FS-C02 — Technology and Society Futures

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About Course

Course Code: FS-C02

Cluster: Civilizational & Applied Futures

Level: Level 300

Co-evolution of technology and society, without determinism.

Course Content

Technology and Society as Co-Evolving
Introducing the idea that technology and society shape each other, without determinism.

  • 1.1 Beyond Technological Determinism

How Technologies Emerge and Spread
The social processes behind invention, adoption, and diffusion.

Power, Values, and Design
How power and values are built into technologies.

Scenarios of Techno-Social Change
Building scenarios for how technology and society might co-evolve.

Governing Technology in Society
How societies steer technology through norms, regulation, and participation.

A Techno-Social Futures Project
A capstone analysing the co-evolution of a chosen technology and society.

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