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PSCI-3044: The Politics of Internet Governance

Description: Introduces students to theoretical, technological, and policy debates in Internet governance. Topics include multistakeholder governance, cybersecurity and cybercrime, network investigative techniques, data protection, vulnerability disclosure, use of anonymity-granting technologies, network neutrality, virtual currencies, big data, algorithmic bias and decision-making, politics of the domain name system, privacy, free expression, cross-border dispute resolution, data ownership, and challenges to state authority.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: GEOG-2054 or IS-2054 or PSCI-2054

Required By: IS-4074, PSCI-4074

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: IS-3044

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 2

Average GPA: 3.44 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 32.10%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.17%

Aaron F Brantly202375.0%8.3%0.0%0.0%8.3%8.3%3.461
Eric H Jardine202053.0%47.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.421

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2020Fall 2023Term050% W