| 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. The module also addresses the different types of information industries which are located within the information sector of the economy, and how their growth transforms the production and delivery of products and services across the local and global economy. |
| Module credits | 16.00 |
| NQF Level | 06 |
| Programmes | |
| Service modules | Faculty of Humanities |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 3 lectures per week, 3 practicals per week |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Information Science |
| Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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