| Offered By: |
Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute |
| Academic Career: |
Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject: |
Demography |
| Offered in: |
Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value: |
6 units |
| Course Description: |
The World Wide Web is only around 20 years old, but it has transformed the way we work, collaborate, engage in commerce, participate in the political process and interact socially. This course focuses on the contribution of social science to understanding life in the "Age of the Network". While attention is paid to relevant insights or approaches from other disciplines, for example applied physics and computer science, the primary focus will be on theoretical and empirical contributions from economics, political science and sociology. There is particular emphasis on the role of quantitative analysis of surveys of individuals and statistical network analysis of digital trace data (e.g. blog/social network service/web/email data) in understanding the social science of the Internet. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
By taking this course, students will: - Learn about the fundamental changes to society, politics and the economy resulting from new information and communication technologies.
- Learn how core social science concepts and methodological approaches can facilitate an understanding of life in the Internet Age.
- Learn about relevant online research methods that can be used for collecting and analysing data from the Internet.
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| Indicative Assessment: |
Class attendance and participation (10%), two written assignments - 3500 words total (45%), final exam (45%). |
| Workload: |
Two ninety minute sessions on campus per week. |
| Areas of Interest: |
Marketing, Political Communication, Political Sciences, Population Studies, Science Communication, Social Research, and Sociology |
| Recommended Courses: |
DEMO8007 Statistics for Social Scientists or equivalent |
| Consent Required: |
Students not enrolled in the Master of Social Research or the Graduate Certificate in Social Research require permission of the Masters Coordinator, Dr Robert Ackland, to enrol in this course. Please email him on adsri.study@anu.edu.au |
| Indicative Reading List: |
A complete set of course notes, including additional readings will be supplied. |
| Majors/Specialisations: |
MSR (Demography), MSR (Social Research Methods), MSR (Social Sci of Internet), and MSR(Social Devel't and Policy) |
| Programs: |
Graduate Certificate in Social Research and Master of Social Research |
| Other Information: |
Students undertaking the "Social Science of the Internet" stream of the Master of Social Research must take this course and DEMO8087 Online Research Methods. This course is available via distance learning. |
| Academic Contact: |
Dr Robert Ackland |
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