Personal+and+public+communications

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Social and Ethical Issues
Consider the following when exploring this area of study:
 * The psychological consequences of people being in permanent contact
 * Ethical considerations of control as the result of communciation technologies
 * Impact on health of the use of mobile devices
 * Effect on personal productivity of personal communication devices
 * Effect on the environment
 * Social effects of telecommuting
 * Social effects of the widespread use of teleconferencing and videoconferencing
 * Social and environmental impact and ethical considerations of telecommuting
 * Social impact and ethical considerations of: distance learning, digital entertainment, global media and public information systems

Knowledge of Technology
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 * convergence
 * teleconferencing
 * videoconferencing
 * telecommuting
 * digital television
 * push-pull technologies
 * mobile phones and associated use
 * digital versus live entertainment
 * features of telecommuting: environmental aspects, flexibility, productivity, business and social relationships
 * face-to-face communication versus communications via technology
 * requirements for tele and videoconferencing
 * Intrusions into IT systems eg phone tapping
 * emerging technologies due to convergence of computers and communication technology eg VOIP
 * public informaiton systems eg traffic control, security camera sytems