Online Courses Handbook 2003

301836 (v.3) Internet Studies 311 - Cybermedia

Area:	School of Media and Information
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	25.0
Individual Study:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s):	305451 (v.2) NET21 The Internet - Globalisation and Cultural Difference or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	301052 (v.3) Internet Studies 103 - Socio-Technological Introduction or any previous version
New inter-networked technologies are challenging the form and practices of traditional media. Students will examine the ways in which the media have reacted to and are harnessing the Internet. Topics include - datacasting, new media opportunities and threats, possibilities for alternate media voices, and changes to the cultural role of the media.