The Digital Transformation

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Full Title: The Digital Transformation and the Social Contract. Course Description: Technological advances are evolving and reshaping our society, and our nation’s systems and institutions are struggling to keep pace. The advantages of technological change to the economy are mostly positive, but the effects of the digital transformation on the pursuit of equality in our society are not so positive or clear. This course will explore how the new economy is disrupting multiple sociopolitical aspects of our country, including labor and employment, law enforcement, education, constitutional rights like privacy and equal protection, and electoral contests. It examines the effects of the digital transformation on traditional structures and policies created during the agrarian and industrial eras, many of which remain in place today. It also considers the ramifications of technological advancements on the social contract and the ideals that undergird America. The intersection of information technology, equality, and justice is ripe for politicization. As such, this course will necessarily delve into hot-button issues and policy proposals offered in the present hyperpartisan environment.ECQ Alignment: Leading People, Leading Change, Business Acumen