Master of Science by Coursework in Social Science of the Internet (Full-time)

• 1.  The Course shall be under the supervision of the Graduate Studies Committee of the Oxford Internet Institute, which is under the supervision of the Social Sciences Divisional Board.

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• 2. Candidates must follow for three terms a course of instruction in Social Science of the Internet.

• 23.  The examination will be in eleveneight parts, as follows:

  • APart 1:. Compulsory core paper in ‘Social Dynamics of the Internet’, assessed by examination.

  • B. Compulsory core paper in ‘Internet Technologies and Regulation’, assessed by examination.

  • C. Compulsory core methods paper in ‘‘Digital Social Research Methods: Methods Core’’ assessed by written coursework. Details of and arrangements for submission of the written course work shall be notified to candidates by the first Monday of Michaelmas Term. 
    

  • DPart 2:. Compulsory core paper in ‘‘Digital Social Research Methods: Statistics Core’’ assessed by examinations. With the agreement of the Director of Graduate Studies, the ‘Applied Analytical Statistics’ course (assessed by written coursework) may be taken in lieu of this paper. 
    

  • EPart 3: Compulsory core paper in ‘Internet and Society’, assessed by examination. 

    Part Four4: (4)Compulsory core paper in ‘Internet Technologies and Regulation’, assessed by examination. 

    Part 5: One methods option modules,paper to be chosen from a list to be published on the Oxford Internet Institute annually by the first Monday of Michaelmas Term. Students will normally select two modules from the first four-week period and two modules from the second four-week period of the list. Students wishing to take three options during a single four-week period must first seek permission from the Director of Graduate Studies. Not all methods options may be available every year. The methods option papers will be assessed by arrangements which are specified in the reading lists for each module, details and arrangements for submission of which shall be notified to candidates by the first Monday of Michaelmas Term. 

  • FPart 6:. TwoOne (21) substantive option papers,paper to be chosen from a list to be published on the Oxford Internet Institute annually by the first Monday of Michaelmas Term. Not all substantive options may be available every year. The substantive option papers will be assessed by arrangements which are specified in the reading lists for each module. 

    Part 7: One further option paper, to be chosen from the list of methods and substantive option papers published on the Oxford Internet Institute website annually by the first Monday of Michaelmas Term or another paper agreed by the Director of Graduate Studies. Not all options may be available every year. The option papers will be assessed by writtenarrangements coursework,which detailsare ofspecified andin arrangementsthe reading lists for submissioneach of which shall be notified to candidates by the first Monday of Michaelmas Termpaper. 

  • GPart 8:. A thesis ofnot betweento 10,000 andexceed 15,000 words on a topic within the subject of the course, to be specified jointly by supervisor and student, and approved by the programme director. Two written copiesChair of the Board of Examiners. The thesis must be delivereduploaded to the ExaminationUniversity Schools,approved Highonline Street,assessment Oxford,platform by noon of the weekday on or nearest to the 1st of August of the year in which the degree is to be taken. Successful candidates will be required to deposit a copy of their thesis in the Oxford Internet Institute Library.

• 3. All Thewritten examinersassignments maymust examinebe anyuploaded to the University approved online assessment platform by the times and dates specified at the start of the course. Each submission must be accompanied by a declaration indicating that it is the candidate’s vivaown vocework.

• 4. The examiners may awardexamine aany Distinctioncandidate forviva excellence in the whole examination on the basis of the material submitted to themvoce.

Oxford 1+1 MBA programme

Candidates registered on the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme will follow an additional two or three -month bridging programme at the end of their third term of the combined programme.

Each candidate will be appointed an academic advisor from the Saïïd Business School to plan an individual course of study which will include as a minimum, the following three compulsory elements:

• (i) AttendanceNormally oftwo onemeetings during the bridging programme with the senior advisor appointed by the Saïd Business School at the start of the summerOxford elective1+1 programmesMBA offeredprogramme.

  (ii) forA theformatively Masterassessed Integrative Development Plan of Business Administrationup to be3,000 published by the MBA Director before the first Monday of the preceding termwords. Candidates would be required to undertakecritically allreflect assessmentson their learning from the Masters programme and receiverelate feedback,this butboth wouldto nottheir obtainforthcoming creditMBA towardsprogramme as well as to their career goals. The meetings with the MBA.advisor Candidateswill are not permitted to subsequently undertakeframe the samedesign, electivedelivery asand partdiscussion of the MBA programme the following yearplan.

• (ii) A formatively assessed assignment of no more than 5,000 words (including all prefatory matter and appendices) supervised by the Saïd Business School academic advisor, which will relate the Master’s degree learning to an appropriate area of the MBA programme. Candidates would also be required to present a work plan related to this assignment to the 1+1 programme class.

• (iii) Attendance of the MBA pre-course as described in the joining instructions for the MBA class, unless granted exemption by the MBA Committee on the grounds of prior formal study or work experience.