CCT 300 Spring 2006 Lecture 1: Introduction to Course
Course Outline Instructors Text(s) Times and Approaches Resources - Pro Shop, WebCT, Wiki
Important Notes Honesty and plagiarism Access to Learning Due Dates
Professional Etiquette Cooperative, constructive dialogue is key Conflict and conflict resolution
Assignments Film analysis of Network (1976) Wiki - essential form and structure of media (more on this shortly) Culture Jamming/Social Influence project Test and its format
Critical Analysis of Media What does this mean, exactly?
Critical Analysis Analysis of media form, structure - genre and canonical works Analysis of overarching economic, social, political ramifications of mediated reality
Media and Media Form What is a medium? What differentiates one medium from another?
Brainstorming In groups, list all media forms you can think of Be as specific as possible - e.g., not just “television” but specific forms of TV programming - e.g., reality TV, sitcoms, news programming forms, etc. How would you define them?
Wikispaces What is a wiki? Canonical wikis What is Wikispaces? Tips on good wiki citizenship
Basic Wiki Writing Creating/editing pages History and revision Creating external/internal links Editing menus/sidebars Adding images, improving layout
Using the course Wiki Requirements for the assignment Use in the course as a whole
Next Class Movie Night! (Analysis of Network (1976) due 30th of May…)