AUDIO COMMUNICATION COMM 3341 - Spring 1998

General Information***Rationale***Assignments***Supplies***Schedule

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. William G. Christ

E-Mail: Wchrist @ Trinity.Edu

Office: LA 363

Office Phone: 736-8113

Department Phone: 736-8116

Class Meetings (Lecture/Lab): MWF: 10:30-11:20

Office Hours: MWF: 8:30-10:20 a.m. TR: sign-up on door and by appointment

RATIONALE

The major rationale for teaching audio communication is that it should lead people to understand the importance and power of sound in electronic communication to entertain, inform, educate, and persuade. This understanding is gained from critiquing and producing (i.e. conceptualizing and executing) audio communication.

ASSIGNMENTS

When written material is handed in it should be typed. Late work cannot be accepted. All work should reflect your effort. It is fine to get help from other students, it is not okay for other students to do your work (e.g., edit for you).

15% - First Test Feb. 13

10% - First Operations Test Feb. 18, 20

15% - Assignment #2 - Commercial (60 sec./30 sec.) Mar. 6

25% - Assignment #3 - In-depth interview/drama April 20

15% - Final Test April 30

10% - Discretionary - A range: Come to all classes and bring outside examples, ideas from other classes, and so forth. Add to the class's understanding; B range: Come to all classes and actively participate; C range: Come to all classes; D-range: Miss classes; F: Hurt class

Primary Written Text: Alten, S. R. (1994). Audio in Media (4th. ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

SUPPLIES

two 7" reels of 1.5 mil audio tape (1200')

single edged razor blades

yellow or white china marker leader tape

COMM 3341 Audio Communication - Tentative Schedule

Jan. 14 (W) Introduction/Audio Flow/Console

Jan. 16 (F) Audio Flow and Console Ch. 1

Jan. 19 (M) Audio Flow and Console Ch. 2, Ch. 6 (pp. 120-127)

Jan. 21 (W) Audio Flow and Console Ch. 7 (153-164)

Jan. 23 (F) Console, Tape Decks, and Editing Ch. 16 (504-517)

Jan. 26 (M) CDs and Editing Ch. 7 (164-176) Jan. 28 (W) Editing (cont.)

Jan. 30 (F) Review

Feb. 2 (M) Microphone Sources Ch. 5

Feb. 4 (W) Microphone Sources (cont.) Ch. 12 (290-305)

Feb. 6 (F) Review

Feb. 9 (M) Review

Feb. 11 (W) Review

Feb. 13(F) FIRST TEST

Feb. 16 (M) ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE

Feb. 18 (W) OPERATIONS TEST #1

Feb. 20 (F) OPERATIONS TEST #1 (cont.)

Feb. 23 (M) Test Review/Elements of Criticism Ch. 3

Feb. 25 (W) Elements of Criticism (continued) Ch. 11 (266-276)

Feb. 27 (F) Elements of Criticism (continued) Ch. 11 (278-286)

March 2 (M) Elements of Criticism/Signal Processing Ch. 9

March 4 (W) Elements of Criticism/Signal Processing

March 6 (F) ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE

March 9-13 Spring Break

March 16 (M) Begin discussion about 3rd project Ch. 14 (use as needed)

March 18 (W) Interviewing

March 20 (F) Interviewing (cont.)

March 23 (M) Fine-tune ideas Ch. 13 (use as needed)

March 25 (W) Finalize project ideas

March 27 (F) More examples

March 30 (M) Digital Recording Ch. 17 (use as needed)

April 1 (W) Digital Recording (cont.)

April 3 (F) Work on projects (BEA Convention)

April 6 (M) Digital recording (Initial interviews should be completed)

April 8 (W) Digital recording (continued)

April 10 (F) Good Friday (no class)

April 13 (M) Digital recording (continued) (Material should be on hard drive)

April 15 (W) Digital recording (continued)

April 17 (F) Digitial recording (continued)

April 20 (M) ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE

April 22 (W) Playback assignments

April 24 (F) Playback assignments

April 27 (M) Class evaluations and review for the final (prepare for departmental party playback)