Looking for advice from people into computers and society

akeogan

Interesting thing came up at work today. I am involved with a college in Ireland who are currently designing a course involving core elements of computing and sociology or rather combining the two in an attempt to study technology in society. We think we have designed an exciting course but we are unsure what to call it. We don’t want to misrepresent course content or alienate potential candidates. Perhaps the easiest way is to give you ten sample provisional modules picked at random from the four year course and the titles that are currently being considered. Any help on this would be super. Sooner the better as time is running out. Thanks. Ailbhe

Sample provisional modules:
1. Introduction to Sociology
2. Imperative Programming
3. Investigating Social Reality
4. Communications
5. Practical Web Technologies
6. Systems Analysis & Design
7. Human Computer Interaction
8. Technology, Social Innovation and Gender
9. Intelligent Systems
10. Information Society

Possible Course Titles
• Social Informatics
• Technology, Innovation and Social Change
• E-Society
• Social Computer Technology
• Computing and the Information Society
• Computing in Society
• Society and Information
• Cybersociology

lynch_3001

technology socology??? keep it simple boys!!! i would say go to career guidance consellors in secondary schools, they would know the pyscology behind names etc. they usually can give you the best info!!good luck

cousin_borat

Sounds like Brendan Tangeys 1st year course in Trinity CS also called Computers and Society. Don't know if it's still on the Syllabus

akeogan

we are girls! wHICH NAME WOULD YOU PICK IF YOU had TO PICK ONE?!