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Aligning Technology with Humanity

Shareef, Amina N.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626896521835759

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2021, MFA, Kent State University, College of Communication and Information / School of Visual Communication Design.
As society evolves, technology also evolves to meet the wants and needs of changing cultures. Since the turn of the 21st century, social networking has dominated the world of technology and has radically influenced how we communicate as humans. With new technological shifts in social networking comes many advancements on both an individual and societal level. At the same time, however, these shifts present many ethical dilemmas such as the collection of personal data, the exploitation of our psychological vulnerability, or the promotion of addictive habits and behaviors. What are the driving factors that keep us immersed in our virtual lives and what keeps us coming back for more? How do these social networks affect our behaviors? Our ability to be constructive individuals? Our perceptions of ourselves and others? These are some of the considerations this paper investigates. Designers play an important role in the creation and application of technology. Thus, it is imperative for designers to consider how their design decisions affect the sustainable health and well-being of people. Are designers responsible for the design decisions they make? What resources are available to help guide them in making ethical design decisions? The goal of this thesis is to explore the relationships between media, audiences, and society as well as to reevaluate, through data analysis, the effects and implications of ethical design principles and practices to help designers better understand their role when it comes to ethics and technology.
Jessica Barness (Advisor)
Aoife Mooney (Committee Member)
Ken Visocky-O'Grady (Committee Member)
145 p.
Communication; Design; Education; Ethics; Psychology; Technology
Design; Communication; Social Networking; Human Behavior; Uses and Gratification Theory; Media Dependency Theory; Ethics; Design Ethics; Principles

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  • Shareef, A. N. (2021). Aligning Technology with Humanity [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626896521835759

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shareef, Amina. Aligning Technology with Humanity. 2021. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626896521835759.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shareef, Amina. "Aligning Technology with Humanity." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1626896521835759

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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