SOC Media Carnival 2009's Mission & Objectives

General Description

An electrifyingly vibrant yet informative themed-carnival is currently in the works, organised entirely and exclusively by SOC students and lecturers. This festival is marked as a landmark event that is bound to be the envy of other departments and also colleges alike.

The running theme this time is around "Communication through Media Arts", with the tagline of "Media in Action". As the theme suggests, there will be a variety of music performances, alongside variety of crucial media contents, guaranteed to be genre-binding and groundbreaking, that will be presented to the fortunate audience on that day.


Mission & Objectives

• To educate the general public about music in terms of definitions, contents and correlation of music as a tool of communication, beyond entertainment purposes.

• To set the milestone for a first-of-its-kind huge scale media and music carnival in Malaysia organised by communication students.

• To create a bridge between SOC students and key players in media and communication; to establish a sense of belonging in the industry. This will be theirs in a couple of years. This bridging is crucial to realize the creative talents SOC have as well as for the students to tap into the movers and shakers of the industry.

• To further delve into the threshold of music as a new means of communication that could prosper alongside traditional forms of communication working towards a common goal.

• Aims to provide a comprehensive exposure for students to apply media theory and skills learnt as well to encourage collaboration and participation between students and lecturers from different departments, schools and even colleges, to a certain extent.

• To improve brand recognition for Taylor’s University College, in particular for School of Communication.