Department of Communication

Courses in English, Autumn Term 2006

Introduction to Information Society, 5 credits, Course Code: 770055

intensive course.

Dates : 18.-29.9.
Days/Times : Everyday for two weeks 14-16
Location : Fabianinkatu 26 lecture hall 1
Lecturer : Helena Tapper

! This course can be registered for degree students under the study unit 9f, Networks and Communication.

Preregistration in Weboodi is required!

Course Description:

Why have information and information technology become key elements in late modern societies? The aim of the module is to give the students ideas about information society from sociological, economic and communications perspectives, and tools to analyse this development critically. Students will explore the history and nature of information society from a theoretical viewpoint. The course will also take a look at how these developments and ideas are integrated into contemporary discussions of globalization.

Literature:

Webster, Frank (2002): Theories of the Information Society. 2 nd edition. London : Routledge
Bauman,Z. Globalization: The Human Consequences. Cambridge: Polity Press 1999. Castells, M. and Himanen, P: The Information Society and the Welfare State: The Finnish Model,Oxford University Press 2002 and other texts.

The course materials will be available to the students in BSCW, log in with your own username and password.

Examination:

Group project

Mode of assessment:

Assessment scale: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5