Cognella academic publishing jun 2012 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Public Policy and Global Change offers an introduction to the study of American public policy and examination of significant issues on the American policy agenda. Unlike most public policy textbooks, it attempts to connect major challenges in American society to global economic, environmental, cultural, and political changes. The title is designed to help students understand the forces shaping their lives and American society in an age of globalization. This knowledge is vital for students to practice democratic citizenship: casting informed votes, participating in the nation's political life, and helping others to reach a better understanding of American public policy. While effective as a standalone text, this book is a companion to Dennis Patterson, ed., Readings in American Public Policy. The two books used together offer broad coverage of important issues and a wide range of diverse viewpoints on these issues. The selections in Public Policy and Global Change: - Illustrate globalization's effects on American politics and policy.- Provide a broad spectrum of views on significant policy issues.>Dr. John Barkdull, Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University, has taught courses in American public policy since 1993. Recently, he was Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He has been the recipient of a Fulbright Senior Fellowship to teach in Bangladesh, and a Fulbright-Hays fellowship to study in Southeast Asia. Dr. Barkdull has published in the American Political Science Review, Social Science Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and other scholarly journals, and has authored a number of book chapters. Furthermore, he has penned an extensive amount of policy-oriented articles and textbook materials for classroom use. Dr. Barkdull directs both the Global Affairs program at Texas Tech and the International Studies minor, and is faculty undergraduate advisor in Political Science.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Videogames are the dominant art form of the 21st century. How we go about designing and creating them, what we choose to say and express with them, and how we engage with and play them, reflects and informs our behavior and broader understanding of morality and ethics. In this book, Zagal has collected a series of essays that offer an amazing array of perspectives and views. Game designers, sociologists, legal scholars, media theorists, game researchers, philosophers, and more, all offer their views and insights on varied and diverse sets of issues. Topics include potential effects of violent content in videogames, cheating and anti-social behavior, business practices in the games industry, social and cultural diversity and representation in games, moral values in games and gameplay, freedom of expression, and how games are uniquely positioned as an art form to encourage players to reflect on ethics and morality. The Videogame Ethics Reader is a unique collection of writings on videogames and ethics by leading scholars and practitioners. It includes game analyses, case studies, and thought-provoking essays that serve as a valuable companion to traditional ethics textbooks. This book provides an entry point for thinking, deliberating, and discussing ethical topics surrounding videogames and their accompanying technologies. It also serves as a springboard for examining how this relatively new medium can provide us with insights on many of the moral and ethical questions that have been with us for centuries. ' ' Dr. José P. Zagal is a game designer and scholar. He serves on the faculty at DePaul University's College of Computing and Digital Media where he teaches a variety of courses on game design and analysis, online communities, and ethics. In his research he explores the analysis, design, and use of videogames for encouraging ethical reasoning and reflection. He is also interested in supporting games literacy through the use of collaborative learning environments. His book on this topic, Ludoliteracy: Defining, Understanding, and Supporting Games Education was published in 2010. Zagal is a member of the executive board of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA). He has published many articles on videogames in leading journals in the field of game studies and regularly presents on these and other topics at international conferences.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Telecommunications, Broadcasting, and Information: Law, Policy, and Regulation is a collection of readings designed to accompany an upper-level undergraduate course that introduces students to the challenges confronting regulators, practitioners, stakeholders, and the public as a result of the convergence of information technologies and their towering impact on democracy and on quality of life. The approach adopted in this anthology introduces students to basic concepts of economics, law, competition, and regulatory governance, and to the fundamentals of communications and antitrust policymaking, in order to set the foundation for class discussions on issues pertaining to what have been distinct industries-telecommunications and broadcasting-as they become one-the information industry. The issues covered in this collection range from indecency regulation and political speech to interconnection oversight and network neutrality; from media ownership and the role of public and educational broadcasting to the technological underpinnings of the American regulatory system and the quest for universal service. Short introductions accompanying each of the readings set them in the context of the field of knowledge needed to fully comprehend the framework in which they are embedded. Amit M. Schejter (Ph.D., Rutgers) is associate professor of communications and co-director of the Institute for Information Policy at the College of Communications of Penn State University. His books, law reviews, and academic studies on communications policy have been published and presented worldwide in four languages. Sangyong Han (M.A., Indiana University) is a doctoral candidate and research fellow at the Institute for Information Policy at the College of Communications at Penn State University. Previously, he has held managerial and marketing positions in the Korean telecommunications industry.'. …

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