Internet Tech & Governance

Catalog description

The Internet connects over five billion people, yet few know how it works or who governs it. This course will focus on the infrastructure of the Internet - the layers of the Internet used for sending data packets around the world and yes, figuring out where a webpage is located in the world. While helpful for everyone, the class is ideal for students preparing for a practice in cyberlaw, technology and intellectual property law, and Internet policy. No previous technology background is required. This is a hands-on course: Every student will interview a senior Internet technologist, write a comment on policy matters, and prepare and present a simulated Internet policy panel. Every student will come away with knowledge of the Internet infrastructure important to their future firms and organizations, and ready to participate in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.