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Computer Mediated Comm. 1
PSU CMC Class - 1
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Undergraduate 1
02/05/2008

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Communication Characteristic:

 

 

Dynamic 

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The meanings of the communication change 

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Communication Characteristic:

 

 

Tractional

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Meaning is negociated between people 

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Communication Characteristic:

 

 

Multifunctional

 

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The communication can mean seperate things 

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Communication Characteristic:

 

 

Multimodal

 

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There are different ways to verbally and non-verbally communicate. (Comm. Technologies) 

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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 

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The world is percieved differently by members of different communities. This perception is transmitted and sustained by language.

 

 

 

Language is the primary voice of culture.  

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What do CMC scholars study? 

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Human interaction on, through and about the internet.  

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Mediation 

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The process by which something is transmitted 

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Early CMC 

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Lack of non-verbals 

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Social Presense Theory 

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Focus on people 

 

Richer media = richer communication 

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Rhetoric 

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The use of symbolic communication to influence an audience 

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Media Richness Theory 

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More complex tasks require richer media and bandwith online 

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Technological Determinism 

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 Believe that technology causes social problems

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Synchronicity 

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The time it takes to send and recieve messages. (Synchnarus = instant) 

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Chronemics 

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Study of time 

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Oculesics 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Study of eye contact 

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Haptics 

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Study of touch 

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Proxemics 

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Study of space 

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Olfactics 

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Study of Smell 

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Pascalene Calculator 

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Worlds first modern-type computer 

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Cues Filtered Out Theory 

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Online Communication lacks physical and social cues, hence making it less effective than FtF. 

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What are some defining qualities of the internet? 

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Multimedia, hypertextuality, packet switching, synchronicity, interactivity

 

 

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Has the internet become indespensible?

 

Definition

 

 

Everyone is online

 

People are doing more than ever

 

INternet usage is climbing. 

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