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GEPL404 Cyberspace

Updated: 02 February 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 On line E - Wholly online unit
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GEPL304
Notes None
Combined Units GEPL304 - Cyberspace
Coordinator(s) Neil Argent (nargent@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Advances in telecommunications technologies are dramatically transforming spatial relationships, at every scale from local to global. This unit examines that process of transformation. It is about the changes that electronic communications are bringing about, or could bring about, in the world, not only geographically but in terms of culture, economics and politics. Issues covered range from the future of work and leisure to emerging patterns of world economic development. The unit is about developing an informed appreciation of a wide range of issues arising from the growth of the Internet in particular and telecommunications in general. Assessment tasks are done online. Online discussion is an important (and assessable) aspect of the unit.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assessed online discussions 25% 1000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-8
Essay 35% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 1-7
Essay 40% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3 GA: 1-7
Online self-introduction 0% 0
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. show an advanced understanding of the historical geography of the internet's development;
  2. have an advanced understanding of the role of cyberspace in influencing society's experience of everyday life, including the world of work and cultural and social practice;
  3. exhibit an advanced understanding of the complex interrelationships between cyberspace, globalisation and globally uneven development.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught content related to the development and impact of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) from a planning perspective and economic and cultural geography contexts. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students develop these skills through on-line participation and through the assessment tasks. 		True
3 Global Perspectives
Globalisation is an important aspect and consequence of ICT. The case studies and literatures used in the unit draw on a variety of international examples. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will develop their skills in information literacy through the lectures, tutorials and assessment tasks associated with this unit as they are expected to engage with key texts, analyse these texts and develop critical viewpoints on key debates in geography and planning relating to ICT. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
It is intended that many of the concepts and topics in this unit will have everyday implications for students that can be applied beyond the completion of their degree. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
The key concepts and case studies used in the content of this unit will look at problems associated with ICT and policy/planning responses to these issues. Similarly the assessment tasks are constructed to encourage students to develop problem-solving skills. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
A number of the topics covered in this unit introduce students to debates around the social and political consequences of ICT. 		True True
8 Team Work
On-line discussions are developed to encourage students to draw on each other's insights and develop responses to some of the key concerns in geography and planning related to ICT. 		True True
   

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