Aine eesmärk on anda ülevaade IT laiemast ühiskondlikust taustast ning vastastikusest mõjust ühiskonnaelu teiste sfääridega (seadusandlus, haridus, teadus jpm - n-ö "suure pildi" tajumine). Lisaks laia profiiliga üldteadmistele on eesmärk parandada ka eneseväljendusoskust.

The aim of this course is to provide a 'big picture' overview of the social background of information technology as well as its mutual interaction with other spheres of society (legislation, education, government etc). In addition, a secondary goal is to improve the self-expression (both oral and written) skills of participants.

Üliõpilane:
- mõistab kursuse teemasid, oskab nende osas kaasa mõelda/rääkida ja neid eksamil esitada;
- koostab kirjaliku töö enda valitud ainekohasel teemal ning kannab selle seminaris ette;
- koostab retsensiooni ühe kaasüliõpilase töö kohta, soovi korral ka 1-2 ainekohase raamatu kohta;
- suudab kirjutada lühikesi analüütilisi tekste erinevatel ainega seotud teemadel ning töötada
läbi selleks vajalikku materjali.

The student:
- understands the topics of the course, is able to follow and discuss the topics as well as present them at the exam;
- writes a paper about a course topic and presents it at a seminar;
- writes a review on a peer's paper and optionally on 1-2 course-related books;
- is able to write short analytical texts about course topics to a weblog, using relevant written sources.

1. Noppeid IT ajaloost
2. Interneti lugu
3. Infoühiskond
4. Uus- ja sotsiaalmeedia Freenetist Snapchatini
5. Juriidika 1 - eriaspektid ja instrumendid, probleemid, lepinguõigus (lühemalt)
6. Juriidika 2 - patent, litsents ja autoriõigus IT-s
7. Häkkeritest Ubuntuni - tarkvaravabaduse lugu
8. Professionaalsus IT-s
9. Võrgusuhtluse iseärasused
10. Andmeturve
11. Tsensuur ja privaatsus
12. Inimese ja arvuti suhtlus (HCI)
13. Teistmoodi IT: tugitehnoloogia ja erivajadustega inimesed
14. Eetika ja tehnoloogia

1. Chapters from IT history
2. The story of Internet
3. Information society
4. New media and social software
5. Legal issues 1: aspects and instruments, problems, contracts in IT
6. Legal issues 2: patents, licenses and copyrights
7. From hackers to Ubuntu - the story of software freedom
8. Professionalism in IT
9. Peculiarities of online communication
10. Infosec
11. Censorship and privacy
12. Human-computer interaction
13. Assistive IT and people with disabilities
14. Ethics and technology

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2. BERRY, David M. Copy, Rip, Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source. Pluto Press 2008
3. BIRNBAUM, Barry W. Using Assistive Technologies for Instructing Students with Disabilities. Edwin Mellen Press 2005
4. BYRON, DL, BROBACK, Steve. Publish and Prosper: Blogging for your Business. New Riders 2006
5. CARLTON, Jim. Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business Blunders. HarperPB 1998
6. FINK, Martin. The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source. Prentice Hall 2002
7. GATES, Bill. The Road Ahead. Viking 1995
8. http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html
9. GREENGARD, Samuel. The Internet of Things. MIT Press 2015
10. HANDY, Charles. The Age of Paradox. Harvard Business Review Press 1995
11. HERWIG, Oliver. Universal Design: Solutions for a Barrier-Free Living. Birkhäuser 2008
12. HIMANEN, Pekka. The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age. Random House Inc. New York, 2001
13. ISAACSON, Walter. Steve Jobs. Simon and Schuster 2012
14. JOHNSON, Deborah G. Computer Ethics. 4th ed. Prentice Hall 2009
15. E-tugi: http s://akadeemia.kakupesa.net/e-ITSPEA

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