Communication Theories
Code: 103840 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2501928 Audiovisual Communication | FB | 2 | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Lluis Albert Chillon Asensio
- Email:
- albert.chillon@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
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Teachers
- Albert Salord Trampal
Prerequisites
The students don't need any other knowledge than those obtained through 'bachillerato'.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The general educative objectives of the subject are: that students achieve to understand the philosophical and antropological basis of the main theories of communication, and also the theoretical and critical developments derived from them, with singular attention paid to their cultural function. Furthermore, the subject aims to promote de critical reflection on human mediations in general, and on contemporary mass media as well. Following the academic authorities instructions, the professors will introduce the gender perspective in the explanations and discussions.
Competences
- Differentiate the discipline's main theories, fields, conceptual developments, as well as their value for professional practice.
- Manage time effectively.
- Research, select and arrange in hierarchical order any kind of source and useful document to develop communication products.
- Rigorously apply scientific thinking.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify the fundamentals of theories and the history of communication.
- Manage time effectively.
- Research, select and arrange in hierarchical order any kind of source and useful document to develop communication products.
- Rigorously apply scientific thinking.
Content
The main contents of the subject will be developed around the following thematical axis:
1. Philosophical and antropological basis for the study of mediations and mass media
2. Mediatic communication
3. Critical studies on communication and culture
4. New media and new ways of communication
Methodology
Learning will be based on explanatory lessons, class discussion, reading, tutorials and the realization of several works, test and criticism. The professors aim to stimulate the critical and analytical capability, and also the skills related to argumentation, discussion and reflection.
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Explanatory classes | 72 | 2.88 | 4, 1 |
| Personal study and oriented reading | 14 | 0.56 | 4, 3, 2 |
| Seminars | 37 | 1.48 | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Individual or team work | 7.5 | 0.3 | 4, 3, 2 |
| Tutorials | 12 | 0.48 |
Assessment
EVALUATION
Continued avaluation
The subject's continuous assessment system is based on the following
percentages:
A) 50% Final theoretical test of an individual nature, which must be approved (5 o
more) as an indispensable condition to pass the subject.
B) 25% Audio-visual essay carried out as a team.
C) 25% Presentation on one of the readings of the course, done in teams.
A(50%) + B (25%)+ C (25%) = 100% FINAL GRADE OF THE SUBJECT
Unique assessment
The subject's unique assessment system is based on the following percentages:
A) 50% Final theoretical test of an individual nature, which must be approved (5 o
more) as an indispensable condition to pass the subject.
B) 25% Individual written essay, prepared in class, on one of the problems
treated in the subject.
C) 25% Individual written dissertation, prepared in the classroom, on one of the readings of
course, selected ad hoc by the teacher.
A(50%) + B (25%)+ C (25%) = 100% FINAL GRADE OF THE SUBJECT
RECOVERY
Continued avaluation
A) To be able to take advantage of the recovery, the student must have
have previously been assessed for at least 2/3 of the total assessable activities of the subject.
B) The theory can only be recovered if the student has taken the set theory test
in the continuous assessment and a grade lower than 4.9 has been obtained. The recovery test
it will consist of a theoretical knowledge evaluation test.
C) Students who have failed one of the two supplementary tests (essay and dissertation)
or that he has not presented it (as long as it is for reasons accredited or acceptable to the team
teacher) will have the option to present themselves for recovery during the period established ad
hock The recovery will consist of writing, individually, (a) an essay on one of the
problems covered in the subject and (b) a dissertation on one of the
course readings, selected by the teachers.
Unique assessment
A) To be able to take advantage of the recovery, the student must have been
previously assessed for at least 2/3 of the subject's total assessable activities.
B) The theory test can only be recovered if the student has obtained a grade
less than 4.9. The make-up test will consist of an evaluation test of
theoretical knowledge.
C) The recovery will consist of writing, individually, (a) an essay on one of the
problems covered in the subject and (b) a dissertation on one of the
course readings, selected by the teachers.
In the case of a second enrolment, students can do a single synthesis exam/assignment that will consist on a reasoned and documented disertation on the whole subjet. The grading of the subject will correspond to the grade of the synthesis exam/assignment.
The student who performs any irregularity (copy, plagiarism, identity theft...) will be qualified with 0 in this assignment or exam.
The proposed teaching methodology and evaluation activities may undergo some modifications depending on the health authorities' attendance restrictions.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | 25% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Essay | 25% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Final examination | 50% | 4.5 | 0.18 | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
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Software
Microsoft Office