Looking for advice from students into computers and society

akeogan

Hi there, hoping ye can help. We are trying to reach any students you might be considering a college course in computers or sociology. 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 have designed an exciting course but we are unsure what to call it. We want to peak students interests but we don't want to misrepresent course content. 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. What do you think? 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

walkers

I think the "Social Computer Technology" or the "Computing and the Information Society" make it stand out and sound interesting it not something we've seen before;)

akeogan

Thanks Walkers. Delighted you could help.

philologos

I think if people are considering an IT degree they would be considering one that would give them adequate skills in programming or what not. I don't really see how computing and sociology really go hand in hand.

akeogan

I suppose it is to help people design computer systems or networks or applications that best benefit society. It is important to understand the subject you are designing for. I think anyway!

Conor108

em bebo? Myspace? there kinda benefits right?

Piste

I like Cybersociology, makes it sound all new-age and modern!