LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – VISUAL COMM.
FIFTH SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010
VC 5516/VC 5512 – COMMUNICATION THEORIES
Date : 01-11-10 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
PART – A
Give brief answers to ALL the following questions in 50 words each. (10 X 2 = 20)
- Mass Communication.
- Opinion Leader.
- Mediated Communication.
- Popular Culture.
- Folk media.
- Media Rhetoric.
- Target Audience
- Cool Media.
PART – B
Write short notes on ANY FIVE of the following questions in about 200 words each. (5 X 8 = 40)
- Write short note on Media Commercialization.
- Explain Magic Bullet Theory with example.
- Elaborate on the significance of traditional media in the technological era.
- Explain Dominant Ideology with adequate example.
- Write short notes on Pyramid of
- Discuss the importance of Mass Media.
- Compare and Contrast Alternative Paradigm and Dominant Paradigm.
PART – C
Write essays on ANY TWO of the following in about 400 words each. (2 X 20 = 40)
- Discuss in detail the Transmission Model, Expressive Model, Publicity Model and
Reception Model of Communication.
- Discuss the following in detail with suitable examples
- Agenda Setting Theory.
- Two Step Flow Model of Communication.
- Explain the Normative Theories of media.
- a) Explain Cultivation theory with contemporary example.
- b) Explain Uses & Gratification Theory.
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