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CS 199 SOC - Computational Tech & Society

Last offered Spring 2025

Official Description

Topics vary. Course Information: Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.

Section Description

Through reading, reflection, conversation, and experimentation, students will examine their relationship with technology. Topics may include social media and mental health, surveillance capitalism, search and algorithmic bias, deep work, and viewpoint polarization. Readings by Cathy O'Neil, Jonathan Haidt, Shoshana Zuboff, Wendell Berry, Safiya Noble, Dave Eggers, and others.

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Schedule and Instructors

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Computational Tech & SocietySOC54067SEM21400 - 1520 F  1035 Campus Instructional Facility Geoffrey Werner Challen