This course provides an introduction to the basic theories, concepts, principles, and contexts of human communication. The course is designed as an introduction to the field of communication studies. It offers an overview of fundamental communication principles and practices applicable to many careers. Students will learn how to reflect and think critically about communication in personal and public contexts and explore how communication has created and shaped our society, as well as our personal lives.
Topically, the course will focus on some of the key areas of specialty within our School, which include (but is not limited to) mass communication, promotional communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, and communication in the era of new technologies. Ultimately, this course aims to cultivate an enduring interest, curiosity, and enthusiasm for various facets of communication, both as a discipline (i.e., the ‘field’ of communication) and as a foundation for human life.
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Instructor: Prof Nuri Kim
Taken in Y1S1 2021Assessment format:
Tutorial participation: 15%
Exam 1 (MCQ): 20%
Exam 2 (MCQ): 30%
Group term project (Shorthand): 30%
Individual reflection paper: 5%Notes on the course:
– Lectures are pre-recorded, students expected to watch the lecture video before tutorial
– Tutorials are mostly for class discussion of lecture content + weekly readings
– Group term project – 5 people in a group, write a feature story on any topic, to be presented on the online multimedia platform Shorthand
– Class participation is voluntary and noted by profPros:
– Prof Nuri is very nice, really open to questions, and she replies very quickly 🙂
– Shorthand project is actually quite interesting!! You get to choose the topic you want, gives you more freedom to cover topics that you find engaging
– They release a practice paper before every examCons:
– Quality of practice paper is usually a bit slipshod, because they are put together in a few days before the test (they aren’t past year papers). Kinda hard to get a gauge on your abilities just by doing the practice paper
– Exams are highly dependent on memory work
– Quite theory-heavy, content is a little dry at timesMy thoughts:
– One of my pre-allocated mods :]
– Shorthand project really took a long time, would advise getting a headstart so you don’t end up rushing it when you’re swamped with other work
– Exam questions tend to reference very specific examples from the tutorial and lectures; just take down everything she says;;;December 4, 2021
