[Air-L] new degree program

Michael Baron webbaron at gmail.com
Mon Feb 27 23:49:44 PST 2012


Hi, Cathrine

I think the issue of employerbility of the Internet studies graduates is a
very interesting one.  There are already plenty of unemployed sociologists
(who fail to secure a uni or research job). However, there appears to be a
significant demand for specialists skilled in:
Internet Marketing, Integrated communications, managing online business
ventures, developing business blogs etc.

cheers,
Michael

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Catherine Brooks <cbrooks4 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hello! I am developing a new undergraduate program that focuses on the
> interdisciplinary study of an "eSociety." My list of targeted areas of
> study are below, but I am thinking about the demand for such a degree
> program. Put simply, can you help me think about why we need to train
> students to live in this digital age? What is the demand for such a new
> degree program? This is tough to talk about given that we don't know what
> "jobs" students will end up getting or what kinds of new careers will be
> out there... To develop a new degree program, we have to talk in terms of
> what jobs and skills students will have. I haven't much more than my own
> intuition. Any thoughts out there on jobs or outcomes for student training?
>
> I know this is a list of "researchers," but why does our work need to be
> translated to a student population who need 'job preparation?'
>
> Catherine
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> >________________________________
> > From: "Deller, Ruth A" <R.A.Deller at shu.ac.uk>
> >To: "'air-l at listserv.aoir.org'" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> >Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 6:31 AM
> >Subject: [Air-L] Work with young people
> >
> >I'm wondering what people's recent experiences have been in terms of
> working with young people online - particularly around issues of ethics
> (e.g. anonymity, consent).  I'm about to start researching an online fan
> community that is not teen-only but does have a large number of teen
> members, many of whom are involved in 'high' levels within the fandom (e.g.
> moderating forums, running popular blogs).  I know, like with all teens
> online, that for some of them their parents are fully aware of their
> participation, whilst for others their parents don't have a clue what they
> get up to!
> >
> >The research (planned to be a wide-scale anonymous survey initially, with
> follow-up in-depth interviews and participant observation with a smaller
> number of participants) could exclude the teens altogether, or I could just
> involve them in the survey rather than the follow-up, but as they are a
> crucial part of the community I'm looking at it would be a shame not to
> involve them purely because it was ethically 'difficult'.
> >
> >Ruth
> >
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