Course Overview
This course focuses on a big-picture overview of the economic and social role of IT professionals. IT professionals are a strategic workforce in the US and in every other technologically developed economy but do not have a strong sense of collective professional identity. How have other technical professions (e.g. mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineers) historically developed a collective sense of professional identity and obligation, and in what ways are IT workers similar to and different from them? In what ways are IT professionals designers, and what does this imply about their broader social and professional obligations?
Prerequisites: ITL 501, ITL 502, ITL 525, ITL 530, and ITL 540