This course is heavily based on student projects, as described in the syllabus page. Below are three different projects for this course - a WSIS policy statement project, a fieldwork project, and a final analysis project.
WSIS Assignment
The project description, as well as examples of student work, are below:
WSIS Assignment (PDF)
Background Reading: WSIS Background (PDF) (Courtesy of Farnaz Haghseta. Used with permission.)
GFC Report (PDF)
PrepCom Final Document with OCW Proposed Revisions (PDF)
The material in the table below is presented with the permission of the students in the course.
| Students | WSIS papers |
|---|---|
| Bryant Harrison | (PDF) |
| Jonathan Harris | (PDF) |
| Marta Luczynska | (PDF) |
| Raja Bobbili | (PDF) |
Fieldwork Project
The project description, as well as examples of student work, are below:
Fieldwork Project Summary (PDF)
Fieldwork Proposal (PDF)
The material in the table below is presented with the permission of the students in the course.
| Students | fieldwork projects |
|---|---|
|
Fawah Akwo Jamira Cotton | iREACT (also known as OpenCameroom) (PDF) |
Marta Luczynska | OpenZambia (PDF) |
|
Bryant Harrison Mohamed Haji Jonathan Harris | OpenKenya (PDF) |
|
Irina Azu Raja Bobbili Jiho Lee Tiffany Yang | Outsource Africa (PDF) |
|
Jesus Alvarez Tabitha Bonilla Yamicia Connor Yonatan Tekleab | |
Susan MacDonald | |
Theresa Eugenio | Cambridge Access Project (PDF) |
Final Project
The project description, as well as examples of student work, are below:
Final Project (PDF)
The material in the table below is presented with the permission of the students in the course.
| StudentS | fiNAL pROJECTS | SLIDES | REPORTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Study-related Projects | |||
| Marta Luczynska Raja Bobbili | ICTs and Zambia: Two Case Studies | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| Tabitha Bonilla Yamicia Connor Yonatan Tekleab | MEET: A Case Study | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| Fieldwork Project Expansions | |||
| Fawah Akwo Jamira Cotton | iREACT Materials (please see iREACT section of site) | ||
| Susan MacDonald | ESL Training (please see ESL Training section of site) | ||
| Irina Azu Tiffany Yang | Outsourcing: What is it? Why India? (The material from this project will serve as a literature review for the Outsource Africa project.) | (PDF) | (PDF 1) (PDF 2) |
| General Topics | |||
| Mohamed Haji | ICTs and Poverty Eradication | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| Jonathan Harris | ICTs and the Global Labor Force | (PDF) | (PDF) |
| Bryant Harrison | ICT Policy in Rwanda | (PDF) | (PDF) |