Assignments

=Assignments=

**HOW TO SUBMIT: HOW-TO GUIDELINE, CLICK HERE!**

 * RUBRIC FOR ASSIGNMENT: [|rubric2011_v5.doc]**

//as stated in the syllabus...//


 * Proposal and Outline (October 3, 10%)**
 * The goal of this assignment is to provide an outline for your major assignment, and to enhance your understanding of intercultural communication and the impact of cultural diversity within societies. You will write a short outline of 300 words on the topic you have selected. This outline will become the basis of your major Flash-based assignment. Your selection will come from one of the following:
 * 1) A personal narrative which could include your family’s experience of migration and settlement in Canada, an intercultural school experience, the development of an intercultural friendship or a specific travel experience.
 * 2) An introspective look at the media. Specifically, you will interrogate how new or traditional media utilizes and exhibits various aspects of intercultural communication. For example, how are different cultures represented in the media? What are the differences? Is there a congruence and/or similarities present?
 * 3) An examination of varying communication styles of two cultures. What are the benefits and challenges of communication between two cultures? How is this achieved/resolved?
 * 4) A look into libraries. How is intercultural communication served and/or facilitated by libraries?
 * 5) An exploration of political and economic applications. For example, what affect has globalization had on various societies? How has the power dynamics shifted between cultures? What impact has intercultural communication had on globalization?
 * 6) Create your own topic. You have the option to create the topic of your choice as it relates to intercultural communication. Of course, your choice has to be approved by either myself or Jeremy.
 * The written part is due at the beginning of the lab period. Additionally, Jeremy and I will be meeting with each one of you individually. You are to explain your topic and display your progress to date.
 * **Tip from the Instructors:** Since many of you have asked and are still confused about the proposal/outline, this may help further clarify the assignment: An outline displaying how you're planning to implement both the theoretical and the practical component would lead to a higher mark. Basically, what I'm looking for is the following: what your final project is; how you're going to do it; why you've chosen to do it.


 * Major Assignment (November 24, 30%)**
 * Your objective for this assignment is to display a combined application of the theories covered in the course with a practical Flash narrative. The narrative is told from the first person point of view, with your voice providing the voiceover. **It should be one to two minutes in duration**, using Flash animation, with images either hand drawn or found. The use of clip art is discouraged. A consistent voice is maintained throughout the narrative with a clear delineation of who the narrator is as situated in the story. Is the narrator the protagonist relating events, the re-teller of the story or a first person witness?
 * The action of the narrative is established through a dramatic question, implicitly or explicitly addressed in the narrative. The meaning of the narrative emerges from the resolution of the question. The narrative elements are visually conceptualized, arranged and sequenced in a way that draws the audience into the story and helps us understand the choices that were made.
 * Through imagery, tone and dramatic tension, the narrative should emotionally engage the audience. An effort is made to sustain audience interest through the creative use of specific detail, a narrative arc and pacing. Emotional depth is achieved in the narrative by showing, not telling, the audience how the topic chosen is an important one.
 * ** HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR MAJOR ASSIGNMENT: **
 * **1) save your project files in one folder, entitled: lastname_firstname_major_cct200_fall2011**
 * **in this folder, include (at least): your .FLA file and your exported .SWF file**
 * **2) zip that folder (.ZIP) [on a sheridan mac computer, right click the folder and choose "Compress"]**
 * **3) at sheridan, use ELARA and drag + drop that .ZIP file to the "CCT200 Hand In" folder found within the "Jeremy Fernie" folder**