2. catharsis

noun

• • the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
    "music is a means of catharsis for them"

Context: Used by the professor in the second lecture as an example word for our vocab list.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=catharsis&rlz=1C1GCEA_enXK761XK761&oq=catharsis&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2975j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Online Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catharsis

   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "catharsis, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/28926. Accessed 16 September 2019.

3. dynamic

adjective

• • (of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
    "a dynamic economy"
    
    
  • (of a person) positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas.
    "she's dynamic and determined"

noun

• • a force that stimulates change or progress within a system or process.
    "evaluation is part of the basic dynamic of the project"

Context: Used by the professor in lecture to tell us that communication methods change constantly.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=dynamic&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=dynamic&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3033j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Online Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dynamic
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "dynamic, adj. and n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/58818. Accessed 18 September 2019.

5. functionality

noun

• • the quality of being suited to serve a purpose well; practicality.
    "I like the feel and functionality of this bakeware"

  • the range of operations that can be run on a computer or other electronic system."new software with additional functionality"

Context: Used by the professor in the second week of the semester to tell us that we need to be functional in order to be valued.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=functionality&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=functionality&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.527j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Online Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/functionality
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "functionality, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/54950742. Accessed 18 September 2019.

7. design

noun

• • a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made.
    "he has just unveiled his design for the new museum"

  • an arrangement of lines or shapes created to form a pattern or decoration.
    "pottery with a lovely blue and white design"

verb

• • decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.
    "a number of architectural students were designing a factory"

Context: A word that is present in the course's name and used thorough the course during classes.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=design+definiton&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=design+definiton&aqs=chrome..69i57j35i39l2j69i60j69i61l2.3137j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/design
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "design, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/50840. Accessed 30 September 2019.

8. communication

noun

• • the imparting or exchanging of information or news.
    "at the moment I am in communication with London"

• • means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers.
    "satellite communications"

Context: A word that is present in the course's name and used thorough the course during classes.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=communiction&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=communiction&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2437j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communication
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "communication, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/37309. Accessed 30 September 2019.

9. information

noun

• • facts provided or learned about something or someone.
    "a vital piece of information"
  • what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things. 
    "genetically transmitted information"

Context: A word used by the professor and by the students on each class while communicating verbally and virtually.

Sources:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=information&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=information&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l2j69i61j69i60l2.3291j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/information
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "information, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/95568. Accessed 30 September 2019.

10. substantive

adjective

• • having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.
    "there is no substantive evidence for the efficacy of these drugs"

  • having a separate and independent existence.

Context: Used by the professor to describe to us the nature of the assignment 2.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=substantive&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=substantive&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l2j69i60l2j69i61.1927j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substantive
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "substantive, adj. and n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/193067. Accessed 30 September 2019.

11. input

noun

• • what is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system.
    "perceptions and sensory input"

• • (in electronics) a place where, or a device through which, energy or information enters a system.
    "the signal being fed through the main input"

verb

• • put (data) into a computer.

Context: Used by the professor and the students when interacting with each other about the group assignments.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=input&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=input&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.1852j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/input
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "input, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/96482. Accessed 30 September 2019.

12. link

noun

• • a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one thing affects the other.
    "investigating a link between pollution and forest decline"
  • a ring or loop in a chain.

verb

• • make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.
    "rumors that linked his name with Judith"

Context: A word that we see very often when surfing through the internet browsers.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=link+definition&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=link+definition&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3608j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/link
   3. Oxford English Dictionary RIT Database - "link, n.1." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/108728. Accessed 30 September 2019.

14. impact

noun

• • the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
    "there was the sound of a third impact"

verb

• • come into forcible contact with another object.
    "the shell impacted twenty yards away"

• • have a strong effect on someone or something.
    "high interest rates have impacted on retail spending"

Context: A word seen on internet while working on Group Assignment.

Source:

1. 1. Google Search top entry - https://www.google.com/search?q=impact&rlz=1C1GCEU_en&oq=impact&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2704j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
   2. Merriam Webster Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impact
   3. Oxford Online Dictionary RIT Database - "impact, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, September 2019, www.oed.com/view/Entry/92036. Accessed 30 September 2019.