Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2503873 Interactive Communication | FB | 2 | 1 |
There is not any precondition
1. To know the foundations of the network society and its challenges.
2. To analyse the impact of social interactions on the development of technologies and vice versa.
3. To deepen in the theories about the network society and its implications in communication, economy and society.
4. To reflect on the link between the theory of the network society and professional practice.
1. Network Society: origin and development.
2. Study, analysis and theory of complex systems applied to society: social networks.
3. The relationship between social interactions and technology.
4. Current challenges of the network society and impact on the profession.
*** The gender perspective will be included as a transversal element in the contents of the course.
The subject maintains a balance between the theoretical part (theoretical sessions, debates) and the practical application (grounding the theoretical concepts in the analysis of the professional practice through the realization of exercises and the course project).
The detailed calendar with the content of the different sessions will be displayed on the day of the presentation of the course. It will also be posted on the Virtual Campus where students will find a detailed description of the exercises and practices, the various teaching materials and any information necessary for the proper monitoring of the subject. In the event of a change in teaching methods for health reasons, the teaching staff will inform students of the changes that will take place in the course programme and in the teaching methodologies.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Practical sessions | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6 |
Projects tutoring | 15 | 0.6 | 4, 6 |
Theoretical lessons | 33 | 1.32 | 3, 2, 5 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Study and activities | 25 | 1 | 3, 4, 6 |
The evaluation activities consists:
Exam: theoretical content with 30% of the final grade
Project and oral presentation: group coursework with 40% of the final grade
Internship: completion of three internships with 30% of the final mark
Students will be entitled to make up the course if they have been assessed on all the activities, the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade of the course.
The proposed teaching methodology and assessment may undergo some modification depending on the restrictions on attendance imposed by the health authorities.
The student who carries out any irregularity (copying, plagiarism, impersonation,...) will be marked with 0 for this evaluation. In case of several irregularities, the final grade of the course will be 0.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Exam | 30 | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 5 |
Practices | 30 | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 5, 4, 6 |
Project and oral presentation | 40 | 24 | 0.96 | 1, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6 |
The basic reference list is:
CASTELLS, MANUEL. (2006). La sociedad red: una visión global. Madrid: Alianza
CASTELLS, MANUEL. (2013). Comunicación y poder. Siglo XXI Editores México.
LIEVROUW, LEAH. & LOADER BRIAN. (Eds.). (2019). Routledge Handbook of Digital Media and Communication in Society. Routledge.
PEREZ-TORNERO, JOSE MANUEL. (2020). La gran mediatización I: El tsunami mediático que expropia nuestras vidas. Del confinamiento digital a la sociedad de la distancia. Barcelona, UOC Press.
ROHLINGER, DEANA. (2019). New media and Society. New York: New York University Press-
SILVERSTONE, ROGER. (2013). Media and morality: On the rise of the mediapolis. John Wiley & Sons.
****Specific references will be provided during the course