Academic Courses 2016/17

NAME Between Cyber Wars And Internet Governance
LECT. Dr. Efrat Daskal
NUM. 54743
This course examines the conflicts and the compromises taking place "behind the scenes" in the field of internet governance. In this course the student will learn about the national and the international actors operating within the cyber space and about the political, social and technological struggles that shape and construct the cyberspace in which we live.
   
NAME Crime, Media and the Internet
LECT. Dr. Ravital Sela-Shiovitz
NUM. 61107
The course focuses on various aspects of crime, media and the internet. Students will become familiar with the different theoretical approaches and research knowledge regarding media coverage of crime and police work. The second part of the course focuses on online deviance and cybercrime.
   
NAME Internet Research: Priniples and Practical Tools
LECT. Dr. Nicholas John, Mr. Asaf Nissenbaum
NUM. 50040
The course asks how we can use the internet as a research tool, and it asks how we can research the internet. Throughout the course special emphasis is placed on tools and concepts that are unique to the internet, such as hyperlinks and websites. In addition to frontal lectures, the course has a very practical orientation, and students will learn hands on how to use new tools. 
   
NAME The Internet Toolbox: Hands On
LECT. Mr. Ariel Weiss
NUM. 50297
The decentralization nature of the net have created a series of tools and. Familiarity with these tools is essential for dealing with the online field. In this course we will learn these tools and will experience them. We shall, among other things, opene a blog (and examine what are blogs for content institutionalized), we will try our strength in writing to the Internet and for search engines; discover why and how people buy and sell virtual goods and especially focus on UI and UX: understand how designers and applications exploit the way we think and see to make us click (hint, beauty does not play a role).