Tele 435 s2003 Lectures
LECTURES FOR:
COMM 435 – Computers & Communication
Spring, 2003
Class 1 1/21/2003 Communication 435
Housekeeping:
pass out syllabus
pass around the class list (attendance)
Introducing the Instructor
review syllabus
5. Objectives
6. Textbooks
7. Grading
8. Schedule (note assignments; thee will be field trips; more questions next time)
Introducing the Students
Course Commitments
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What are the most important communication systems, methods or devices TO YOU PERSONALLY (put the most important ones first)?
(have them list – here’s mine)
Interpersonal:
1. Telephone
2. Computer / e-mail
Mass:
3. Television
4. Newspapers
5. Books
Overview of Semester:
dizzying array of technologies
hard to make sense w/o roadmap
we’ll use several roadmaps:
14. Interpersonal vs. Mass
15. Personal vs. Impersonal
16. Information Sys vs. Communication Sys
17. 10 Attributes
Examples: Mass Comm
18. Newspapers
19. Magazines
20. Books
21. Phonograph
22. Movies
23. Broadcast Radio
24. Broadcast TV
25. Cable TV
26. Audio Cassettes, CDs
27. Videocassettes
28. New Wireless Technologies
29. New Wired Technologies
30. On-Line Newspapers
31. Computers, Internet, WWW
Examples: Interpersonal Comm
32. Face To Face
33. Letters
34. Telegraph
35. Telephone
36. “Personal” Radio (Ship, Short-wave, CB)
37. E-Mail
38. Answering Machines
39. Voice Mail
40. Fax
41. Video Conferencing
42. Video Phone
43. Computers
44. Internet, WWW
Overview of CITs
Telecommunications
45. (Electronic) Comm At A Distance
46. “Mediated”
The Field of Communication
47. Interpersonal
48. Small Group
49. Large Group
50. Mass
51. Organizational
Mass Communication
52. One Way
53. No Direct Feedback
54. 1 To Many (Millions?)
55. Dispersed Audience
56. Edited / Packaged
57. Impersonal
Interpersonal Communication
58. Two Way
59. Feedback
60. 1 To 1, 1 To Many
61. Not “Packaged”
62. Personal
Mass / Interpersonal Communication
Mass, Interpersonal Theories; where do “new technologies” fit?
64. One-way, two-way
65. 1 to 1, 1 to many, many to many
66. mass: dispersed receivers
Personal / impersonal communication
S-M-C-R Model of Communication
Source
Message
Channel (w/ encoding before and decoding after)
Receiver
Plus:
72. Feedback (to regulate flow of comm)
73. Noise (distortion/errors)
Technical and Non-technical Internet Structures
Related to Personal Communication
• Emoticons
• Acronyms
• Netiquette
• Anonymous Remailers
• Public Key Encryption
• E-mail: POP Implementations
• E-mail: IMAP Implementations
• Listservs
• Newsgroups
• Computer Conferencing
NOT Related to Personal Communication
• Spam
• Cookies
• Virus Hoaxes
• Urban Legends
• Firewalls
• Software Filters
• Carnivore
• Gopher, ftp & telnet
• Internet Addiction
• Evaluating Source Credibility
• Opt In vs. Opt Out
• Search Engines
The Technology
Ten Attributes Common to ALL
Communication & Information Technology (CIT)
Type of Content
• Text
• Audio
• Still Image
• Moving Image
• Raw Data
• Implications:
• Bandwidth, User Interface
Directionality
• One-Way
• Two-Way
• Implications:
• Degree of Non-Simultaneity
Degree of Non-Simultaneity
• Simultaneous / Non-Simultaneous Dichotomy
• Then, Varying Degrees of Non-Simultaneity
• Implications: Storage
Type of Conduit
• Wired
• Wireless
• Implications: Impacts Degree of Mobility
Analog / Digital Representation
• Analog
• Digital
• Implications:
• Storage Capabilities
• Transmission Capabilities
Access Points
• One to One
• One to Many
• One to One Many Times Over
(Rather than Many to Many)
• Implications: Number of Simultaneous Users
Type of Connection
• Switched
• Networked
• Broadcast
• Implications:
• Directionality
• Degree of Non-Simultaneity
Bandwidth
• Narrowband
• Baseband
• Broadband
• Implications:
• Impacts Transmission Speed
Storage
• Content Preservability
• Content Retrievability
• Content Searchability
• Content Modifiability
• Implications:
• Impacts Ease of Use
• Impacts Flexibility & User Control
User Interface
• Type of Content Addressed
• Input / Output Devices
• Feature Richness
• Feature Operation
• System Navigation
• Implications:
• Impacts Ease of Use
• Impacts Mobility
Note:
74. Very Few Technologies are “Pure” Examples
75. Most are Hybrid
Class 2 1/29/2003 Communication 435
Housekeeping:
• New students?
• Questions about syllabus?
