CCT109H5 Lecture 1: Lecture 1

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT109H5
• Professor: Brett Caraway

Document Summary

Input > sender encodes message (e. g. language - english) > through medium (e. g. Input > sender encodes message (e. g. language - english) > through medium (e. g. powerpoint, air pressure, speakers) > receiver decodes message (decodes english) > feedback (laughter, putting hand up to answer questions, comments) Message - noise = anything that interferes with transmission, problems decoding messages. Noise in transmission - not being able to see ppt. 3 core themes - a) technology and people are co-constitute: media expertise > power, context surrounding a technology matters. Symbols - context dependent encapsulated knowledge e. g. 2, crosswalk sign. Technology determinism - a theory that presumes that a society"s technology drives the development of it"s social structure and cultural values. Co-constitution - a theory that purports that things e. g. technologies and people compose each other (co-creation) Ubiquity - existing or being everywhere at the same time e. g. internet is ubiquitous.