Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to understand the concept of information communication technology and the use of mobile phone in recent times. Understand the basics of creating and promoting a web page. Understand the concept of privacy and security on the internet.
Information Communication Technology (ICT): Concept, Relevance and Scope. CT and IT: similarities and differences, Cellular Telephone for the purpose of Communication.
Web Page – Websites, Home pages. Web page development: inserting, linking; editing, publishing, promoting and maintaining a website. Hyperlinks: Definition, elements and types
Online Journalism: Introduction, Objectives, New Horizons, History, Online editions of newspapers – Headlines for web paper, Reporting, Editing, Handling a developing story.
Privacy on the Internet, Cyber crime: Definition and types, Security issues of cyber journalism, Cyber Hacking: Essential Elements, Types & Forms, Legislative Approach in India, and Socio Legal Impact of Cyber Hacking in India. Cyber Terrorism: Concept, National Security, Modes, Prevention & Control.
Digital Divide, Digitization of Media and its effects on media Authorship, Piracy, Copyright, Copyleft and Open source, Community Journalism; Convergence Journalism. Social Media; Types of Social Media; Need and Impact of Social Media, Internet Advertising: Definition and types