Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
This course investigates the ethical, legal, and policy foundations of contemporary information technology. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and short assignments, we will address contemporary challenges ranging from privacy in big data and social computing to the nature of innovation, property, and collaboration in a networked world. We will cover key areas of technology law and policy such as telecommunications and network policy; concentration and antitrust; free speech and the first amendment; intellectual property; and privacy, security and freedom of information. We will also address new ethical questions and controversies that law and policy has yet to sort out. Through this course you'll learn about the key frameworks, processes, and institutions that govern the contemporary world of technology, along with key theories and methods from the academic fields that shape and inform them (law, philosophy, economics, political science, communication, sociology, etc.). You'll also learn core writing and analytic skills central to success in the worlds of social science, law, policy, and many other settings. But above all you'll learn to engage critically and strategically with the worlds of information and technology around you, deciding what kind of information consumer, user, and citizen YOU want to be.
Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA
Regular Academic Session.Choose one lecture and one discussion.
Combined with:
INFO 1200
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits
Graded(Letter grades only)
Class Number & Section Details
6041STS 1201 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
MW
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6042STS 1201 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6043STS 1201 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6044STS 1201 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6045STS 1201 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6046STS 1201 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6047STS 1201 DIS 207
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6048STS 1201 DIS 209
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6049STS 1201 DIS 210
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6050STS 1201 DIS 211
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6051STS 1201 DIS 212
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6052STS 1201 DIS 213
Meeting Pattern
F
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Class Number & Section Details
6053STS 1201 DIS 214
Meeting Pattern
R
Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Susser, D
Vidan, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials
required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.
For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the
Cornell Store.
