Title Regulatory and Social Issues in Information Society
Lesson Code 321-99100
Semester 9
ECTS 5
Hours (Theory) 3
Hours (Lab) 0
Faculty Mitrou Lilian

Syllabus

Information as a good. Law/Regulation in Information Society. Law, Regulation and technological neutrality. Subjects, communities and actors in WEB 2.0. Cyberspace as space. Governance in Information Society. Information, Computer Science and social discourse. Social responsibility in Information Society. Social gap and challenges. Trust in Information Society. Social and Legal issues of identity management. Digital speech and freedom of speech in Information Society.

Learning Outcomes

The objective of this course is the discussion and the closer examination of issues concerning the conceiving, understanding and dealing with information and communication technologies and their application by users, society and economic, technological and political organizations.
Upon completion, students should be able to understand in depth the social and institutional issues that are raised with regard to the development of ICTs.

 

Prerequisite Courses

Not required.

Teaching and Learning Methods

 

Activity Semester workload
Lectures 39 hours

 
Personal study 83 hours
Final exams 3 hours
Course total 125 hours (5 ECTS)

 

Language of Instruction and Examinations

Greek, English (for Erasmus students)