INF2241H — Critical Making: Information Studies, Social Values, and Physical Computing
The focus of this class is on evaluating and exploring current critical themes in Information Studies through both literature and hands-on work.
The course is organized around values that have been identified as key in regards to the design and implementation of socially and culturally sensitive information systems, in particular the values of privacy, autonomy, community, democracy, and social justice. Using design-based research on physical computing as an adjunct to critical scholarship in this area, we will explore how these values are expressed, debated, and resisted within the development and use of information systems.
This course can be used to fulfil either the “Technical” Professional Requirement or the “Critical Perspective” Professional Requirement.
