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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC3144: Security, Society, and Algorithms
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following themes:
- What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
- Security challenges in the digital age and their societal impact/how has AI changed the security landscape?
- AI and data
- The ethics of AI
- Adversarial AI
- Law enforcement and AI in crime detection and prevention.
- AI and domestic/homeland security issues in wider society
- AI and extremism
- AI and the state
- AI, war, and the international system
- Building resilience
- AI governance and law
- The future of the relationship between AI, society, and security.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 127 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 11 | 11 x one-hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 12 | 6 x two-hour labs |
| Guided Independent Study | 36 | Course readings and coding practice |
| Guided Independent Study | 25 | Reading/research for essay |
| Guided Independent Study | 73 | Group work/research and coding for technical report |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
- ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages