FIT1052 Digital futures: IT shaping society

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Describe the fundamental features that distinguish information technology (IT) from earlier forms of technology;

2. 2

   Understand and explain how advances in IT have impacted society, its structures, and the way information is used by its members;

3. 3

   Develop and demonstrate critical reading skills by interpreting primary and secondary sources relevant to the history of IT in society;

4. 4

   Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of common scholarly explanations of the emergence and diffusion of IT within society;

5. 5

   Critically analyse the impact of IT in a range of social domains such as work, the family, government and leisure.