Identifying and evaluating alternative courses of action. Applying ethical codes to concrete situations. The social context influences the use of technology. Power relations are central in all social interaction. Social values and assumptions are always embedded in technology.
Populations are always diverse.
Empirical data is crucial to the design process. Social skills Identifying the social context of a particular implementation. Identifying assumptions and values embedded in a particular design. Evaluating, by use of empirical data, a particular implementation of a technology. Understand major social issues involving the impact of computerization and related technologies in society.