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The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise.
Everything your chapter needs to know about this new honors topic is at http://www.ptk.org/honors/guide/. You can download the pdf file of the Honors Program Guide which outlines the ten issues we will be studying:
Issue 1: Definition - What does Democratization of Information mean?
Issue 2: Technology - How has technology influenced the spread of information?
Issue 3: Individual and Community - How does the dissemination of information influence the individual and community?
Issue 4: Language and Community - How do language and community shape information and vice versa?
Issue 5: Education - What is the relationship between information and education?
Issue 6: Economy and Business - What role does information play in business and economics?
Issue 7: Government and Public Policy - How does information affect governments and public policy?
Issue 8: The Arts - How do the arts convey information?
Issue 9: Science - What are the connections between the scientific process and information?
Issue 10: History and The Future - How has the sharing of information evolved and what might be its future? |