Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Spring 2011/Telecommunication Policy Analysis (Johannes Bauer)

Course description
Information and communications technologies and services have become an indispensable part of our professional and daily lives. This course deals with government and non-government initiatives, conventions, regulations, and laws intended to harness the benefits of advanced communications and media and mitigate possible undesired effects. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we will discuss the challenges of governing this highly dynamic, fast-paced sector, examples of successful and of failed policies, and the many vexing issues (e.g., cybersecurity) for which good solutions continue to be elusive. In the course of the semester, we will seek to develop a deeper understanding of issues such as freedom of speech in cyberspace, intellectual property rights, privacy, and network neutrality. We will frequently look abroad and examine what the U.S. can learn from other nations.

Assignment overview
Participants in this course will work on Wikipedia assignments as integral part of the overall coursework. During the first semester half, we will analyze existing Wikipedia entries and improve them if possible. During the second semester half, each course member is expected to contribute to a new entry or significantly expand an existing stub entry on issues of information and communications policy. The work will be done in groups as well as individually.

Assignment timeline
The following table provides a summary of the timeline and important due dates for Wikipedia-related assignments.

Students
This is a list of the students in your class (or rather their Wikipedia usernames), along with their Wikipedia articles (which students will select at the appropriate time).
 * - Cyberstalking legislation
 * - Published page Policies Promoting Wireless Broadband
 * - Broadband universal service - Mentor - Unbundled Network Element |  public interest
 * - Cyber_security_and_countermeasure
 * - International Cybercrime-Link to my Sandbox
 * - Tri-Network Integration in China - Mentor - Network Convergence
 * - Media cross ownership rules Link to sandbox:
 * -Internet_kill_switch Link to sandbox:
 * -Cybercrime and Countermeasures
 * -Digital dividend after digital television transition
 * - Link to my Sandbox: Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC (I have moved my article to live site)