Sociology
and the Internet
Winterim 2001
Robert E. Wood
Department of Sociology,
Anthropology & Criminal Justice
The explosive growth of the internet has provided sociologists both with new tools for carrying out sociological research and with a new subject for sociological investigation. This lab-based course is designed both to increase student skills in using the resources of the internet and to explore the emerging field of the sociology of cyberspace. A series of web-based projects are designed to increase internet-related skills and to explore the social implications of this new communications medium.
Spring 2000 Course
Electronic
Communication
Assignment
Post
Message to
Class Listserve
New Resources for
the Winterim Course
Resources
on the
Internet and Society
Google.com
(this course's
recommended
search engine)
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| Requirements | A series of exercises, designed to
develop and test internet skills, will be required. A quiz
early along in the course will cover basic terminology, concepts and
internet history. All students will complete a research project on
how people in "real world" groups, communities, and
organizations are using the internet to pursue their goals--and with
what effects. Student research projects will take the form of
websites presenting their findings and demonstrating mastery of a
range of website design and production skills. These projects
may be done individually or in small groups.
Grading will be based on one quiz, the various exercises, the quality of postings to the bulletin board and listserve, and the research paper.
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| Skills | This course is designed to develop
internet-related skills including, but not limited to, the
following:
Jan. 11, 2001 |
basic navigation techniques