Governance in an Information Age (7069.4)
Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
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Syllabus
Governance in an Information Age explores the challenges organisations operating in post-industrial and global contexts face in achieving openness, participation and effectiveness. It focuses on historical, anthropological, philosophical and sociological investigations of the making of the knowledge society and the information age. Students will have the opportunity to critically consider how human users and information systems are being co-configured and reconfigured in the 'networked society', and to explore how the new information and communication technologies offer both a stimulus and a challenge to better governance. Topics will include the information society, e-government, participatory design, e-democracy, privacy, and the digital divide.
Learning Outcomes
- A familiarity with e-governance innovations; a broad understanding of the interplay of social, organisational and technological factors in shaping e-governance; an understanding of a range of qualitative approaches to investigating, designing and using information systems; an understanding of the social and ethical issues involved in e-governance
Contact Hours
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites
Completion of 24 credit points in any course, or the permission of the unit convener.
Referenced Courses
- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
- 943AA Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 111JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science