Section II. TEACHING COURSES IN COMPUTERS, ETHICS, AND SOCIETYEditor:Herman TavaniMaintained by: David VanceCPSR Copyright © 1996The Future of Computing and the Quality of Life
Chapter 5.1 identifies sources that address a broad range of issues pertaining to the impact of computers on the quality of human life. Works that consider issues related to technological productivity and progress are cited in Section 5.1.1. Sources concerned with issues related to human-computer interaction and human-computer dependency are listed in Section 5.1.2, while Section 5.1.3 contains sources that examine issues related to computer use in health services and human services. Some works cited in the latter section look at ways in which computers are used to assist disabled persons. (Sources that focus on "quality" issues in the computerized workplace, on the other hand, are included in Section 4.2.2.)
5.1 Computers and the Quality of Life
Computers and The Future
Works cited in Section 5.2.1, many of which focus on the social impact of ENIAC, offer a retrospective look at the first fifty years of computing. Section 5.2.2 includes a list of sources that speculate on the future of computer technology and its implications for society. Both utopian and dysutopian projections are put forth. Entries in Section 5.2.3 examine issues related to professional and social responsibility in designing future computer systems.
5.2 Computers and the Future
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