Courses Handbook 2008

301052 (v.3) Internet Studies 103 - Socio-Technological Introduction


Area: Department of Media and Information
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 2.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 302044 (v.4) NET12 The Internet: A Socio-Technological Introduction or any previous version
Syllabus: Exploration of the broad impacts, changes and effects of the Internet, and analysis as a social technology. This journey through cyberspace examines the social, cultural, economic and political aspects of the Internet and its application. What the Internet is and what it does.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Fully Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1       Y  
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y    
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2       Y  
2008 De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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