Dear Colleagues,<br>Quick reminder for those who haven't registered for the SIG Philosophy workshop. It's not too late to register! Whoever sent papers for the workshop, please note that you do need to register to attend the workshop. Attendance does not require submitting papers.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Nik Hassan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nhassan@d.umn.edu">nhassan@d.umn.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<b>Tutorial and Workshop on the Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies</b><br>The
SIG Philosophy and Epistemology of IS is happy to invite SIG members,
IS doctoral students, PhD candidates, young (and senior) faculty, and
everyone who had always wanted an in-depth introduction to the
philosophy of science and technology to this year's full-day
tutorial/workshop at AMCIS 2011 Detroit on Thursday, August 4. This
tutorial and workshop follows the spirit of the successful tutorial by
C. West Churchman at AMCIS 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona. The goal of this
tutorial is to emphasize the importance and relevance of philosophy to
IS research, focusing on science and technology studies (STS). The
content of the tutorial will include foundational materials on
epistemology, ontology and different philosophical approaches and will
be presented and facilitated by a local expert in philosophy, Associate
Prof. of Philosophy, Maureen Linker from the Department of Philosophy,
University of Michigan Dearbon. Sign up for the tutorial/workshop when
completing registration for AMCIS.<br>
<br><b>Tutorial/Workshop Program<br>Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies, Aug 4th, 2011<br><br></b>
<b>8:30-9:30-Introduction, Some myths about science and technology.
(Progress narratives, technology as applied science, scientist as lone
experimenter, technologist as lone inventor, objectivity, value free
science and technology)<br>
<br>9:30-10:30: Logical Positivism and Materialism as the foundation for
20th century science and technology. Critiques of Positivism. Latter
20th century focus on language, information processing, and social
epistemology.<br>
<br>11:30-Noon: Wrap up and discussion<br><br>Noon-1:30: Lunch Break<br><br>1:30-2:30:
A Case Study: Social Networking Technology. (Net neutrality,
Wikileaks, Middle East revolutions – The case will focus on the
interface between science, technology, social values, political action,
ethical responsibility)<br>
<br>2:30-3:30: Group Work related to case study.<br><br>3:30-4:30: Group Presentations.<br><br>4:30-5:00: Discussion, Wrap Up.</b><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Nik R. Hassan, PhD<br>Assoc. Professor, Finance & MIS Dept.<br>
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