MMS 199

COURSE CODE: MMS 199
COURSE TITLE: Undergraduate Seminar on Multimedia Studies
PREREQUISITES: Senior standing
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Development of skills in analyzing and discussing an independent work of multimedia

COURSE GOAL:

At the end of this course, you shoud be able to:

• Effectively present a proposal for an independent piece of multimedia research;
• Parse and summarize research conducted and presented by senior researchers from the field; and
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in, and recommend improvements to, research presentations conducted by their peers and other researchers.

COURSE OUTLINE:

• I. Lectures on research presentation-related topics
  • A. Oral presentations of research: what are they for?
  • B. Engaging with research: Making sense of research presentations
  • C. Engaging with researchers: Delivering and receiving critical feedback
• II. Research Topic Presentation and Evaluation
  • A. Preparing presentations
  • B. Delivering presentations