ITEC-1220

Politics and Economics of Information Technology

Will IT increase prosperity? For whom? What role should governments play in IT development? Do corporations have new responsibilities in the Information Era? What about IT professionals? This course explores the issues, the arguments and working solutions. The first section examines macro indicators and trends. The second section examines the microeconomics and politics of specific arenas — the software industry, the automated work place, telemedicine, television. The last section explores opportunities for improving society, using IT. (Cross listed as IHSS-1220. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and IHSS-1220.) Spring term annually.

4 credit hours