Course Description
Digital Technology & Social Change, CMN 170V
Conceptual understanding of how digital technologies transform our lives, through social media, mobile connectivity, globalization, big data, and artificial intelligence. Context of course includes education, health, entrepreneurship, democracy, among others.
Key Information
Credit: 4 quarter units /
2.67 semester units credit
UC Davis, COMM
Course Credit:
Upon successful completion, all online courses offered through cross-enrollment provide UC unit credit. Some courses are approved for GE, major preparation and/or, major credit or can be used as a substitute for a course at your campus.If "unit credit" is listed by your campus, consult your department, academic adviser or Student Affairs division to inquire about the petition process for more than unit credit for the course.
UC Berkeley:
Unit Credit
UC Davis:
General Education: SS
Major Requirement: required course for the Communication Major, open to students across campus
UC Irvine:
General Education: III - Social and Behavioral Sciences
UC Los Angeles:
Upper Division elective credit
UC Merced:
Units toward Degree (see your adviser)
UC Riverside:
General Education: Elective Units
UC San Diego:
General Education: Sixth - 1 course towards Social Analysis; Warren - May be counted depending on major/PofC/AS, Transfer students may use for UD noncontiguous depending on major; TMC 1 course toward upper division disciplinary breadth if noncontiguous to major, Seventh - 1 course towards Alternatives - Social Science; Muir: one course in a Social Science theme in "Language and Communication"
Major Requirement: UCSD Cognitive Science major, upper-division Design and Interaction Specialization elective (letter grade of C- or better)
UC San Francisco:
Unit Credit
UC Santa Barbara:
Major Requirement: This course is likely applicable for 4 units of upper-division Communication major credit by petition
UC Santa Cruz:
General Education: PE-T
Course Fees
None
More About The Course
Course Creator
Martin Hilbert
Martin Hilbert is Professor at the University of California, Davis. He studies the role of digital information and algorithms in the development of complex social systems. He holds doctorates in Economics and Social Sciences (2006) and in Communication (2012), is associated with Communication and Computer Science at UCD, and chairs the campus’s designated emphasis in Computational Social Science. Before joining academia, he created and coordinated the Information Society Programme of the United Nations Secretariat in Latin America and the Caribbean (http://www.cepal.org/SocInfo). In his 15 years as United Nations Economic Affairs Officer he provided hands-on technical assistance in the field of digital development in over 20 countries. He has been Principal Investigator of several dozen projects, summing over $25M. His work is published in the most recognized academic journals, such as Science, Psychological Bulletin, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, and World Development, and regularly features in popular outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Economist, NPR, NatGeo, Discovery, PBS, BBC, Die Welt, among others. More: www.martinhilbert.net
Martin Hilbert is Professor at the University of California, Davis. He studies the role of digital information and algorithms in the development of complex social systems. He holds doctorates in Economics and Social Sciences (2006) and in Communication (2012), is associated with Communication and Computer Science at UCD, and chairs the campus’s designated emphasis in Computational Social ...
Martin Hilbert is Professor at the University of California, Davis. He studies the role of digital information and algorithms in the development of complex social systems. He holds doctorates in Economics and Social Sciences (2006) and in Communication (2012), is associated with Communication and Computer Science at UCD, and chairs the campus’s designated emphasis in Computational Social Science. Before joining academia, he created and coordinated the Information Society Programme of the United Nations Secretariat in Latin America and the Caribbean (http://www.cepal.org/SocInfo). In his 15 years as United Nations Economic Affairs Officer he provided hands-on technical assistance in the field of digital development in over 20 countries. He has been Principal Investigator of several dozen projects, summing over $25M. His work is published in the most recognized academic journals, such as Science, Psychological Bulletin, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, and World Development, and regularly features in popular outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Economist, NPR, NatGeo, Discovery, PBS, BBC, Die Welt, among others. More: www.martinhilbert.net
