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DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
FACULTY OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF JOS
First Semester Examination 2014/2015 Academic Session
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
Course: MAC 106: Basic Computer Operations
Credit Units: 2
Time Allowed: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Instruction: Answer Question one and any other question of your choice.
1a.
Explain with clear examples how the process of mass communication has been
transformed and enhanced by basic computer operations.
1b.
Identify five advantages of computer data processing over manual processes.
2.
As a software analyst, what security measures would you recommend for a broadcast
station’s software architecture? Justify your recommendation with examples.
3.
Explain the importance of computer operations in the various spheres of mass
communication using clear examples.
4.
Identify and explain three types of computer data storage management systems, stating
their characteristics and importance.
5.
Explain the basic categories of computer networks, stating their uses and importance to
the process of mass communication.
DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
FACULTY OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF JOS
First Semester Examination 2014/2015 Academic Session
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
Course: MAC 205: Theories of Mass Communication
Credit Units: 2
Time Allowed: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Instruction: Answer Question one and any other question of your choice.
1a.
Write on any theory of your choice, stating its origin, tenets or assumptions and how it
can be applied in a mass communication study.
b.
What are the basic characteristics/features of a theory?
2.
Explain the importance and relevance of theories to the study of mass communication.
3.
Discuss the underlying assumptions of normative theories as theoretical constructs
underpinning the character, functioning and structure of the media in society.
4.
Distinguish between a paradigm, model and a theory, stating the processes through which
they emerge.
5.
Elucidate on the relationship between theory and research using valid examples.
DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
FACULTY OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF JOS
First Semester Examination 2014/2015 Academic Session
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
Course: MAC 309: Advanced Communication Research
Credit Units: 2
Time Allowed: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Instruction: Answer Question one and any other question of your choice.
1a.
Explain mass communication research as a scientific research process, stating its
objectives and focus.
b.
Discuss the importance of sampling to the research process.
2.
Identify and explain the basic paradigms of mass communication research with emphasis
on the fundamental criterion underlying each paradigm.
3.
Highlight and explain the process of research design, taking note of the basic
considerations for the adoption of a research method in a study.
4.
Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative research approaches, stating the
importance of each approach in mass communication research.
5.
Identify any research method of your choice and explain how it is applied in conducting
of mass communication research.
DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION
FACULTY OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF JOS
First Semester Examination 2014/2015 Academic Session
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
Course: MAC 415: Television Production Workshop
Credit Units: 2
Time Allowed: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Instruction: Answer Question one and any other question of your choice.
1a.
“Television production is a complex creative process of ensuring that a worthwhile idea
becomes reality”. Explain this assertion using the processes of the television production
‘phases’
b.
Explain the relevance and importance of the television production process/models.
2.
Identify and explain with clear examples the importance of lighting in the television
production process.
3.
Discuss the technical production systems and equipment used in television production.
4.
List and explain the television production lighting equipment, with emphasis on what
lighting task each of the equipment can be used to accomplish.
5.
Identify and explain the importance of the role of each crew member in the television
production process.