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Value: ECTS 4 credits
Introduction
This is a unit intended to give an overview and introduction to the
main topics in Communication Studies. Each two hour session deals
with one or two topics, given by the lecturer responsible for those
topics at the Centre for Communication Technology.
The unit
is required for all first year students doing communications as
their degree or as part of their degree.
Programme
The programme for 2009-2010 is the following.
|
Lct |
Topic |
Lecturer |
Date |
|
1 |
(a) Introduction to
Communications Overview
(b) Communications Studies
& Research Methods |
(a) Dr Gorg Mallia
(b) Rev Prof Saviour
Chircop |
October 6, 2009 |
|
2 |
(a) Media
Ethics/Society/Culture |
Rev Joseph Borg |
October 13, 2009 |
|
3 |
Journalism: (a) Reporting
Journalism: (b) Theories |
(a) Mr George Cini
(b) Mr Evarist Bartolo |
October 20, 2009 |
|
4 |
Film |
Dr Saviour Catania |
October 27, 2009 |
|
5 |
Print media / Presentation
Techniques / Instructional Technology & Communications |
Dr Gorg Mallia |
November 3, 2009 |
|
6 |
(a) Video Production
basics/Documentary production
(b) Video Production
techniques |
(a) Ms Louiselle Vassallo
(b) Mr Daniel Zerafa
|
November 10, 2009 |
|
7 |
(a) Audio Communications
(b) Communications Overview
Resume |
(a) Mr Pierre Cassar
(b) Dr Gorg Mallia |
November 17, 2009 |
|
8 |
(a) Electronic
Communications
(b) Human & Intercultural
Communications |
(a) Mr Anson
Aquilina
(b) Ms
AnnaMaria Darmanin |
November 24, 2009 |
|
9 |
(a) Public Relations
(b) Photography
|
(a) Mr Carmel Bonello
(b) Mr Alfred Cauchi |
December 1, 2009 |
|
10 |
(a) Advertising /
Organisational Communications
(b) Marketing
Communications |
(a) Rev Prof Saviour
Chircop
(b) Prof Albert Caruana |
December 15, 2009 |
|
11 |
(a) Narrating for the
Screen
(b) Creativity and
Aesthetics in Communications
|
(a) Mr Jean Pierre Magro
(b) Mr Vince Briffa
|
January 5, 2010 |
|
12 |
(a) Gender Studies /
Semiotics / content analysis
(b) Unit conclusion |
(a) Dr Brenda Murphy
(b) Dr Gorg Mallia |
January 12, 2010 |
Preliminary Reading List
Fiske, J. (1990). Introduction to Communication
Studies (2nd ed.). London, U.K.: Routledge.
Watson, J. & Hill, A. (2003). A
Dictionary of Media and Communications Studies (6th ed.).
London, U.K.: Arnold.
[Further readings can be found at the
end of each of the lecture notes]. |