Module POLM158 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM158: Digital Politics and Policy
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Communications theory
- Market developments
- Twitterati and political opinion formation
- Europe's Digital Single Market
- Copyfighters
- Telecoms and connectivity
- Fintech
- Global internet governance
- Data protection and privacy
- The dark web
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour weekly seminars |
| Guided independent study | 80 | This includes a variety of private study tasks directed by module leader. These tasks include: reading assignments; |
| Guided independent study | 50 | conducting research, preparing the methodology, analysing qualitative texts and writing; |
| Guided independent study | 108 | preparation for and completion of: assigned essay; |
| Guided independent study | 20 | presentation; |
| Guided independent study | 20 | written paper |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Curran, J. et al. (eds.) (2012) Misunderstanding the Internet. London: Routledge.
Diamond, L., and M. F. Plattner (2012) Liberation Technology: Social Media and the Struggle for Democracy. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Fuchs, Christian (2014) Social Media: A Critical Introduction, London: Sage.
Mueller, M. (2010) Networks and States: The Global Politics of Internet Governance. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Pauwels, Caroline, Harri, Kalimo, Donders, Karen and Ben Van Rompuy (2010) Rethinking European Media and Communications Policy (Institute for European Studies).
Valcke, Peggy, Miklos Sukösd and Robert Picard (2015) Media Pluralism and Diversity: concepts, risks and global trends. Palgave global media policy and business series.
