The goal of this course is to study the meanings, processes, and impacts of the digital economy in an interdisciplinary perspective. The instructor and students explore how to harness the digital economy and envision the next millennium with humanistic values. As the digital revolution is transforming American business and society, Corporate America has to retool change management and millions of Americans must embrace digitized knowledge work as a livelihood.
Many corporations now hire chief knowledge officers and network strategists.
While Silicon Valley is rewriting the rules of wealth creation and business development, digital tycoons and gurus are becoming increasingly powerful. The Internet, as a socioeconomic phenomenon, is evolving rapidly and changing cultures and societies everywhere. Each student is required to write a study report and complete a take-home exam. There are no prerequisites. Students are encouraged to browse One Digital Day in the library and Wired News in the Web.