Throughout the course a variety of topics will be discussed as they relate to the various projects. By the end of this course, students will:
analyse the environmental costs and benefits,local and global, of recent innovations in communications technology (e.g., costs and benefits related to resource usage, energy demand, waste disposal, toxic substances, radiation, air and water pollution)
describe ways of minimizing or avoiding harmful environmental effects caused by communications technologies and media activities e.g., upgrade products rather than dispose of them; turn off equipment that is not being used; treat dead batteries as toxic waste; recycle used paper and printer cartridges).