| Area: | Department of Media and Information |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 301052 (v.3) Internet Studies 103 - Socio-Technological Introduction or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Current issues at time of unit running, discussion of how issues become current and how to gain access to information on them, skills in finding and analysing information, emphasis on student leadership in determining and tracking issues for debate and discussion. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- A better ability to analyse and discuss current developments and issues relating to the Internet. Become more informed about and critical in using sources of information about current developments both now and in the future. Knowledge of how to keep their knowledge of the Internet up-to-date. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final report: News of the Net 30%, News briefing 45%, News following 15%, Source development/Issue identification 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y | |
