MIC 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fokker E.Ii
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Comm is not a single element, it"s a combination of elements: information. Also described as message or as that which reduces uncertainty" b. i)what is being exchanged, something being communicated b. ii) b. iii) human attach meaning to information b. iv) Can be spoke or written words, nonverbal cues, symbols: exchange c. i) a multidirectional flow between parties involved c. ii) c. iii) a way for info to be sent and received, a means by which comm occurs. Sometimes comm is constrained primarily to transfer (one way: system d. i)set of interdependent components d. ii) d. iii) underscores that such entities are complex phenomena, something doing. Entities ranging from individuals, computers to collectives like groups the communicating: environment e. i) the context within which the systems interact e. ii) Comm is always influenced by its environment e. iii) Can be tangible (physical surroundings) or intangible (mood, culture) in form f) e. iv) what surrounds comm.