305995 (v.1) Internet Studies 506 - Cyberanalytics

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0

Seminar:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

The intersection of Internet technologies and established social and cultural analytic techniques and the most appropriate methods for an Internet-based analytics. Development of skills through understanding and application of special techniques, such as reflective practice and electronic learning, to Internet analysis according to different contexts and purposes.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have- Applied analytical technique to studying and researching the Internet. Understood how analytical techniques are transformed by the particularities of the Internet. Gained applied experience of developing projects within an online environment. Been prepared for the reflective future use of the Internet in a professional environment. Worked at an advanced level suitable for graduate study.

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:

Jone, S, (1999), Doing Internet Research: Critical Issues And Methods For Examining The Net, Sage Publications, London. Markham, A, (1998), Life Online: Researching Real Experience In Virtual Space, Altamira Press, London. Rena, M and Palloff, D, (1999), Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Onlin e Classroom, Jossey Bass Publishers, San Francisco. Birnbaum, H, (2000) Psychological Experiments in the Internet San Diego, Academic Press, California. Gautlett D, (2000), Web studies : rewiring media studies for the digital age, Arnold, London. Eisenstadt, M and Vincent, T, (2000), The knowledge web : learning and collablorating on the net, Stylus Publishers, Sterling, VA. Harris, C, (1996), An Internet education : a guide to doing research on the Internet, Intergrated Media Group, Belmont.

Unit Texts:

No specified text.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous assessment - 100%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y	Y