activity and short assignments – 40 %
- Attendance and activity in class
- Readings or videos and discussions
- Minitests
- Homeworks
•Presentation – 20 %
•Final test – 40 %
•All
materials will be uploaded to MS Teams and Moodle
•Three absences allowed
•Please, do not use electronic equipment during class unless necessary
Presentation
•Work in teams of 4 or 3, overall 6 presentations
•The list of topics, teams and dates will be uploaded to MS Teams and Moodle until the end of the third week
•Presentation must take between 15 and 20 minutes including discussion
•Presentation must be interactive,
other students should be
involved
•I
will consult with each team in advance
•Background materials (PPT, notes etc.) must be sent to me one week before the presentation
- Teacher: Švec Jan