Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 300579 (v.3) Internet Studies 502 - Advanced Skills in Internet Use or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Two distinct independent case studies of Internet development and application, chosen from a list of broad topics provided by Internet studies staff including, but not limited to - ownership, control and significance of infrastructure, economic fundamentals, virtual social groupings, bodies and identities in cyberspace, new meanings of time and space on line. Each case study is supervised by a member of staff. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Developed high-level knowledge of the Internet via case study analysis. Completed case study reports, suitable for online publication, at Masters level. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Case Study 1- Bibliographic survey 10%, Case study report 40%, Case Study 2 - Bibliographic survey 10%, Case study report 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Fully Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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