Mr. Henry Miller

At the second lecture yesterday I decided it would be a good idea to meet with the lecturer and see what he thinks of some of my ideas for the coursework. Lecturer, Henry Miller (not pictured, the picture is of a famous American writer and artist of the same name), liked some of the ideas, but others, not so much.

I was surprised at the amount of research and development that needs to be done in order to get a good mark. I thought some of my ideas were a bit strange, but apparently, there have been worse. It's encouraging to know that.So far, I have four main ideas as follows:


A promotional video for Aston University featuring sign-languageRecord some restful music to play to babies to help them get to sleep at night

Record a band demo

Create a themed blog

After consulting with the tutor, the ideas that seem to have the most potential are the video and the band demo, and ironically, not the blog, although he thought it would be a good idea to create a blog anyway.

Some Coursework Ideas

Since the first lecture, I've had a couple of ideas regarding the coursework. My favourite so far (but also probably most challenging) is an art exhibition based on Live 8. My idea was to somehow create an exhibition which represents the way the media focused on the concert and the celebrities rather than the people suffering in Africa. Yes, a vague and half-baked idea. I drew a couple of sketches to help me create a few ideas.

My other idea is to film a promotional video for Aston University, but for people with hearing difficulties. I'd have to somehow find someone who can do sign-language. It might be quite tricky, but I reckon that's the idea I'll go for at this stage.

Welcome!

Hello there, my name's David (see the rather fetching picture on the left), currently in my final year studying MAS at Aston University.I chose the culture and communication module despite not really knowing what was required or even what it was all about. After attending the first lecture I didn't regret my decision. As a whole, the module seems quite interesting, especially in comparison to some of the extremely dry business modules I am currently studying!

The coursework is worth 60% of the final mark, and involves coming up with a piece of communication individually, or as part of a group. The communication can be anything from a video to an article in a newspaper, and can be themed in any way decided by the individual. Some good examples from the year before were shown including an art exhibition on 9-11, and a video on how to learn the guitar, both of which got high marks.

To compliment my piece of coursework and to provide a website for future students who may be curious as to how much work goes into the culture and communication coursework, I have decided to set up this blog charting my progress.

Feel free to have a look around!

Dave