| Module code | INL 260 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Economics and politics of information. This module examines the economics and politics of information, with a special emphasis on South Africa's information sector. It aims to promote an understanding of the market and non-market qualities of information, and their consequences for the production, distribution and marketing of information goods and services. The ways in which information access and expression are regulated and the use of ICTs in crime and corruption is also addressed. |
| Module credits | 20.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Service modules | Faculty of Humanities |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 3 practicals per week, 3 lectures per week |
| Language of tuition | Separate classes for Afrikaans and English |
| Academic organisation | Information Science |
| Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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