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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title Information Technology in Society
Module Code MG330 (ITS) / BAA1009 (Banner)
Faculty DCU Business School School DCU Business School
Module Co-ordinatorGary Sinclair
Module TeachersCliona Mcparland
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
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Description

MG330 is a readings based and student-led module on the BSc Marketing Innovation and Technology degree. As a fourth year subject it aims to develop and apply students’ understanding of the societal structures in which technology develops and the implications of technological progress. It covers a variety of themes including (but not limited to) technological addiction, automation, surveillance and privacy, post-humanism and social justice. Ideological and political frameworks are explored to make sense of these thematic issues. Module aims: 1. To provide students with an understanding of theories of technology in society 2. To develop in students a capacity for critical reflection on technology and its place in society 3. To examine future applications of technology in society and the structures that need to be put in place to facilitate sustainable progress

Learning Outcomes

1. identify major social, political and cultural issues regarding information technology in everyday life.
2. assimilate, communicate and critique complex ideas concerning technological progress in a variety of contexts.
3. appreciate and critique the future challenges that are faced in the area of technological development.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24Various themes of IT in society
Directed learning30Case study reading/preparation
Group work24Preparation of case studies and class debate
Assignment Completion24background reading for essay
Directed learning30Preparation and revision
Total Workload: 132

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Differing ideologies and politics of IT

Captive technologies

Critiquing information technology.

Privacy and surveillance

Technology and social justice

IT and the post-human

IT Futures.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
AssignmentWeekly participation tasks20%n/a
AssignmentIndividual essays80%n/a
Indicative Reading List

  • Zuboff, S: 2019, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power, Profile books,
  • Tegmar, M: 0, Life 3.0: Being Human in the age of Artificial Intelligence, Penguin Books, UK,
  • Castell, M: 2010, The Rise of the Network Society: Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture Volume One, 2nd Edition, Wiley Blackwell, Chichester,
Other Resources

30509, Website, BBC, 0, The Virtual Revolution, http://www.bbc.co.uk/virtualrevolution/, 30510, Television series, Charlie Brooker, 2011, Black Mirror, Channel 4/Netflix, Zeppotron and House of Tomorrow, 43061, Podcast, New York Times, 2020, Rabbit Hole, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rabbit-hole/id1507423923,

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