Sociology of New Information Technologies (A)
Code
7991
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
António Paulo Brandão Moniz de Jesus
Weekly hours
3
Total hours
95
Teaching language
Inglês
Objectives
Knowledge of the basic principles of the relation Technology and Society
Capacity of analysis on the Information and Knowledge Society
Information about approaches on technology and production systems, on working conditions and job design in automated environments
Knowledge of issues around conflict negociation and agreements, and emergence of new vocational profiles in the information society.
Prerequisites
- knowledge of English in order to be able to read scientific articles and reports related to the matter
- basic knowledge on access to bibliographic data bases, either at FCT-UNL, or at www.b-on.pt
- usage of computer means to organise the course report
- regular access to the web page of the discipline
- Capacity of usage of collaborative work supporting tools.
Subject matter
1. Technology and Society
2. From industrial society to the information society
3. New technologies, work and organisation
4. New technologies and working conditions
5. Introduction of new technologies and labour relations
Bibliography
Castells, M. (1996): The Rise of the Network Society, Blackwell, Malden and Oxford
Keith Smith: Assessing the economic impacts of ICT,STEP, Oslo, 2002.
Lay, Gunter; Shapira, Philip; Wengel, Jürgen Eds. (1999): Innovation in Production – The Adoption and Impacts of New Manufacturing Concepts in German Industry, Heidelberg, Physica-Verlag.
Malsch T. (1999), Naming the Unnamable: Socionics or the Sociological Turn of/to Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, 28 pp.
OECD: Understanding the Digital Divide, Paris, OECD, 2001
Reich R. (2000), The future of success. Work and life in the New Economy, Vintage, London
Sennett, R. (1998). The Corrosion of Character – The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism. W.W. Norton, New York
Webster F. (1995), Theories of the information society, Routledge, London, NewYork
Teaching method
Along the semestre there will happen several thematic seminars that will need the students participation. These seminars can be given by external experts (to the faculty) or even foreign experts.
Some classes will have the presentation and discussion of films or case studies.
When necessary, the classes will be given in English (it depends when there are or not ERASMUS students).
In all classes internet access will be usedfor information sites of relevancy and for simulation of individual and group work (data bases, access to on line bibliography)
Evaluation method
a) Continuous assessment
or
b) final examination
if a), then a written report must be organised, through a working group, and the topics discussed with the teachers (± 30 pages).
everyone much be enrolled at the Moodle webpage of the discipline.
it must also write analysis on scientific articles related with the programme (these articles must be found with www.b-on.pt, and the analysis done with the Moodle system)
participation in the classes: 20%
reports: 80%
if needed, an examination in English can be provided to foreign students