GEN1000 Perspectives on General Education / Subject to Discretion of Module Coordinator
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The module examines the relationships between cyber technology and society. The module explores the history and development of cyber technology, and its challenges and opportunities to the society from a cultural perspective. This module explores how cyber technology affects the modern society in various aspects. It focuses on the causes and consequences of the change in cyber technology towards the society, and then examines the responsibilities of cyber world participants in a wide range of daily life issues. It analyzes the nature and social impact of computer technology and the corresponding formulation and rationalization of codes for the proper use of cyber technology. It aims to develop students with scientific mindset and methodology to deal with daily life problems, some of which could be caused by misuse of cyber technology, through proper use of cyber technology.
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
a. identify the relationships between cyber technology, cyber world and society;
b. explore the history, development and impact of the cyber technology towards human civilization;
c. analyze the impact of cyber technology on the contemporary view on freedom of expression, privacy and intellectual property right;
d. use of scientific mindset and methodology to discuss the impact of cyber issues to daily life.
1. Introduction and overview
1.1 The nature of cyber world
1.2 Defining cyber technology
1.3 Why do we use cyber technology in the modern world?
2. The changing process of cyber technology
2.1 The history and development of cyber technology
2.2 The diffusion of cyber technology
2.3 Humanistic implications of cyber technology
3. Social networking
3.1 What is social networking?
3.2 Impact of social technology towards the modern world
3.3 Business and education applications of online social networking
3.4 Humanistic challenges of social networking
4. Impact of cyber technology on freedom of expression
4.1 Controlling access to information on the cyber world
4.2 Achieving anonymity using technology
4.3 Anonymity on the cyber world and its humanistic impacts
5. Privacy in the Internet age
5.1 Privacy definition
5.2 Perspectives on privacy
5.3 Online privacy concerns
5.4 Privacy and e-Commerce
5.5 Technologies for safeguarding online privacy
6. Intellectual Property in the cyber world
6.1 Protecting intellectual property
6.2 Challenges to intellectual property due to new technology
6.3 Case studies
7. Proper uses of cyber technology
7.1 Social problem: Cyberbullying
7.2 Trustworthiness of information on the Internet
7.3 The challenges of Cyber technology from social-cultural aspects
7.4 Use of scientific mindset to deal with other Cyber technology-induced social issues
1. Class participation (20%)
2. Project (25%)
3. Presentation (15%)
4. Test (40%)
