Module Descriptors
CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
COCS40486
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
- Introduction to File formats for communication - Sound and Video including data recovery.
- Introduction to Wireless Communication technologies- Infrared, Blue Tooth, Wireless.
- Podcasting - How to receive, create and distribute them.
- Communication techniques - Blogs, Wikis and Blikis
- Introduction to Wireless Communication technologies- Infrared, Blue Tooth, Wireless.
- Podcasting - How to receive, create and distribute them.
- Communication techniques - Blogs, Wikis and Blikis
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% coursework - 50% based on weekly practical exercises (Learning outcomes 2 and 3), 50% assignment, e.g. creating, storing and receiving a podcast (Max. 2 minutes), to include a short report (500 words) (Learning outcomes 1, 2, and 3).
Module Resources
PC computer lab.
Server storage space.
Content Management System Software.
University network.
Bluetooth Devices.
Wireless Devices.
Microphone and Headphone sets.
Server storage space.
Content Management System Software.
University network.
Bluetooth Devices.
Wireless Devices.
Microphone and Headphone sets.
Module Texts
Given the nature of the material covered major reference will be made to Internet sites concerned with topics covered in the course e.g.
www.Xoops.com - Object Oriented Content Management System
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - On-line encyclopaedia
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/ - Tutorial on podcasting
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/sound_fdd.shtml sound formats
Additional texts to include:-
Skype me! From single user to small enterprise + beyond, Gough M, Syngress Publishing, 2006, ISBN: 1597490326
Blogging for Business, Holtz S and Demopoulos T, Kaplan Business, 2006, ISBN: 1419536451
www.Xoops.com - Object Oriented Content Management System
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - On-line encyclopaedia
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/ - Tutorial on podcasting
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/sound_fdd.shtml sound formats
Additional texts to include:-
Skype me! From single user to small enterprise + beyond, Gough M, Syngress Publishing, 2006, ISBN: 1597490326
Blogging for Business, Holtz S and Demopoulos T, Kaplan Business, 2006, ISBN: 1419536451
Module Learning Strategies
This module is very much hands-on, with practical exercises undertaken each week in a 2-hour lab-based practical (1:25) with 1-hour lecture sessions providing the underpinning knowledge. (1:n)