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[ 994GDDSSOZK22 ] KS Social Science Foundations of Digital Society

Versionsauswahl
Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
6 ECTS M1 - Master's programme 1. year Social Science Ulrich Meyer 4 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Master's programme Digital Society 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
  • Students are able to critically engage with current scientific findings on the relationship between digitalization and apply them to understand societal transformation processes.
  • Students can independently develop a scientific perspective on the significance of digitalization for various societal domains.
  • They possess the theoretical and communicative competencies to work in teams on complex topics of the digital society and present their analyses.
Skills Knowledge
  • Students are able to understand societal transformation processes in relation to digitalization (K2).
  • They are able to conduct group work and complete written assignments on topic-related questions (K3).
  • They gain an overview of societal dynamics shaped by digitalization (K4).
  • They can discuss and compare the relevance and scope of individual theories (K5).
  • They are able to critically reflect on empirical findings and place them in the context of societal dynamics (K5).
Students have knowledge of:

  • Current social science theories and concepts of digitalization and societal change.
  • Basic terms in the sociology of technology and innovation.
  • Key theoretical and empirical foundations of the sociology of technology and innovation as well as Science and Technology Studies (STS).
  • Central issues arising from the societal significance of digitalization.
  • Current debates and empirical studies in research on the digital society.
  • Societal dynamics shaped by digitalization.
  • The interaction of different actor groups and institutional frameworks in digitalization processes.
Criteria for evaluation Essay
Methods Discussions, short presentations, group work
Language German
Study material Will be announced in the course.
Changing subject? No
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 40
Assignment procedure Assignment according to priority