Information and Communication Technologies

Information and Communication Technologies

1 Internet as a Medium

  1. Conceptual Framework of Cyberspace
  2. Functional Dimensions of Cyberspace
  3. Characteristics of Cyberspace
  4. Dynamics of Communication Process in CMC
  5. Cohesive Force of Online Group Communication
  6. Forms of Computer-Mediated Communication
  7. Virtual Communities

2 Digital Media & Society

  1. Understanding Digital Media
  2. Evolution and Development of Digital Media
  3. Concepts and Theories of Digital Media
  4. Medium Specific Trends
  5. Revolution within the Media Landscape
  6. Effects of Digital Media

3 Issues of Access and Participation

  1. Digital (In) Equality: Conceptual Framework
  2. Evolution and Development of ICT
  3. Growth and Diffusion of ICT
  4. Digital Divide
  5. Initiatives to Bridge the Digital Divide in India

4 Policy Frameworks and Regulations

  1. Digital Media Framework in India
  2. ICT Policies of India
  3. Regulatory Body
  4. IT Laws and Rules
  5. Agencies Involved in Cyber Security
  6. Social Media Guidelines

5 ICTS for Development โ€“ An Overview

  1. ICT: Meaning and Attributes
  2. ICT and Development Interface
  3. ICT and Sectoral Development
  4. E-Development and its Strategies

6 E- Governance- Policy and Framework

  1. Concept of E-Governance
  2. Stages of E-Governance
  3. Models of E-Governance
  4. Legal and Policy Framework
  5. Significance of E-Governance
  6. Challenges and Opportunities

7 E- Governance in Rural Development

  1. Meaning and Importance of e-Governance
  2. E-Governance and Rural Development
  3. Dimensions of Digital Divide
  4. Models of e-Governance in Rural Development
  5. Cases in Rural e-Governance in India

8 E- Governance in Urban Development

  1. Need and Importance of e-Governance in Urban Development
  2. Initiatives of E-Governance: International Experiences
  3. Initiatives of E-Governance: National Experiences
  4. Challenges in E-Governance

9 ICT for Education

  1. Scope of ICT in Education
  2. ICT in Education: Major Requirements
  3. ICT in Education: Indian Scenario
  4. Integration of ICT in Education: Issues and Challenges

10 ICT for Health

  1. Health Sector and ICT
  2. Health Information Online
  3. Strategies for Health Communication
  4. Skill Acquisition in Health-Theory and Models
  5. Barriers to Health Information Literacy

11 ICT for ODL

  1. ICT for Persons with Disabilities
  2. Present and Future of ICT
  3. ICT for Various Types of Disabilities

12 Internet and Marginalized Sections

  1. Understanding Marginalisation and the Marginalised
  2. Digital Media Platforms: Conceptual Understanding
  3. Representations and Presentations
  4. Internet and Marginalised Sections: Case Studies

13 Participatory Online Media

  1. Approaches to Participation
  2. Online Participation and Engagement
  3. Youth Participatory Culture and Media Literacy
  4. Digital Media and Empowerment
  5. Role of Social Media in Online Participatory Communication
  6. Experiments/Stories from India

14 Online Activism

  1. Understanding Online Activism
  2. Activism and Social Movements
  3. Technology and Activism/Social Movements
  4. Characteristics of Online Activism
  5. Online Activism and Social Change

15 ICT for ODL

  1. Using Technologies in ODL
  2. Generations of ODL and Technology Integration
  3. ICT Integration in ODL
  4. Present Practices
  5. ICT for Administrative Support
  6. Future Prospects

16 Dimensions of Knowledge Society- Access and Equity Issues

  1. Technological Transformation and Human Progress
  2. The Emergence of Information and Knowledge Society
  3. Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Workers in a Knowledge Society
  4. ICT Infrastructure and Knowledge Dissemination
  5. Women in Knowledge Society

17 Democracy and Digital Media

  1. Understanding Concepts of Democracy
  2. Linkages between Democracy and Digital Media
  3. Avenues of Linkages
  4. Citizen Journalism and Social Change
  5. Experiences of Interplay

18 ICT and Knowledge Society- Challenges & Opportunities

  1. Criticisms of Knowledge Society
  2. A Critical Appraisal of Discourses on Web-based Knowledge Dispersal
  3. The Digital Divide in Knowledge Society
  4. The Question of Literacy in Knowledge Society
  5. Divide in Employment Accessibility