Using theoretical concepts from your readings and independent research, you will consider this issue with reference to: • Dominant ideas relating to the issue. How have they been shaped socially and historically? Are these ideas contested and/or did they differ between nations, cultures or social groups?

Assignment 3 – Critical Internet Analysis and Stakeholder Map
Due: Sun Nov 6, 2022 23:59Due: Sun Nov 6, 2022 23:59
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Assignment 3: Critical internet analysis and stakeholder map
Weighting 45% 2000 words Due Sunday 6 November, 11.59 PM
In this assignment, you will consider a current issue, an industry or a policy relating to the Internet, and discussed in this unit, from the
perspective of the “Three I”s” of ideas, interests and institutions.
Using theoretical concepts from your readings and independent research, you will consider this issue with reference to:
• Dominant ideas relating to the issue. How have they been shaped socially and historically? Are these ideas contested and/or
did they differ between nations, cultures or social groups?
• Dominant interests in the area. Are there major companies involved in this area? Are there issues about how they operate?
Are there competing business or other interests (e.g. trade unions, environmental groups, activist groups)? Are the
technologies disruptive of an existing industry?
• Major governing institutions in the field. Are there government agencies with oversight in this area? Do companies have their
own regulatory agencies? How accountable or transparent are the decisions that these groups make?
You will also produce an infographic (a flowchart or other diagram) that identifies and maps the relationship between ideas, interests
and institutions to develop a stakeholder map around this issue, industry or policy.
You will provide a bibliography of all referenced works and should include at least 10 academic bibliographic references. You should use
the APA referencing style.
Your chosen topic MUST be different to that which you researched for Assessment Item 2. Submitted essays on the same topic will
receive a zero grade.
Marking criteria:
This assignment should demonstrate:
• a critical understanding of the history, politics, economics and cultures of the internet and internetworked technologies. 25
marks
• capacity for independent academic research, analysis and critique. 25 marks
• clarity and accuracy of argument. 25 marks
• explanatory power of accompanying infographic. 15 marks
• appropriate presentation (meets word count; accurate citation and referencing; correct spelling, punctuation and
grammar). 10 marks
Submit your essay as a Word document copy via the Assessment 3 assessment link on Canvas. If any plagiarised or ghost-written
material is detected you will receive no marks for this task.
Further information:
To create the infographic, you can access Adobe Spark from the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, available to you as a University of Sydney
student. Log in to UniConnect Cloud Links to an external site. for more information about how to acquire the software off-campus.
Alternatively, there are many free infographic software sites accessible online, or you may wish to get a licence to use Canva Links to
an external site., which is one of the most widely used program suites in industry. Note that The University of Sydney has a site licence to
Adobe but not to other programs. Other useful programs – which have limited free versions, are Visme Links to an external
site. and Venngage Links to an external site..
Other points to note:
• The word limit for the essay is 2000 words +/- 10%. This includes references but does not include the infographic.
• The infographic should be one page.
• Both the essay and the infographic should be submitted as a single PDF file. This involves saving both documents as PDFs, and
combining them into a single document.
• The infographic should be an Appendix to the essay, coming after the references.
• This assignment is not to be submitted onto the WordPress blog. It is to be uploaded to Canvas only.
Criteria Pts
Critical understanding
A critical understanding of the history, politics, economics and cultures
of the internet and internetworked technologies.
/ 25 pts
Academic research
Capacity for independent academic research, analysis and critique.
/ 25 pts
Argument
Clarity and accuracy of argument.
/ 25 pts
Presentation
Presentation (meets word count; accurate citation and referencing;
correct spelling, punctuation and grammar, copyright clearances).
/ 10 pts
Infographic
Explanatory power of accompanying infographic
/ 15 p