INF 161: Social Analysis of Computerization - Winter 2025

Search any of the terms that describe or define the technology development you are writing about  - some hints for advocating for a position or point of view include:

• defining the problem
• how does neutrality fit in the spectrum that you are studying- what are the inaccuracies of describing digital technologies as neutral
• what results are there

Find some books or book chapter that address this: Use UCLS Catalog and search for books under any of these terms or examples:

Technological determinism and social change: Communication in a tech-mad world, (2014)

Carefully read the prompt and the Rankin article - by finding them in UCLS -  look at the suggested sources for some additional tangents that you can develop, or some discussions of that piece to see who has cited it and chase those citations found in WoS and search the Cited References.

Think of the issues that this course covers and then consider a chapter of the Greene book. The Promise of Access and find some reviews of the book in UCLS and focus one chapter on a theme covered in the course.

Cite other sources that you introduce.

Due Nov 29.

This creative video assignment is a group project that will build on issues related to generative AI, self-driving vehicles, cryptocurrencies, social media autonomous drones or social media. 

Review:  Satariano, A. (2019, September 3). The world’s first ambassador to the tech industry. The New York Times.

You will want to find information from reliable sources - any of the databases noted plus Factiva (not peer reviewed content) but full-text materials from industry & news sources. 

Be responsive to the following:

• description of your project
• make sure that it is a collaborative effort
• upload final video into YouTube - should only be 5 minutes in length