IS 308

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Race, Gender, and Information Technology

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Credit: 3 hours.

In this course we will critically examine the ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) are shaped by – and help to shape – social relations of race and gender; and we will extend our review to other categories of identity and exclusion as well, such as age, ability, geography and ethnicity. We will also explore the various benefits and burdens of the information society and how these are socially distributed, and conduct case-studies of policies, practices, and programs designed to enhance opportunities and/or mitigate disadvantages through the creative or disruptive use of ICTs. Directed and supervised investigation of selected topics in information studies that may include among others computers and culture; information policy; community information systems; production, retrieval and evaluation of scientific or social science knowledge; computer-mediated communication; and computer-supported cooperative work.

Prerequisite: IS 202 Highly recommended. Sophomore standing.

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IS 308 class schedule data for fall 2024
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	72963	Lecture-Discussion	A	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	Everitt Laboratory	Arbonies Flores, O Mussulman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Section Info: This course was previously offered as IS 390 RGI (STUDENTS WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH). Sophomore standing or above. Restricted to IS Majors initially, INFO Minors may register starting late summer. For more information about this major, please visit: http://go.ischool.illinois.edu/BSIS. Questions may be sent to bsis-advising@illinois.edu. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
	79442	Lecture-Discussion	B	9:00AM -9:50AM	MWF	Campus Instructional Facility	Jang, I Mussulman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.