Practical: New Media and Convergence

Paper Code: 
CJMC 402
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Interpret the  concept and tools of digital and social media
  2. Create websites and blogs using different softwares and platforms.
  3. Analyse the difference in writing skills for print, electronic and digital medium

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CJMC 402

Practical- Introduction to New Media

CO88: Students would learn about the development of websites- preparing rough layout for website and blog.

CO89: Learners would be able to write and develop the blogs.

CO90: Students would able to differentiate between print, web and electronic media.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials,  Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, software learning, writing and developing blogs.

 

10.00
Unit I: 
I
  • Writing for print, web and electronic media, Difference in layout and presentation techniques

 

10.00
Unit II: 
II
  • Selecting the theme of the Website; Web Space, Domain Name and Registration

 

10.00
Unit III: 
III
  • Preparing Rough Layout for website and blog

 

15.00
Unit IV: 
IV
  • Developing a page using Softwares- Text formation, Pictures, Color combinations, Style Sheet, Hyper Linking, Interlinking, Navigation

 

15.00
Unit V: 
V
  • Designing a Blog- writing articles, features, News, stories, poems, Photographs and videos for a blog

 

Essential Readings: 

Suggested Text Books

  • Writing for the Internet (2002). Jane Dorner, Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd, Punjab.       
  • Digital Broadcasting Journalism (2003). J.K. Sharma, Authorspress, Delhi.
  • Information Technology in Journalism (2002). Om Gupta, Kanishka Publishers, Delhi.
  • Writing for the Media (2010). Usha Raman, Oxford University Press, Jaipur.

Suggested Reference Books

  • Cyber Media Journalism: Emerging technologies (2003). Jagdish Chajravarthy, Authorpress. Delhi.
  • Online Journalism: A basic text (2006).Tapas Ray, Foundation Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  • Journalism Online (2007). Mike Ward, Focal Press, Wobern, M. A.

 

References: 

E Resources 

Reference Journals

  • Media Watch
  • The Indian Journal of Mass Communication and Journalism
  • Journal of Media and Communication
  • Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies
  • International Journal of Communication
  • Critical Studies in Media Communication

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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