Week 6 – Guest Speaker

April 27, 2009 · Filed under Working in Digital Media

This week our guest speaker was Ruth McPartlin who is with Fluid Rock.

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Ruth owns Fluid Rock. “Fluid Rock is a full service interactive agency specialising in the development of interactive ideas and solutions”

Ruth talked to us about where she started off with companies like USCF, Motorola and Dialog.

She told how she became up to speed with the industry:

  • Corporate Training
  • Arthouse
  • On the Job

Ruth discussed Interest Vs Opportunity

  • Element of luck.
  • Realising strengths.
  • Installisation under the belt.
  • Employed vs Employer.

Ruth showed us early projects she worked on eg Lotto , Cultural Ireland , AIB Online, Irish Times and My Home, DIT etc

Elements that are Important for our Careers:

  1. Experience
  2. The Team
  3. Knowing our strengths
  4. Hard Work
  5. Keeping up to date
  6. Taking Chances
  7. Niche Careers


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Week 5 – Guest Speaker

April 27, 2009 · Filed under Working in Digital Media

This week we had a guest speaker- Maria Brown on Interview Skills

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Maria Brown works here in ITB and came in today to talk to us about Interview skills and techniques.

Maria gave us lots and tips for both before and after an interview.

Before an Interview

Examine the advertisement and job description

Note the qualification and experience

Note the qualities

Put yourself in the employers seat so you can imagine what they are looking to hire.

What you arer going to say to sell yourself.

Answer questions confidently

Always research the companyresearch

  • Research the website
  • Talk to people who you know that wok there
  • Or contact HR

Be prepared by working out your own plan and strategy.

Role play the interview with a friend.

Know your application and CV back to front.

More preparation= less nervous in the interview.

At the Interview

Initial impression are vital.

Speak clearly.

Maintain eye contact.

Be positive with all answers.

Don’t give short yes and no answers.

Be alert.

Dress appropriately.

Ask questions (not about pay).

Questions they might ask/to anticpate

  1. Tell us about yourself.
  2. What do you know about the company.
  3. can you take us through your work experience to date.
  4. What are your strong points.
  5. What are your weaknesses.
  6. How well you did in your 3rd level studies.
  7. What kind of people do you find difficult to work with.
  8. Why do you want to work for the company.
  9. Where do you see yourself in 5 years time.
  10. Describe a time you worked under pressure.
  11. Why should we hire you.
  12. Tell us of achievements you are proud of.

Hopefully with the right amount of preparation interviews wont be so scary and we will have more success.

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Week 4- Road Trip

April 22, 2009 · Filed under Working in Digital Media

This week was a class outing to Dublin City Center

where we visited The Bodies Exhibition , Hugh Lane

Gallery and The Science Gallery in Tritiny College.

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1st stop was The Bodies Exhibition which was held in the Ambassador Theatre.

“The Exhibition takes visitors through galleries providing an up-close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory and other systems of the human body. Many of the whole body specimens are dissected in vivid athletic poses, allowing the visitor to relate to everyday activities. In addition, authentic human specimens illustrate the damage caused to organs by over-eating and lack of exercise. A healthy lung is featured next to a black lung ravaged by smoking in a vivid comparison more powerful than any textbook image. The Exhibition will change the way people see themselves. It is designed to enlighten, empower, fascinate, and inspire.”

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Ah I dont know I heard it was meant to be good but it didnt float my boat.

Next on the list- Hugh Lane Gallery

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The Hugh Lane Gallery located in the heart of Dublin is one of Ireland’s bes

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t known collections of modern and contemporary art. It holds nearly 2000 pi

eces of artworks, going from the impressionism eg,Monet, to well known contemporary artists. The Gallery also holds exhibitions and “explores new expression in multimedia”. I’m not afraid to admit though that half of the modern art I just don’t get, chairs in fields , pieces of art that are just squares put together……??? I don’t know.

Our last stop of the day(before the pub)- The Science Gallery in Trinity College

strap_sg_logo_reversed2 This was deadly I have to say. The had really interesting things there .  The Science Gallery is the 1st of its kind in the world.

From creating light by the energy given off in soil, to trapsing the catwalk where the spotlight is always on you with light motion sensors, this place has something to interest everyone.

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And to Finish off the day in one of Dublins locals

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Week 3- Guest Speaker

April 22, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized

This Week we had our second guest Speaker

This week we had Edward Melvin ( aka Brian’s bro).  Edward is the Project Manager for ICAN. ICAN is one of Irelands leading Digital Media companies. Edward told us about the company, it is an Advertising and Communications Agency.

