50172 Information, Society and Policy

8cp
Disciplinary Strand – Communication and Information Studies – 300 level

This subject explores notions of the Information Society – economic, technological, cultural – and its underlying assumptions. Students analyse and compare national and regional information policies in terms of the different conceptions of the information society with particular reference to the implicit definitions of information and values embedded in the policies. Issues explored in the subject include the relationship between information policy, communication policy, information technology policy and information infrastructure policy.

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http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50172.pdf

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $816.50
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,720.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
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