Posted by Jewls
Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:55:47 GMT
About a week ago, I posted an entry about a website for my Interactive Media I class. Well, this entry is not for that class, but it is for another class of mine – Social, Cultural and Psychological Implications of Computer-Mediated Communication (more easily referred to as TC491). Recently, we’ve been discussing online identity and deception – how we shape our online profiles, how others perceive us through these profiles, and how deception plays a part in all of it. So, here is a blog post I’ve written for that class about a guy who’s recently stirred up some ethical debate on the topic of digital deception and privacy on the net…
Read more...
Posted in The Web, School | 1 comment | no trackbacks
Posted by Jewls
Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:12:27 GMT
WTF is an IDM? It’s an “Inspiration Design Model” and I get to critique five of them over the next 13 weeks for my Interactive Media I class. The professor assigns a website for us to look at and analyze, we each comment with a blog post and reply to at least one of our peers’.
This week’s IDM is smallTransport
Read more...
Posted in The Web, School | no comments | 2 trackbacks
Posted by Jewls
Sun, 03 Sep 2006 16:15:00 GMT
Classes have started back up again and so far it looks like this will be a pretty nice semester. I cut my course credits down to nine, which is less than full-time status, but I’m picking up three extra credits by helping out as a Studio Assistant in the audio lab (so I’m back up to twelve credits and a full-time status). I won’t tire you with the explanation of MSU’s grad requirements or where I am in regards to it, but ultimately, this means that I will probably have to take one or two classes during the next summer, but I can still walk in the graduation ceremony in May.
This is good. Why? Because, by taking fewer courses and spanning them across the next three semesters, I will be able to take classes that I will actually enjoy (rather then cramming credits for courses that I’m not even interested in, i.e. Social and Political Philosophy, into two semesters).
Fall ‘06 Schedule:
- MUS431 – Music Business – M W 10:20-11:10
- TC346 – Interactive Media I (HTML & CSS) – M 12:40-2:30 Tu 3-5:50
- TC491 – Social, Cultural and Psychological Implications of Computer-Mediated Communication – M W 3-4:20
Add 15 hours as Studio Assistant (Wed, Thur, Fri & Sun) and I’ve got a pretty nice week going.
So I’d say I have my bases covered: both time in the audio labs and HTML/CSS web development topics. Next semester I plan to follow up the Interactive Media I course with its advanced level course, as well as complete and independent study for my audio professor (however, I’m not sure what it will focus on yet – any ideas?).
School rocks when you enjoy what you study.
Posted in School | no comments | no trackbacks
