Write a 2000 essay based on the topic “Will the delivery of the current National Broadband Network (NBN) scheme have a positive or negative impact on the digital divide in Australia?”
I believe it to be a positive impact, but with the information you find, please choose the one that will provide the highest quality essay.
***The essay MUST BE in Academic Essay Structure as per the A Pshimo & A Hogue (1991) Writing Academic English, Addison Wesley Menlo Park.
***MUST references: Must reference – Lister, M., Dovey, J., Giddings, S., Grant, I., & Kelly, K., 2009, New Media: A Critical Introduction Second Edition.
The essay should include at least 12 sources of which a minimum of 8 must be drawn from
academic/scholarly sources such as books and journal articles. The remaining 4 can refer
to websites or other non-academic sources. Proper academic referencing (Harvard) is
required.
The essay should illustrate effective use of academic sources, be correctly referenced
in text and include a Reference List.
It should show that you have effectively interacted with the unit content by displaying a
concrete working knowledge of themes discussed.
Marking Criteria:
Critical and creative engagement with debate topics.
Sincere and engaging response to posts made
by peers.
Incorporation of appropriate evidence in original
post.
Incorporation of appropriate evidence in
response to peers.
Debate participation mark.
Clarity, creativity, sophistication of response.
Ability to generate and/or sustain debate.
In-text reference/reference lists in posts.
Essay Question:
For all questions the essay will need to illustrate your analysis with reference
to examples drawn from existing academic research. For example, we do not want an essay that
outlines the pros and cons of a SNS, or whether one SNS is better at marketing to users than another.
We want you to follow current scholarly research surrounding the issues above, and formulate this into an essay that argues in response to one of the questions provide.
The examples that you use to make your argument should come from existing academic research. Be sure that you clearly outline your own argument and support it with evidence from peer-reviewed, academic sources. An academic research essay is not a descriptive “feature story” that presents facts alone, you must also provide an element of critical analysis.
1. Will the delivery of the current National Broadband Network (NBN) scheme have a positive or negative impact on the digital divide in Australia?
We want you to follow current scholarly research surrounding the issues above, and formulate this into an essay that argues in response to one of the questions provide. Be sure that you clearly outline your own argument and support it with evidence from peer-reviewed, academic sources. An Academic Research Essay is not a descriptive “feature story” that presents facts alone, you must also provide an element of critical analysis.
Australian Bureau of Statistics: The Digital Divide 2004, viewed March 2015, <_http3a_ _www.abs.gov.au2f_ausstats2f_abs40_.nsf2f_7d12b0f6763c78caca257061001cc5882f_844a2fc22ae31611ca2572dd000a6bae21_opendocument="">
Gorski, P. & Clark, C. 2001, “Multicultural Education and the Digital Divide: Focus on Race, Language, Socioeconomic Class, Sex, and Disability”, Multicultural Perspectives, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 39-44.
Hindman, D.B. 2000, “The rural-urban digital divide”, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, vol. 77, no. 3, pp. 549-560.
Pluss, M. 2004, “Digital divide in Australia”, Geography Bulletin, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 56-59.
Servon, L.J. 2002, Bridging the digital divide: technology, community, and public policy, Blackwell Pub, Malden, MA; Oxford.
Willis, S. & Tranter, B. 2006, “Beyond the ‘digital divide’: internet diffusion and inequality in Australia”, Journal of Sociology, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 43-59.