Concepts& CareersinInformation, Policy and Society

I. How a society influences the organization of InformationII. How Information influences the structure and functioning of a societySociety Information

I. How Society Influences Information

Societies differ (over time and place)-Cultural differences e.g. roles of

Gender, Ethnicity, Race, Language, Religion, Family, Age groups

-Economic differences e.g. Markets, economic class structure and purchasing power

-Political differences e.g. state, policies-Scientific and technological differences

II. What are differences in the organization of information?

National policies, laws & practices related to-ownership and financing media infrastructure

and content-management and professional values-hardware for production of content, its

transmission and reception-the kind of applications/transactions/content-access/exposure-users, audiences

III. What kinds of influence can information have on society?

Influences on individuals, groups & nations

Immediate & cumulative influences (over time)

Economic, political, cultural & other influences

How does the IPS Emphasis teach us about society information ?

The Queen of Courses TC 802 Research Methods— or how will you know how to search for

answers to your questions on the influence of society on information ownership or access???

More Courses…Society-Information Relationships TC 820: How Individuals Choose What

Information They Use, How Individuals are Impacted by Information

TC 822: How the Gender, Race and Ethnic Structure of Society Influences How Information Content and Infrastructure is Owned and Operated

TC 877: How National Economic, Political and Cultural Differences Impact the Structure of their Information Structures

Courses on information structures

TC 850 on national policies TC 852 on industry structure TC 853 on organizations TC 854 on markets TC 877 compares nations

Courses on information influences on society TC 820 Influences on individuals, how

individuals use information TC 822 Influences on groups (gender,

ethnic, racial) and how groups use information content and channels

TC 872 How nations use media for economic growth, social change and advances in agriculture, health, and education

TC 877 Differences and similarities in national strategies on information

Your required courses will help you to choose an area of specialization:

Choose an elective from one of the courses described earlier

and then Design your own thesis research to

learn more about this topic

Career Possibilities inSociety Information

The following are job areas that Information, Policy and Society faculty and former students with policy and society interests have pursued:

Research, teaching and public sector implementation: Research consulting firms and centers e.g. Nielsen

Research, Harris Surveys, Cheskin, Rand Corporation, Leslie Harris & Associates Washington D.C., National Economic Research Associates London U.K.

Research for management consulting firms, e.g. Booz Allen, Price Waterhouse Cooper

Research funded by foundations, e.g. Smith Richardson, Rudd, Ford, Friedrich Ebert

Research for professional associations in the information sector, e.g. Recording Industry of America, National Cable Telecom Assoc, National Association of Broadcasters

More job possibilities… Research, teaching and telecom

admin in colleges and universities; Content and infrastructure

implementation in the private and public sector: e.g. Ben Nederland (wireless), Comcast Cable, ABC TV, USA Network, British Broadcasting Corporation, American Motors, law firms, KCET TV Los Angeles,

US Army Signals Corps;

More jobs… Governments, cities, states and nations: e.g. City of San Francisco, City of Minnesota,

French foreign aid, US AID, British Commonwealth Secretariat, US Army, Governments of India, Canada, Austria, Argentina, Philippines, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

International organizations: World Bank, United Nations Children’s Fund, World Health Organization, UN AIDS, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

How is the IPS Emphasis different from the others?

It begins and ends with the nature of society

Society Information Society

It approaches all subjects from a social science perspective.