Learning, Teaching and Researching on the Internet: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists - Softcover

Stein, Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582319358 ISBN 13: 9780582319356

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

Learning, Teaching and Researching on the Internet: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists is directed at students and academic staff who want to be able to access Internet resources quickly and efficiently without needing to become IT experts. The emphasis throughout is on the harnessing of the large volume of potentially useful Internet resources to everyday requirements, whether these be focused on learning, teaching or research.

The Internet is a significantly rich information, communication and research resource for all those involved in higher education, whether they be students, academic staff involved in teaching and research, or educational administrators. Whilst the author has drawn on the large volume of technical literature, it is written on the basis of practical experience acquired over the many years of using Internet resources in the context of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the social sciences. In addition to extensive coverage on using Web browsers, searching for information at Web sites, in mailing lists and newsgroups, Part IV provides detailed annotations in the resources available at the best sites on the Internet collating materials on politics, sociology, economics, philosophy, psychology, history, human rights, European Union and other categories. The work is structured so that it will be found useful by both beginners and intermediate level users.

About this title

About the Author

S. D. Stein

From the Back Cover

Learning, Teaching and Researching on the Internet- A Practical Guide for Social Scientists is directed at students and academic staff who want to be able to access Internet resources quickly and efficiently without needing to become IT experts. The emphasis throughout is on the harnessing of the large volume of potentially useful Internet resources to everyday requirements, whether these be focused on learning, teaching or research.
The Internet is a significantly rich information, communication and research resource for all those involved in higher education, whether they be students, academic staff involved in teaching and research, or educational administrators. Whilst the author has drawn on the large volume of technical literature, it is written on the basis of practical experience acquired over the many years of using Internet resources in the context of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the social sciences. In addition to extensive coverage on using Web browsers, searching for information at Web sites, in mailing lists and newsgroups, Part IV provides detailed annotations in the resources available at the best sites on the Internet collating materials on politics, sociology, economics, philosophy, psychology, history, human rights, European Union and other categories. The work is structured so that it will be found useful by both beginners and intermediate level users.
Key features-

Explains terminology and the technicalities involved in getting started
Offers advice on best practices to make the most efficient use of the Internet
Suitable for both Netscape and Internet Explorer users
Examines how to quickly access major sites, and how to employ essential procedures in order to locate information rapidly and effectively
Provides sufficient guidance on getting the best use out of the Internet to enable social scientists to keep track of developments relevant to their subject areas and toe expand their knowledge of resource locations
Emphasises resource locations which are likely to be maintained and developed
Includes a useful glossary and discipline guides
Essential reading for all students and teachers across the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social policy, social work, psychology, media and communication studies, history, and economics.
Stuart Stein is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of West of England, Bristol. In addition to teaching on a range of sociology courses Stuart Stein also has extensive IT responsibilities in the Faculty and the wider university, including organising induction teaching on IT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0582319358
• ISBN 13: 9780582319356
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 346