• Course Commitments
Readings Due this Week:
• DB1-2 Intro; Stories about Cyberspace
• T22 Computers & Expectations
• T23 Computers & Ethics
• R1 10 Attributes
• R2 Emoticons
• R3 Acronyms
Lecture:
• 10 attributes of CITs
• emoticons
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Nicole Carter
Aliya Khan
Kevin Coleman
Carol Horen
Gary Kroll
Terry Lehman
Julia Pizzi
Barrie Sutherland
Danielle Uebersezig
Katie Walsh
Gordon Wilson
Implicit & Explicit Course Agreements – Dr. Finn
1. I will be at every scheduled class (except as noted below).
Date Nature of My Other Commitment
2. I will begin class on time, and start on time after breaks.
3. I will end class on time.
4. I will come to each class fully prepared.
5. I will be truly “present” in class at all times – alert, listening actively, and participating fully.
6. I will take personal responsibility for my situation, even when unforeseen events occur.
7. I will treat each of you with respect
8. I will adhere to the GMU Code of Conduct.
9. I will communicate with you as soon as I know that some other commitment will interfere (or is interfering) with one of these course commitments.
Stories about Cyberspace
The nature, value, and influence of narrative
Narratives about computers?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Narratives about the Internet?
1.
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3.
4.
Narratives about (electronic) technology?
1.
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3.
4.
Stories about Cyberspace
The nature, value, and influence of narrative
Narratives about the telephone?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Narratives about CELL telephones?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Narratives about computer games?
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Class 3 2/5/2003 Communication 435
Housekeeping:
• Upcoming Assignment – C1 (2/26)
• I’ll send out by Saturday noon
Lecture:
• Exercise: 10 attributes of CITs
• Discussion: the Logistics of E-mail as a discussion medium
• Discussion: Comm Competence in E-mail, IM, Lists
• Netiquette – what is missing?
Readings for Today:
• R4-6: Netiquette (E-mail, IM, Discussion lists)
• DB3: We’ll discuss online starting tomorrow
• T24: We’ll discuss online starting tomorrow
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Process coming up this week:
• Listserv sign-up
• 2-3 days using the listserv
• Then, Discussion list (WebCT)
Discussion coming this week:
• I’ll kick off a discussion of the David Bell chapter
• I’ll kick off a discussion of the Teich chapter
• You’ll continue discussion comm comp (cc)
• We’ll introduce a discussion of acronyms
Owner Commands
add comm435 Z840 dlozzi@gmu.edu Deirdre Lozzi
review comm435
config comm250 Z840 owners dlozzi@gmu.edu
Class Exercise
Consider 2 attributes:
• Degree of Non-Simultaneity
• Directionality
Draw a 2x2 cell diagram. Fill in the cells with one or more examples of each type.
Computer-mediated Communication (CMC)
The Nature of Electronic Text
Class Exercise
Consider
1) Advantages of Text, Disadvantages of Text
2) Advantages of Voice, Disadvantages of Voice
Draw a chart with three (3) or more examples of each (4 categories total).
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Class 4 2/12/2003 Communication 435
Housekeeping:
• C1 Due - 2/26
• Rating Class Participation for the week
• Upcoming STAR Center's Sessions
"Creating, Editing, & Uploading Web Pages"
• Thu., Feb 13, 3:30-5:30
• Sat., Feb 21, 3:30-5:30
• Sun., Feb 22, 3:30-5:30
• Tue., Feb 25, 5:30-7:30
Register/see schedule at:
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Readings for Today:
• R7-9: Virus Hoaxes, Urban Legends, Internet Addiction
• DB4: Cultural Studies in Cyberspace
• T25: Zuboff: In the Age of the Smart Machine
Lecture:
• The History of Computers, Computer Networks
• Virus Hoaxes
• Urban Legends
• Internet Addiction
• In the Age of the Smart Machine
• Cultural Studies in Cyberspace
• Discussion: Comm Competence in E-mail, IM, Lists
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Components of a Computer Network
• CPU / Server(s)
• Conduit (Transmission media; “pipe”)
• Terminals
• Peripherals
Exercise 1a
List:
1. All the “terminal devices” you own
2. As many terminal devices as you can
Organize then in categories that make sense to you.
T25: Zuboff: In the Age of the Smart Machine
Effects of Computer Technologies on Organizations
Automate vs. Infomate
DB4: Cultural Studies in Cyberspace
Some Philosophical Background
Worldviews / Perspectives / Issues
• Structuralism vs. Functionism
• The Mind / Body Problem
• Objectivity vs. Subjectivity
• Absolutes vs. Few or No Absolutes
• Modernity vs. Postmodernity
• Technological Determinism vs. Social Construction of Technology
Modernity
• Empirical, objective, organized,
• Scientific, quantitative, logical
Postmodernity
• Subjective, qualitative, narrative
• Constructivism
Epistemology
• How do we know things?
• What is the nature of knowledge?
• What approaches lead to “valid” knowledge?
Ontology
• How do we view existence?
• What is the nature of “being” and existence?
• What views of ‘being” or existence provide the most useful framework for understanding events and (human) behavior?
Axiology
• How do we view “values”?
• What is the nature of values and morality?
• What views of values and morality provide the most useful framework for structuring and governing human behavior, organizations and society?
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