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The aim of this subject is to introduce you to key issues relating to electronic media technologies. In particular, it aims to provide you with frameworks for understanding the genealogies of new media and their relationships to older technologies. You will be asked such questions as what is a medium? What is technology? What is culture? How do these intersect with each other? Drawing on debates which focus on the relations between the body, mind and new media technologies, you may even be asked to consider what it means to be human? A fully printable version of the subject outline is available online or from Counter Reserve in the library. ASSESSMENT There are three pieces of assessment for this subject.
They are: 1. Participation/Reading Journal -25% You are expected to attend all lectures and tutorials -
marks will be deducted if you miss more than 2 consecutive classes
without a doctor's certificate. On the other hand, simply by attending
and doing the reading you can increase your chances of getting a
good mark! You are required to do a minimum of 2 pieces
of set reading per week. You need to write a one hundred word
summary of each in your reading journal. This will be checked each
week in class. Highlighting passages on photocopies is not a substitute
for written summaries in your journal but you can take notes in
point form. You will also be allocated a reading group in class
and will present your reading as a group to the class each week
as well. Detailed explanations will be given out in class. Weekly readings are available under
Schedule & Readings. DUE DATE for reading journal: 2. Class Presentation - 30% Option 1: Present a 10 minute review of
an event or activity featuring electronic media. Details will be
handed out in class and ideas for potential review subjects will
be passed on each week. This assessment is designed to get you OUT
of the university to see what's happening in the world of electronic
media. Option 2: You need to choose a topic from
the weekly outline and give a 10 minute presentation on that week's
topic to your tute group. The presentation is written up as a research report and
handed in one week later - 750 words Notify your tutor by week 2 of the date of your presentation. 3. Major Essay/Project - 45% Students may choose to write an essay (2000 words) or undertake
a project in pairs or groups of no more than 4. This could include,
for example, a web-based project dealing with issues raised in the
subject or an installation or exhibition. You will need to liaise
with your tutor and seek approval for any project proposals. Essay
topics are at the end of this outline. If you choose to work with
others, BE WARNED! All participants in group projects will be awarded
identical marks regardless of their contribution. Choose your partners
wisely! Note: You cannot co-write essays. DUE DATE: |