2024 Spring ISF 100J 001 LEC 001

Spring 2024

ISF 100J 001 - LEC 001

The Social Life of Computing

Shreeharsh Kelkar

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024
Tu, Th
11:00 am - 12:29 pm
Class #:20288
Units:4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: -8
Enrolled: 108
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 100
Waitlist Max: 35
Open Reserved Seats:
9 reserved for Interdisciplinary Studies Majors

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 9 hours of outside work hours.

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Course Catalog Description

In this class, we will look at computing as a social phenomenon: to see it not just as a technology that transforms but to see it as a technology that has evolved, and is being put to use, in very particular ways, by particular groups of people. We will be doing this by employing a variety of methods, primarily historical and ethnographic, oriented around a study of practices. We will pay attention to technical details but ground these technical details in social organization (a term whose meaning should become clearer and clearer as the class progresses). We will study the social organization of computing around different kinds of hardware, software, ideologies, and ideas.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills

Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

Open Reserved Seats:
9 reserved for Interdisciplinary Studies Majors

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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Associated Sections

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