Final Exams

The final exams will be held at:

Location: FKBM 1.1
Date: 21 May 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Good luck on your final exams!

Presentations (Final Week)

Grades are online and available at Learning Zone.

Presentations (Second Week)

The presentation grades can now be found on Learning Zone. Congratulations to all the presenters.

* Please remember that next class (14 May) will begin at 9:00 am.

Presentations (First Week)

The results of the peer-reviewed presentations are available at Learning Zone. Good job to the first five presenters. Please don't forget to email me your slides.

Presentation Evaluation

Your presentation will be evaluated based on the above criteria (click image to enlarge)

CONTENT: Introduction, Prominent Company, and Future.
TECHNIQUE: Delivery and Visuals.

See the post below (Peer-Reviewed Presentations) for "Content" explanation.
"Technique" is simply the way you present. Delivery refers to how you speak, how clear you voice, and how interesting you deliver your topic to the audience. Visual is the slides and mulitmedia content (if available) that is used during the presentation.

When Evaluating your Peers:
Evaluation is based on a scale of 4: poor, average, good, and excellent. Please try to evaluate honestly and fair. This is a learning process for everybody and real evaluations will help your fellow classmates to identify they strengths and weaknesses.
The final scores should be added together and multiplied by 5 for a total possible score of 100.

For example:

Introduction - Good (3)
Prominent Company - Average (2)
Future - Average (2)
Delivery - Good (3)
Visuals - Excellent (4)

Total score = 3 + 2 + 2+ 3 + 4 = 14
Final Score = 14 x 5 = 70

Note:

1. You cannot evaluate your own presentation
2. Do not write your name on the evaluation sheet. All evaluations will be kept confidential.

Presentation Schedule

30-Apr	Books	Mohd Azrul Effendy B. Mohd Razali
30-Apr	Newspapers	Salmah Yusoff
30-Apr	Magazines	Nur Amirah Bt. Sarudian
30-Apr	Recordings	Ali Mehellou
30-Apr	Radio	Nurul 'aaina Binti Salleh
7-May	Movies	Abbas Ramdani
7-May	Video	Shariffah Hanim Bt Syed Ismail
7-May	Television	Mohamad Hapisol Othman
7-May	Photography	Wang Chaonan
7-May	Advertising	Nur Haffiza Binti Rahaman
14-May	Computers	Shuhaida Bt. Mohd Said
14-May	Mobile Phones	Nuraidahidayu Binti Abdul Thalib
14-May	The Internet	Zuraida Hani Binti Zulkepli
14-May	Google Services	Said M. S. Elgaibani
14-May	Social Networking	Norjannah Binti Nasaruddin

Peer-Reviewed Presentations

The objective of the presentation is to identify Communication Technologies and understand its history, development, application, and its context against today's media environment.

The presentation itself consist of three major sections:

1. Introduction - General information, History, Development, Use in Communications
   
2. Prominent Company (brand/player/organization) - Choose a major corporate name that is known for the communication technology you have been assigned to. For example: Canon (Photography), Apple (Mobile Phones), Twitter (Social Networking). Discuss about its development, competitors, business, target market, problems, etc. **** A SWOT (Strength / Weaknesses / Opportunity / Threats) analysis would be a good approach.
   
3. Future - Talk about how you think the communication technology will develop in the future. Base your predictions on current trends and demands.

Remember, Presentations should be between 20-30 minutes long (including any discussions, role-play, Q&A, audience participation). Create interesting two-way activities to highlight important points, these tend to score higher than regular one-way presentations. Your mark will be determined by the audience and worth 30% of the final mark.

Good luck!

Assignment: Podcast

Please click HERE for the list of podcasts from Techbeat.
Choose one episode and write a one page summary + how is it different than a regular radio broadcast?

Books and eBooks

Self Publishing and Book Printing Solutions: Lulu.com

Amazon Sells More E-Books Than Hardcovers: Wired.com
Amazon eBooks Library: Amazon.com

Welcome to SCCT 5313 (March 2011 Intake)

This course focuses on concept, model and theory of communication within the framework of information technology. In today’s digital world, the science of communication has been changed drastically through new developments in communication technology and media. This course will provide information on how modern technology influences the science of communication and how society will adapt new communication models. The course will utilize real world scenarios, real projects and case studies for enhanced comprehension of theoretical material. The course will also utilize online learning through a class blog and discussion groups. Students will be encouraged to work and learn together with their peers through group activity and projects.