ISOCREC SYLLABUS 2010

COURSE SYLLABUS OF IT and Social Responsibility (ISOCREC 2010)
Deasigned and prepared by Ma. Victoria Pineda

1.COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Code: ISOCREC
Course Title: Information Technology and Social Responsibility
Description: Information technology and social responsibility is a fresh elective of the Information Systems program. As an elective, it deals in the advance discussions of technology, its impact to the broad range of societal issues such as workforce and organizations; environment, cultural, ethics and IT/IS practices, HCI. Other related issues maybe health, arts, education, and entertainment. The course intends to be an eye-opener to the future IT practitioners on the great importance of social responsibility in the quality of life, nation building and development. And IT has a responsive and empowering role to take in this importance.

The course also encourages peer learning and collaboration among the working groups in the discussions, in the activities and in the output delivery.
Credit Units: 3
Pre-requisite: INTRICT
Co-requisite: None
Post-requisite: None
Department: Information Technology
Group activities :
All group activities and reporting should utilize a wiki. Create the group wiki in Wikispaces.
Course Adviser: Ms. Mavic Pineda – mavic.pineda@delasalle.ph
Blog: http://whymanagetech.blogspot.com/

2. COURSE OBJECTIVES

Through the issues that will be tackled in the course, the students become critical, analytical, socially conscious of the impact of IT to social responsibility (or vice versa);
To provide opportunities to the students to develop lifelong learning skills and be service driven citizens through the case studies and exposure trips;
To articulate and become effective communicator of their ideas in the interactions, debates and case projects;
Arrive at a consciousness and reflective understanding of the best practices in social responsibility and how these can be replicated or modeled;
Become participative and active social learners.

3.0 TOPICS
Course Orientation
Groupings and Initial Class Requirements/Expectations
Orientation of Project—the Best Practice case study & the Fund-raising website
Sep 13-17
What are the different responsibilities of the organization?
What is Social Responsibility?
What does it mean to be socially responsible IT practicitioners? Why a mash-up of IT & SR?
Sep 13-17
IT, SR & Environment issues

Session 1 - Seminar on Green Space and Water Management
by Dr. Widodo – Sep 20 & 21
Session 2 – Library work

Sep 20-24
IT, SR & Governance/Community/Health issues
Debate 1
Sep 27-Oct 1
Field Trip to Bagac
*This will replace Nov. 1-6 or Nov. 22-27
Oct. 15 &
Nov. 12
IT, SR & Ethical issues
Debates 2 & 3

Oct. 4 -8
IT, SR & Cultural issues
Debates 4 & 5

Oct. 11-15
IT, SR & IT Workforce issues
Debates 6 & 7

Oct. 18-22
IT, SR & Human computer interaction issues

Session 1 -Seminar on Information Visualization
by Ms. Stef Ulit
Session 2 – Online discussions

Oct. 25-29
IT, SR, Volunteerism during emergency

*Geocaching & emergency simulation activities
While in principle geocaching is a treasure hunt game using GPS, the mechanics will be mashed-up to an emergency scenario.

Situational emergency activities will take place within the week & will require the use of GPS technologies to mobilize & give instructions to the volunteers.

Nov. 8-12
IT Tools, solutions and applications for corporate citizenship and social responsibility
*Fund-raising website for JH Mission School and Community et. al.
Nov. 15-19
Presentation of Best practice case studies
Nov. 22-26
Presentation of Best practice case studies
Nov. 29-Dec. 3
Evaluation and feedback
Dec. 6-10


4.0 DISCUSSION REFERENCES

Brower, Ralph and Jessica Word (2009). Enhancing the role of volunteers in emergency management: the case of operation step up, Manuscript.
Brower, R; Choi, S; Jeong, H-S; Dilling, J (2009). Forms of inter-organizational learning in emergency management networks, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Volume 6, Issue 1, Article 66, 2009.

Debates and case studies to be used in class by Lawrence M. Hinman
Page Cite: Ethics Updates Homepage http://ethics.sandiego.edu/resources/cases/HomeOverview.asp - 5/25/2010

IT & social responsibility issues
Asia society - http://asiasociety.org/education-learning
Computerworld - http://www.computerworld.com/
The Tech News blog - http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/
Blog for volunteers and webmasters - http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/
Cultural issues - http://www.danielpipes.org/

What is Geocaching
http://www.geocaching.com/about/
Common Craft blog - http://www.commoncraft.com/129-explainers-video-what-geocaching

5.0 INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES
Interactive discussions, debates, online discussions
Case studies, research and reading assignments
IT and social responsibility best practices case project & fund-raising web system


6.0 COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Debates 20%
Field Trip
Performance/participation – 15%
Peer rating – 5%
Reflection insight in the wiki – 10%

Overall class participation—Seminar, group discussions augmented by review of related literature (posted in the wikis), attendance --20%

Best practice case study +
Fund-raising website --20%

Geocaching activity --10%

Geocaching will have similar rating with the debates. All groups will be ranked based on the outputs/merits of the activity.


7.0 IT AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BEST PRACTICES CASE PROJECT

The case project entails probing on a company engaging in social responsibility. The study groups will have to investigate how the company carries out its social responsibilities, the leadership exhibited and the level of participation of the workforce. The output is a 5minute documentary video uploaded in Youtube.

Proposals are to be submitted on the 3rd week of the term.


8.0 FIELD TRIP IN BAGAC, BATAAN

The field trip is an opportunity for the two sections to engage in worthwhile social work and advocacy. The student groups may opt to deliver any of the following tasks:

1. Computer setup and software installation
2. Beach shore clean drive
3. Riverside clean drive
4. Mini-concert of environment songs
5. Food, transportation, logistics & documentation
6. Disaster preparedness in the community

Other related activities would be kite creation; building small boats; shell collection for a possible shell museum.

The field trip is a whole day activity. It is expected all the major activities are to take place in parallel except for the mini-concert and processing of tasks that will wrap up the whole day set of activities.