Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Science (by Research) in Information Technology and Society
IT & Society domain: https://www.iiitb.ac.in/research.php?pid=information-technology-society
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The Master of Science (Digital Society) programme is an interdisciplinary program intended for graduates from any background who are interested in designing, developing, deploying and managing large ICT solutions for an inclusive and sustainable digital society.
This programme is designed to create a group of professionals who will:
- Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of digital technologies for diverse social groups;
- Provide and manage solutions that address persistent developmental challenges in domains such as education, governance, and health;
- Engage in policy making and in advocacy for deploying digital technologies and enrich interdisciplinary research on the digital society.
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Course Number | Course Name | Instructor(s) | Offered to |
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ITS 601 | Dynamics of the Information Technology Industry | Balaji Parthasarathy | M.Tech/PhD/MS |
ITS 701 | Economic and Social Impacts of Information Technology | Balaji Parthasarathy | M.Tech/PhD/MS |
DS 703 | Geographical Information Systems | S. Rajagopalan | M.Tech/PhD/MS |
GEN 505 | IT Project & Product Management | V. Sridhar & Amit Prakash | M.Tech/PhD/MS |
DS/NC 615 | Techno-economics of Networks | V. Sridhar | M.Tech |
HSS 101 | Economics | S. Rajagopalan, V. Sridhar | Integrated M.Tech |
HSS 102 | The City | Balaji Parthasarathy | Integrated M.Tech |
HSS 103 | History of Ideas | Bidisha Chaudhuri | Integrated M.Tech |
HSS 104A | Technology and Society | Bidisha Chaudhuri, Janaki Srinivasan | Integrated M.Tech |
HSS 104B | E-Governance Application Design | Amit Prakash | Integrated M.Tech |