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301055 (v.4) Internet Studies 312 - Infrastructures and Economies of ICTs



 

Area:School of Media and Information
Contact Hours:2.0
Credits:25.0
Seminar:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s):305453 (v.2) NET32 The Internet - Infrastructures and Economies or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):301052 (v.3) Internet Studies 103 - Socio-Technological Introduction or any previous version
Focus on the key technological infrastructure of the Internet, telecommunications systems, specialised computing hardware and the software applications and their relationship to broader economic dimensions. Looking at concepts such as the 'attention' economy and the new knowledge economy, students study the commercial structures that underpin Internet technological development and their impact on social formations and political directions.

 

 

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