Sökning: "sociology of technology"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 143 avhandlingar innehållade orden sociology of technology.
1. Letters & Bytes : Sociotechnical Studies of Distance Education
Sammanfattning : This dissertation studies the social aspects of technology in distance education trough the lens of history – in the form of correspondence education – and a possible future – in the form of a project of technical standardization, Learning Objects. The studied cases form a reflexive tool that allows the present of distance education to be seen in perspective. LÄS MER
2. På AI-teknikens axlar : om kunskapssociologin och stark artificiell intelligens
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is concerned with Sociology’s stance in the debate on Strong Artificial Intelligence, i.e. such AI that is able to shape new knowledge without human interference. There is a need for sociologists to realize the difference between two approaches to constructing AI systems: Symbolic AI (or Classic AI) and Distributed AI – DAI. LÄS MER
3. Waves of controversy : gene technology in Dagens nyheter 1973-96
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the public debate on gene technology, between 1973 and 1996, in one of the agenda-setting media in Sweden, Dagens Nyheter. Gene technology is one of the latest controversial technologies which characterise our present Western society. LÄS MER
4. It-retorik og hverdagsliv : Et studie af fødevarehandel over Internet
Sammanfattning : From a social constructivist point of view this thesis investigates how e-commerce of grocery develops in the period 1998-2003. The empirical research is done in Sweden. Most Swedish grocery concerns that have had e-commerce and have been forced to shut down as a result of lack of demand. LÄS MER
5. From Vision to Transition : Exploring the Potential for Public Information Services to Facilitate Sustainable Urban Transport
Sammanfattning : Background: Policy initiatives to promote sustainable travel through the use of Internet based public information systems have increased during the last decade. Stockholm, in being one of the first cities in Europe to implement an Internet based service for facilitating sustainable travel is believed to be a good candidate for an analysis of key issues for developing sustainable travel planning services to the public. LÄS MER