Test

Hi Guys,

Tomorrow is the test.

Some things that might be worth thinking about

- Product Placement

- How the internet is changing advertising on TV

- Reality TV and its implications

- The Golden Age of Television

- How International Events change Television

- Cable TV and its implications

- Public Broadcasting

- ESPN

- MTV

- Genres of TV programming

- The brilliance of Seinfeld

- How TV shows are socially relevant

- How censorship has gradually become a non-issue

- How advertising has changed

Good Luck!

JOHN

Communications Review

Tomorrow is test day for the communications part of the course.

Please refer to the link below for the slideshow and .pdf files

http://www.slideshare.net/outdoorjohn

also i put a .pdf file for the cornell note taking system

18 Nov 2010

Good Class!

More about Generation Gap and how to bridge it. Parents experience vs ours and how why we differ from our parents. How to overcome differences through various ways of communication.

Sarah Palin's Alaska!

15 Nov 2010

Started Communication Part

Great class

Remember tomorrow is field trip day.

Movie starts at 1:10 at scotiabank theatre

JOHN

Media Review

Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/off_the_grid_life_on_the_mesa/

link to slideshow for review

http://www.slideshare.net/outdoorjohn/media-review-11-nov-2010

movie Next Tuesday at 1:10 p.m.

Field Trip!

The Social Network



Release Date: 10/1/2010
Running Time: 2h
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Synopsis
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. From director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin comes The Social Network, a film that proves you don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, and Ceán Chaffin and based on the book "The Accidental Billionaires" by Ben Mezrich.

10 Nov 2010

PBS Video

Growing up Wired

http://video.pbs.org/video/1082076027/

New Media, Social Media

to catch a predator

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/catch-predator/

Dates for Tests and Oral Presentations

Tests:

12 Nov
25 Nov
10 Dec

Oral Presentations:

15, 16, 17 December

Final Exam

21 Dec

3 Nov 2010

Analzyed Foxnews.com and Cnn.com's coverage of the 2010 midterms and how different media outlets use clever adjectives to influence viewers/readers.

Documentary: "This is what democracy looks like"

website: http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/this-is-what-a-democracy-looks-like/

Participation Question:

Describe the evolution of the 1999 WTO protests.

2 Nov 2010

Finished viewing "Outfoxed". Questions were as follows:

1. Why was this documentary shown?
2. What is the relevance between the lecture "Mass Media & Public Policy" and this documentary?
3. How is Fox News biased?
4. Does the media control politics? Or vice-versa?
5. What are your impressions of this documentary?
6. Was "Outfoxed" relevant?
7. Was "Outfoxed" useful to you as a student?

Discussed the upcoming American elections and how different media outlets will portray the results in different fashion.

1 November 2010

Today's class we discussed the significance of media and politics. Who shapes who?

Documentary:

Outfoxed

http://freedocumentaries.org/teatro.php?filmID=43&lan=en&size=big

Course Outline

Course Title: Communications & Networking

Length: 8 weeks

Schedule: Monday – Friday 1:00 – 5:15 p.m., room 312

Credits: 6 Secondary V credits

Instructor: John Côté
john.cote@gmail.com

Blog: http://outdoorjohn.blogspot.com/

Outline

Upon successful completion of this course, students will demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the following, concepts: mass media and its methods, influences and institutions. Furthermore, the communications components of this course will show students how to communicate effective, orally, in the written form and on a subconscious level. The last module of this course will examine networking sites, both the effectiveness and its detractions. The instructional method will consist of lectures, in-class discussions, documentaries, and debates. Class participation is vital to class atmosphere and obtaining a good mark.

Marking Scheme

Tests

3 in-class examinations, each worth 15% of final grade

Examinations

One final examination, worth 30% of final grade

Oral Presentation

One oral project, worth 15% of final grade

Pop Quiz

One pop quiz, worth 10% of final grade

Classroom Conduct

As students, you reserve the right to be in a learning environment that is free of any distractions. Consequently, tardiness and disruptive classroom behavior will not be tolerated in any form. (please refer to the High School of Montréal’s policy regarding said behaviour)

Communications & Networking

Hi,

Welcome to Communicaitons and Networking!

This website well help you throughout the course. I will post daily summaries, links to documentaries we view, and notes summarizing the weeks activities.

Feel free to send me comments on any aspect of the course.

JOHN