Syllabus
Course Code: P-202 Course Name: Communication Technology |
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MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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1 | • Printing Process • Letter press, offset printing and screen printing • Digital Printing • Desktop publishing • e-publishing • Other printing methods |
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2 | • Concept, Scope and relevance of technology in the process of Mass Communication • Analog and Digital Technology • New Communication Technology and its impact on society • Satellite, DTH, HDTV, CAS, Cable TV • Development of Digital TV • Digital High Definition TV |
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3 | • Concepts of broadcasting technology • Emerging broadcasting trends: TV Cameras, Editing Suits and Audio Equipments • Electronic News Gathering, Satellite News Gathering • Different frequencies for uplink and downlink, development in telecommunication • Role of satellite in broadcasting • TV and Radio Broadcast, • Voice and Data Communication • Impact of Digital Technologies on Societies • Rise of Knowledge Societies and Digital Device |
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4 | • New Media History • Fundamentals of Internet: WWW, IP, Web Page Domain, Name Address, Search Engine, Web Browsers etc. • Social construction of technology • New media power and limitations • Issues of online identity • Concepts of cyber space, Cyber culture and cyber media • Concepts of convergence • Feedback system, Narrative and multimedia • Community Culture Facebook Twitter, Blogs, Orkut, Linkedin • New media trends, video on demand |