This course is available on the BSc in Sociology. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is available on the BSc in Sociology. This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
This course is delivered through a combination of lectures/seminars, online materials and classes totalling a minimum of 20 hours in MT. Reading Weeks: Students on this course will have a reading week in Week 6, in line with departmental policy.
Students will be expected to produce 1 essay in the MT. ONE formative essay of 1,200 words will be due at the end of Week 6 of Michaelmas Term.
MacKenzie, D. and Wajcman J. (1999) The Social Shaping of Technology (MIT Press).Suchman, L. (2007) Human-Machine Configurations (CUP)Turkle, S. (2011) Alone Together (Basic Books)Wajcman, J. (2015) Pressed for Time (Chicago University Press)Wajcman, J. (2014) TechnoFeminism (Polity Press).
Essay (100%, 3000 words) in the MT. The course is assessed by ONE summative essay of 3,000 words that is worth 100% of the total mark. An electronic copy of the assessed essay, to be uploaded to Moodle, no later than 4.00pm on the submission day. Assessed essay due Thursday of Week 11 of MT.? Attendance at all classes and submission of all set coursework is required.