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THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES / FACULTY OF EDUCATION STUDIES / FACULTY OF LANGUAGES Module Outline Programme Title : Bachelor of Education (Honours) Programmes (Four-year Full-time) Module Title : Mobile Technology and Society 流動科技與社會 Department : Mathematics and Information Technology Credit Points : 3 Contact Hours : 39 Pre-requisite(s) : Nil Level : Nil Synopsis Mobile technologies refer to the technologies related to the use of wireless connected mobile devices. This module sets out to examine theoretically and practically on the social implications of the wide spread use of mobile technologies. Learners are introduced to the development of a range of computational artefacts such as swarm supercomputers, and new patterns of human interaction behaviours such as new levels of cooperation possibilities derived from the mobile technologies. The interplay between the mobile artefacts and people who use them engenders a variety of new trends in using computing and communication capabilities, which is reshaping the culture of the society. This interplay and a wide spectrum of collective actions stem from myriads of mobile technologies would be explored in this module. Objectives To enable students to: a. acquire a fundamental knowledge of mobile technologies b. explore the social implications of the wide spread of mobile technologies c. research and critically analyse the impact of mobile technologies on society Content a. Fundamental understanding of the mobile technologies and its impacts on society i. Basic knowledge of mobile devices,