Introduction to Social Informatics

Program: Undergraduate
Course Areas
Social Informatics

Catalog Description

Explore the leveraging of data, information, and technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations while also providing a more ethical and humane environment for workers. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. I 310S and the Social Informatics track are expected to launch in Spring 2023.

Instructor Description

An introduction to sociotechnical perspectives on information systems, their effects, and how we intervene to make them better.

Prerequisites

Informatics 301.

Restrictions

For any given registration cycle, enrollment in this class will be restricted to undergraduate Informatics majors through registration period 1.  Informatics minors will be permitted to add this class or join the waitlist during period 2.  All other students must wait until period 3 to add this class or join the waitlist.

Skills and Knowledge
Evaluation
Topics and Concepts
Sociotechnical Systems

Scheduled and Upcoming Classes for this Course

Class Name Semester Day(s) Start Time(s) End Time(s) Building Room
I 310S: Introduction to Social Informatics

Elliott Hauser

Fall Term 2025
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
  • 3:30 pm
  • 3:30 pm
  • 5:00 pm
  • 5:00 pm
  • SZB
  • SZB
  • 2.216
  • 2.216
I 310S: Introduction to Social Informatics

Elliott Hauser Syllabus

Spring Term 2025
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • 03:30 PM
  • 03:30 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • ETC
  • ETC
  • 2.114
  • 2.114

Past Classes for this Course

Class Name Semester Day(s) Start Time(s) End Time(s) Building Room
I 310S: Introduction to Social Informatics

Syllabus

Spring Term 2024
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • 06:30 PM
  • 06:30 PM
  • 08:00 PM
  • 08:00 PM
  • WEB
  • WEB
I 310S: Introduction to Social Informatics

Elliott Hauser Syllabus

Fall Term 2024
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
  • 03:30 PM
  • 03:30 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • SZB
  • SZB
  • 2.216
  • 2.216
I 310S: Introduction to Social Informatics

Stephen Slota Syllabus

Spring Term 2023
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • 03:30 PM
  • 03:30 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • SZB
  • SZB
  • 4.508
  • 4.508
I 310S: Introduction to Social Informatics

Syllabus

Fall Term 2023
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • 06:30 PM
  • 06:30 PM
  • 08:00 PM
  • 08:00 PM