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Founded
in 1997, the Graduate School of Social Informatics (GSSI) at
Yuan Ze University is the very first graduate school focusing on
the study of information and communication technologies (ICTs)
and their implications from social sciences perspectives in
Taiwan. The GSSI aims to bring about a greater understanding of
the various social factors that are shaping, and being shaped
by, the ICTs. This is an interdisciplinary program that
integrates social science disciplines to examine the development
of information society and to study the public policy and
strategy for a better information society.
Different from traditional social sciences, the study of social
informatics is empirically anchored, as well as analytically,
critically and normatively grounded. The research emphasizes on
examining the design, uses, and consequences of information and
communication technologies in ways that take into account its
social, institutional or cultural contexts.
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Students
in the GSSI are required to take basic courses including
Introduction to social informatics, Quantitative and qualitative
methods, Seminars in social informatics and Thesis writing. In
addition to those required courses, students may choose courses
from two main categories: (1) Information Policy and Law; (2)
Social and Organizational Informatics.
1.
Information Policy and Law:
Core courses include: Regulation theories, E-democracy and
governance, Technology and international relations, Digital
communication law, Telecom policy and law, and Seminar on
Information law.
Advanced courses include: Intellectual property rights,
Information privacy, Information security, Internet governance,
Digital convergence and law, and Law of electronic commerce.
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Social and Organizational Informatics:
Core courses include: Network economics, Innovation theory,
Management of IT industry, Theories of Information society,
Netizen and virtual community, and Digital divide.
Advanced courses include: Seminar on global information economy,
Electronic commerce, New labor market and employment structure,
Social relationships and social networks, and Application of
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The
Graduate School of Social Informatics at Yuan Ze University aims
at interdisciplinary social studies on information society.
This
program provides training to:
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Enhance studentsˇ¦ understanding of the development of
information society and abilities of research methods to observe
and analyze issues in the information society.
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This program offers professional and practical courses on
information technologies and their applications.
3.
This program provides an understanding of social changes from a
global view point, and encourages students to participate
international academic activities.
4.
This program provides good equipment and environment to
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