CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 Digital Media Design Music and Performance Technology Jim Buckley CS1-031 (21)3531 Directed Study (CS4042 – CS4032)

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study Table of Contents The Module: –What we want you to get out of this; –The skills we want you to learn; –How we are going to support you in this; 25/01/2011

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study Table of Contents The Module: –What we want you to get out of this: –To be able to research an area; –Report on it accurately; –Why reasoning; –Improved Co-op prospects; –The skills we want you to learn; –Self starting skills; –Reading skills; –Understanding skills; –Presentation skills; –Developing a web presence –How we are going to support you in this?... 25/01/2011

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 By the time you get to the end of University, what do you have?

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 Basis for ‘Why’ reasoning Seeing the way things are now: –How: Observation / Direct usage/practice; Media: Reading about it; Media: UTube; But you need to be spin-aware ; –Why: Understanding why it came to be this way? (So you can make them better in the future)

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 So, to make a change, you need... To be able to: –Find articles/examples in an area of interest; –Report the facts; –Understand material; –Compare across material; – Be able to report this back convincingly:

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 Modules Objectives Students will acquire the knowledge and approaches needed to: –Identify an area of interest; –Undertake a review of that area; –Acquire a critical appreciation of that area, based on listening, seeing and reading relevant works; –The ability to present a ‘whole’ from these differing works (through written report and presentation). A sub-goal is to put work into your own words.

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 How we will do this In groups of 4 you will research your chosen topic and will present to the class in weeks 7 & 8, using powerpoint slides as a support (20%) You (in groups of 4) will produce a final essay for assessment (one per group – 50%). You’ll be assessed for your involvement (attendance / preparation) for labs (20%) –If your attendance / interaction in these review meetings is very poor, we reserve the right to penalize you in marks for your presentation / report

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 MMPT Topics MMPT students only: –Students are expected to carry out research into a topic which is relevant to music developments and technology and art pre Music and audio: The development of recording (Edison, Bell, Poulsen), Early electronic instruments (Elisha Gray, Telharmonium Theremin, Ondes Martenot, Trautonium, Hammond, Hugh LeCain) Image: The origins and development of the moving image in film (Maxwell, Lumiere, Melies, Edison, Eastman), The origins and development of television (Edison, Baird, Logie), The introduction of sound in films and its effects on film making (Vitaphone, Foley).

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 DMD Topics DMD students only: –Students are expected to pick from the following list, or pick something related to DMD that interests them, and carry out research into the topic: Aural visualization Haptics Medical simulation devices The mobile office Public environment technologies The Web 2.0 Automated face recognition Software visualization Computer aided learning Interaction devices for gaming; Digital art Sonification Ubiquitous computing

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 To Help You Lectures Week 1: Briefing on the Directed Studies module; Week 2: Identifying reading sources; Week 3: Reading and summarizing academic texts / articles; Week 4: Aggregating academic texts; Week 5: Presenting your findings – Powerpoint; Week 6: Presenting your findings – Writing / Plagiarism;

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 To Help You Practical 1: Introduction to Wordpress; Practical 2: Internet searching, Selection of your group / topic; Practical 3: Reading an academic article, Initial protocol meetings; Practical 4: PowerPoint, Research review meeting Practical 5: PowerPoint, presentation preparation meeting; Practical 6: No practical Practical 7: Feedback on presentations; Practical 8: Word formatting, Research Review meeting; Practical 9: ‘Drafting the module essay’ review meeting; Practical 10: Word organizing references, Report review meeting Practical 11: Assessment of Blog;

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 Task for Practical next week None!

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 25/01/2011 Questions? People do fail /do badly in this module: –Not getting into groups; –Not picking a topic quickly enough; –Not picking a topic that will interest them, that they can find material on; –Not settling on a good framework; –Not following guidance; –Not submitting drafts / practicing; –Not being consistent; –Plagiarism.

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 16 Feb 2011 Online Portfolios: Building a professional profile Notes courtesy of Dr. Gabriela Avram Interaction Design Centre CSIS

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 1.The role of a portfolio Definition: “a collection of authentic and diverse evidence, drawn from a larger archive representing what a person or organization has learned over time (or achieved) on which the person or organization has reflected, and designed for presentation to one or more audiences for a particular rhetorical purpose”. –National Learning Infrastructure Initiative US (2003). “But also reflects who you are, your achievements”

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study The advantages of having an online portfolio Accessibility – sharing; Storage (not only text, but also video, audio, photos and sketches) Easy to create Sociability (harnessing the power of Social Media) Gives a boost of professionalism to one’s online identity Allows for more freedom, creativity and breadth then just a cover letter and resumé It also aligns strongly with your course.

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study Why maintaining a portfolio? As learning diary For marketing and self- promotional reasons- while looking for a job For professional and creative self-expression For networking with peers and establishing a professional identity For performance appraisal and promotion in an existing job

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study Challenges Information needs to be kept up-to-date Relationships have to be maintained Having a coherent online presence requires spending time – finding the right balance Embarrassing information can be discovered by potential employers Any little mistake in an online artefact can have huge implications!

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study 5. Creating your portfolio online Sites that could host your portfolio, providing both the software and the hosting space for free: oGoogle Sites (10Mb) o( oBlogger.com (1Mb) oWordPress.com (3Mb) oWeebly.com

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study Examples: Portfolios of UL students and alumni Karen Kiely – Digital Media Design, 2010, did an MA in Social Media in Birmingham, currently working in SFKaren Kiely Olivia Kennedy –DMD 2011 graduate, Interaction Designer at IBMOlivia Kennedy Sharon Brosnan - Digital Media Design, 2010,working with Avos in SFSharon Brosnan Triona Butler – Interactive Media master 2010Triona Butler – Lette Moloney – Interactive Media master, 2010Lette Moloney

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study ePortfolio Resources A presentation on Classroom 2.0- Helen Barrett A TEDx talk by Dr. Helen Barrett Using Google sites for building a portfolio tutorial tutorial your-online-portfolio-using-free-web-tools-for- self-promotion

CS4042 / CS4032 – Directed Study Social Media resources “Putting your best foot forward”- by Jen LeeReeves your-best-foot-forward your-best-foot-forward “How We All Became Elvis: A Note On Online Personal Branding” by Ben Grossman we-all-became-elvis-a-note-on-online-personal- branding