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MSc Management of Information Systems. 2010-11 Social and Organizational Impacts of IS. Diana Wilson, MA, MSc Diana.Wilson@scss.tcd.ie https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Diana.Wilson/ 896 3423. Hello and Welcome. Rationale for SOIS. Masters will be encouraged
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MSc Management of Information Systems 2010-11 Social and Organizational Impacts of IS Diana Wilson 2010
Diana Wilson, MA, MSc Diana.Wilson@scss.tcd.ie https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Diana.Wilson/ 896 3423 Hello and Welcome Diana Wilson 2010
Rationale for SOIS • Masters will be encouraged • To develop a reflective approach to IS • To think critically about IS within the workplace and society • To engage in informed discourse on current issues in IS • To read analytically and write to a standard required of Master’s level within academia • Harvard Referencing System • Plagiarism – don’t do it! • To boldly go where you are not usually allowed to go….. Diana Wilson 2010
The Past Development of technology Development of a Philosophy of Technology The Origins of IS Whither, whether, whatever… Was it for this the clay grew tall? Wilfred Owen, 1893 - 19818 Themes Covered I Diana Wilson 2010
Themes Covered II • The Present • Current topics in IS • Stop Press!!!!!!! Diana Wilson 2010
Themes Covered III • The Future • What will the future workplace look like? • What will society look like? • What will we look like? Diana Wilson 2010
Learning Approaches • Mixed media, mixed formats and mixed people… • Website of the Week Award • There’s Jelly Babies in it! Diana Wilson 2010
Group work projects Set assignments 30% Peer assessment Plagiarism software used Open book terminal exam From Apprentice to Master Diana Wilson 2010
In the kitchen at parties…. • 1,000’s Germans opt out of Google Street View • Spiegel, 20 September 2010 • Bad reputation? Change your name! • Eric Schmidt, Google CEO, August 2010 • new computer system at HM Revenue and Customs resulted in inaccurate tax codes that led to mistakes in tens of thousands of payslips. • Telegraph, 14 August 2010 • BordGáis customer details stolen • Irish Times, 17 June, 2009 Diana Wilson 2010
Little task: • Do not despair! • In your teams, design a poster/bumper sticker promoting the wonders of IS Diana Wilson 2010
Any Questions? Diana Wilson 2010
Where do I begin to tell the story….? Next week…. Diana Wilson 2010