IN THIS MODULE I WILL BE STUDYING THE FOLLOWING:
The Internet and Everyday Life: NET102/502
This unit explores the Internet as a social technology; it examines the social, cultural, economic and political aspects of the Internet and its application. Together, we look at what the Internet is and what people do with it. In this unit, our interest is not in the 'nuts and bolts' technology of the Internet except in terms of the part it plays in social terms, and how the activities of people using the technology changes its path of development. We ask, what does the Internet mean in our lives?
Your study has been split into two modules:
Module 1: The Internet in Our Lives
- Please familiarise yourself with the following:
- Unit Outline (also linked from first page of the study area)
- Getting Started
- How to Study This Unit
- Your Map: Timeline and Activities Chart
- Assessment
- Start studying with some of the central questions and ideas of the unit:
- Topic 1.1: Music: I Want My MP3
- Topic 1.2: Games: At Work, No One Knows I'm a Wizard
- Topic 1.3: Dating, Intimacy and Sexuality
- Topic 1.4: Health: What My Doctor Didn't Tell Me
- Topic 1.5: Faith and Spirituality Online
- Topic 1.6: Politics: Julia Gillard is my Facebook Friend
This module introduces you to the Internet as a social technology through reading and activities. In this unit, our interest is not in the 'nuts and bolts' technology of the Internet except in terms of the part it plays in social terms. What does the Internet mean in our lives? This module is covered in weeks 1 to 6 by exploring two topics in each of weeks 2 to 4, before reflecting on the whole module in week 6.
WEEK 1: CORE STUDY MATERIALS
WEEKS 2 TO 4
WEEKS 5 TO 6
Module 2: Bringing It All Together!
This module pulls together your earlier learning to answer some bigger questions about the relationship between the Internet and society today.
Information on this page is supplied by Curtin University Net 102 course information.
