Link to Curtin homepage      CurtinSearch | Curtin Site Index 
Online handbook 2003
Courses and Units Definition of TermsContact / Help
Academic Calendar
Admissions Information
Fee Information
Policy and Procedures
Scholarships
About Curtin
    

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



 

Area:

Department 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.


Availability

Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.

 
Click here for a printable version of this page

    

Picture of sun setting over Henderson Court on Curtin's Bentley Campus

 

Curtin crest