SD4129 Digital inequalities and sustainable development: Trends, patterns, and implications

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Availability restrictions

The school will operate a ballot system

Planned timetable

To be confirmed

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Module coordinator

Dr E O Olamijuwon

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Module Staff

Dr E Olamijuwon

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Module description

Persistent gender and other inequalities in education, employment, income and other resources, including technology use, continue to deter adults and children from attaining their full potential in many parts of the world. Although there is some progress in addressing inequalities across the world, rapidly increasing access to digital devices and platforms in many parts of the world poses new challenges. Through lectures, seminars and assessments, the module will aim to address three interrelated questions about the drivers of digital inequality, how they are patterned across gender, racial, and ethnic identities as well as how they intersect with other forms of social inequalities. A strong emphasis will also be placed on novel strategies for tracking and confronting these inequalities to attain a more just and equitable society for all.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST ( PASS SD2006 AND PASS SD2100 ) OR ( PASS SD2001 AND PASS SD2002 )

Assessment pattern

100% coursework

Re-assessment

100% coursework (essay)

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1hr lecture (x10 weeks), 2hr seminar (x10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

30

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

270

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Describe and understand gender, ethnic and global disparities in digital inequality.
  • Appraise how digital inequalities intersect with other existing inequalities in the society
  • Apply relevant social theories to the study of digital inequalities
  • Demonstrate an awareness of novel approaches for studying social inequalities in the digital era.
  • Demonstrate in writing that they can independently review and summarise ideas and evidence.