As the evil genie who unleashed the BA course ET is doing on the unsuspecting public, including saying 'Internet researcher' as one of the outcomes.... I should probably add a few words here :) One of the problems we in Internet Studies faced at Curtin Uni is the history as a technical college that became an institute of technology that became a university. As a result, for complicated reasons, there's no point ni, nor capacity to, offer a traditional 'cyberculture' or similar major within a BA, to be taken alongside and overlapping with majors such as history, english lit, media studies. Nor, because of the boundaries between schools and faculties, could we create the 'perfect' new media/new social network course - too many players and complications. We also wanted to embody something of the 'new' about the Internet - a course/program that was about a new kind of professional 'net-worker' who would have an array of skills and abilities, depending on what electives they choose - marketing, computing etc - underpinned by a deep consciousness about social technology, scepticism about 'technofetishism', appreciation of the power of the network etc etc. A kind of valuable arts-major in Internet Studies, embedded in a degree that permitted choice and recognised prior experience, leading to a professional status, in a field where there are no 'professions'. What we ended up with is not for me to judge...I think we do well at it, but mostly because we have students *like* ET :) Matt Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen@curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org -----Original Message----- From: ET [mailto:et@tarik.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 11 May 2004 4:44 PM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: re:[Air-l] researchers ??? Bram wrote... "But then I became a regulator; now I'm a law student: things change. What motivates your interest, Eero?" Hi Bram, I am currently engaged in a tussle with an internet studies degree course and had noted that one of the career outcomes suggested for graduates is internet researcher. Since I couldnt remember coming across this position description in the job ads I thought I would ask if anyone is specifically engaged in such a position :-) The replies have been interesting. regards, Eero Tarik Adelaide _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l@aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l