Course Name: ETEC 47495/67495 Innovative Technologies and their Impact on Italian Wine, Food, Culture, Education and Religion
Description: There is an important relationship between technology, society, and culture. Society and culture often shape our desire for, development of, and use of technology. That same technology then shapes how society and culture grow and change. Recent technological advances (i.e., artificial intelligence, virtual reality) seem to be even more impactful on the speed at which we view, review, and shape our societies and cultures. The main purpose of this course is to examine Florentine and Italian society and culture, specifically focusing on food, wine, education, museums, and religion. Each week we will simultaneously: 1) explore the ways in which we get access to information and learn from innovative technologies (e.g., AR & VR); 2) explore how those tools shape Italian (and global culture); and 3) use that learning to set the stage to become producers of content for global consumption. The class will capitalize on the Italian and KSU context with field trips to learn and capture content for creation of student materials. Additionally, students will explore cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary aspects of technology consumption and production. This course is applicable for anyone interested in the relationships between technology, society, and culture.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None/Graduate Standing.