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It provides a number of services

  • Web Design

  • Advertising Campaigns

  • Search Marketing

  • Email Marketing

  • On-line PR

  • Search Engine Optimisation

  • Project & Campaign Management and

  • Multimedia Design

He explained to us why more and more people are choosing to advertise on-line. That there is a clear return on investment, more and more people are using the Internet on a regular basis, when on-line the possibility of more engagement is there, and on-line campaigns are flexible.As a project manager Edward talked us through the different steps involved in project and explained the importance of them in detail. Steps like

  • Meetings

  • Strategy

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  • Brainstorming

  • Proposals and the

  • Concepts which lead to

  • Planning

  • Creating

  • Approval

  • Production

  • Testing

  • Release


Edward showed us the steps involved to ensure a successful project.

  • Detailed Planning

  • Client Involvement

  • Good Project Management

  • Effective Communication

  • Identifying Risks

  • Realistic Estimating

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Week 2- Guest Speaker

April 7, 2009 · Filed under Working in Digital Media · Tagged ,

This week we had a guest speaker.

Geraldine Gray who works here in the college in the Department of Informatics.

Geraldine gave us a talk on learning styles.

She talked to us about a lot of different style and skills of learning and how we can identify what style we have.

Different Categories for Learning Styles.

  1. Learning channels- How we take in information (Visual, Kinaesthetic and Auditory)
  2. Cognitive Strengths- How we commit information to memory. (Linguistic, non linguistic and affective.)
  3. Manner or style of learning- How people process information and understand it.(Activist, Reflectors, Theorists and Pragmatist)
  4. Personality type influences- How your personality affects the way you learn.(Extrovert, Introvert, Sensing, Intuition, Judging, Perception, Thinking and Feeling)
  5. Types of learning behaviour- Different types of intelligence.
  • Verbal Linguistic
  • Logical Mathematical
  • Musical
  • Visual- Spatial
  • Bodily- Kinaesthetic
  • Interpersonal
  • Intrapersonal
  • Naturalistic

This lecture was very interesting and useful. It showed the different channels and types of learning styles. We got the chance to identify our own skills and to find our how we learn best(through the right medium, in the right environment, using the right aids. )

It linked with what we are doing very well, in college we do have to retain information and study so to know how best we learn it has helped us a great deal.

I identified that I am a Kinaesthetic learner.

Kinaesthetics learn best while touching or moving.

Tips:

  • Study in short blocks of time.
  • Take frequent breaks.
  • Change location.
  • Have as many experimental learning opportunities as possible.
  • Utilize study groups and role play simulation.
  • Engage in field trips.
  • Use memory techniques.

Best at:

  • Spots/Dance.
  • Adventure/Competition.
  • Running, jumping, leaping, rolling and swimming.

Difficulty with:

  • Having legible cursive handwriting- better with keyboards.
  • Sitting still- need to move.
  • Listening to lectures-attention no longer than 4 minutes.
  • Recalling what has been seen or heard.
  • Expressing emotions without physical movement.
  • Stick with one activity for a long time.

With my cognitive strengths I can say I have an Affective process of learning. Which means I learn best though the power of feelings and emotions, explicit positive feedback and humour.

It seems personality wise I’m an introvert, sensing, perceptive and feeling.

I really enjoyed Geraldines lecture, it was very interesting and it helped me to identify what type of learner I am and how best to approach studying and learning.

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Week 1- Getting Started

April 7, 2009 · Filed under Working in Digital Media · Tagged , , , ,

In week one we got right into it with working on two different continuous assessments.

Assignment one was to create our C.V’s.

But not to just type the normal CV we were so comfortable with and used to but to jazz it up and think outside of the box in terms of design.

We did this for a few different reasons.

  1. We need to learn to list our skills and experience in relation to the job on offer.
  2. To make our C.V’s stand out among the rest.
  3. To show that we can be creative and think out side of the box.
  4. To try and think what the recruiter is looking for and offer it to them(basically selling ourselves)

Assignment 2 was to create a “book-cover”.

Which was a collage of images and text to describe ourselves, our hobbies, what inspires us etc….

The point of this was to introduce ourselves to our lecturers Clodagh and Margaret and to interact with the class and get to know everyone better. This was presented along with the CV in front of the class. Which was a good way of us to develop the skill of presenting and speaking in font of people.

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Book Cover

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Introduction

April 7, 2009 · Filed under Working in Digital Media · Tagged ,

Heya,Digital Media

we are in our 2nd semester in year 1 here at ITB studying Creative Digital Media.

This module as the name suggests is to help prepare us for working within the Digital Media Industry.

This module aims to teach us:

  • About the Industry

  • Products and Technologies

  • To develop our profeshional selves

    Standing Out

This Blog is to keep a record of Guest Speakers who come to talk to us and trips we take out side the classroom to the big scary world.

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Working In Digital Media

March 1, 2009 · Filed under Working in Digital Media

This will be my online blog to document the module Working In Digital Media.heart

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