week one

My name is Claudia, and this blog is part of an assessment for my uni course 'new communication technologies'. I am studying communications, majoring in public relations, as I wish to work in the fashion or entertainment industry but am not very creative. The point of this blog is to write about each weeks reading and lecture. 

Week One:

Reading: Questions about the usefulness of microcomputers in 1980s Australia - Melanie Swalwell

In the 1980’s, computers were a new concept to majority of the population, being questioned for their cost and usefulness. The article ‘questions about the usefulness of microcomputers in 1980s Australia’ investigates the launch of microcomputers in Australia, and compared that to technology being used in today’s world. In the 1980s, many people were skeptical if such a device was needed or would even be beneficial to society. Throughout a decade, new software systems and technological advances were made, in turn changing the view towards computers to be positive. In todays society, almost everyone has a desktop or a laptop computer, and crucially depend on them for many daily tasks, both work and personal related, and many people would be lost without them

Lecture: Are we communication?

The lecture this week was focused on the question ‘Are we communication?’ Communication has become a very important part of todays society, and is involved in many different career fields under ‘the flourishing of disciplines’. Communication can be both verbal and non-verbal, going hand in hand with human language. It is a way to translate information from one person to another, and can be done face-to-face, over the phone, through media outlets (tv, radio) etc. All living things have the ability to communicate to each other, using noises or motions to get a message to each other. It is an innate feature that we use in all aspects of our life. 

Reference List

Swalwell M, 2012, ‘Questions about the usefulness of microcomputers in 1980’s Australia’ Media International Australia no. 143, pp. 63-77.

Stockwell, S 2013, '1501HUM New Communication Technologies Week 2; Are we communication', Retrieved from Griffith University, School of Humanities, Learning@Griffith Website: <www.griffith.edu.au>