Module Identifier | IL31310 | ||
Module Title | INFORMATION AND SOCIETY | ||
Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
Co-ordinator | Mr Rheinallt Llwyd | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Other staff | Dr Geraint Evans | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 12 Hours | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 6 Hours | ||
Assessment | Exam | 1.5 Hours | 50% |
Essay | 1 Hours 2,500 words | 50% |
Brief description
This module looks at the socio-economic and political context of information and the development of access to information. It examines international perspectives, and ethical, social and legal factors including censorship, multiculturalism and intellectual freedom.