Degree | Type | Year |
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Journalism and Digital Content Innovation | OB | 0 |
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This module aims to introduce the student to the conduct of research and applied projects in the field of journalism and digital communication. To this end, the work will be carried out under the tutelage of a doctor, who will guide and supervise the process throughout all its phases. The project must answer one or more research questions related to a specific topic linked to one of the areas of the Master's program, and aligned with the lines of work of one of the Department's research groups. Likewise, the module aims for the student to present and publicly defend their work before an academic tribunal. The result must constitute a relevant contribution to the knowledge applied in the field of communication sciences.
During the development of the module, the student must carry out applied research, under the direction and supervision of a doctor, which answers one or more questions related to a specific topic. This topic must belong to one of the research areas contemplated in the Master's Degree and be linked to the lines of work of one of the Department's research groups.
At the beginning of the course, a list of available topics will be presented, which will also be published on the Virtual Campus of the subject.
The work may follow one of the two modalities provided: research or applied project. In both cases, the student is expected to make a relevant and original contribution to the knowledge applied in the field of communication sciences.
As part of the module, the student must present and defend their work before an evaluation committee.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Academic Tutories | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 3, 8, 20, 23, 28 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Preparation of works/reports | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 3, 2, 25, 26, 7, 8, 17, 11, 18, 6, 5, 21, 20, 23, 22, 28, 27 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Elaboration of the Master's Final Treball | 200 | 8 | 1, 3, 2, 25, 26, 7, 8, 17, 11, 18, 6, 5, 21, 20, 23, 22, 28, 27 |
The subject includes both activities supervised by the tutor assigned to the Master's Degree Final Project (TFM) and autonomous activities by the student, aimed at achieving the final objective: to design, develop, and present a research project.
The tutoring of the TFM includes the mandatory completion of at least three tutorials throughout the process. In each of them, the student must present significant progress in the development of the project.
Failure to attend compulsory tutorials or lack of progress in the work will entitle teachers to interrupt tutoring. In this case, it will be considered that the TFM is not being carried out within the established academic parameters and, therefore, the student will not be able to present his/her work for evaluation.
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.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Completion and submission of the Master's Final Project | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1, 3, 2, 25, 26, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 11, 18, 4, 6, 5, 19, 21, 20, 24, 23, 22, 12, 14, 16, 15, 13, 28, 27 |
Oral presentation of the Final Master's Project | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8, 9, 4, 19, 20, 24, 12, 14, 16, 15, 13, 28 |
The grade of the TFM will be awarded by an evaluation committee made up of three doctors. The final grade will be calculated as follows:
This report will be sent to the members of the tribunal in advance of the defense. Without this report, the TFM cannot be defended by the student before the evaluation committee.
Once the defenses have been made, the panel will deliver the minutes with the final grade to the master's degree coordinator, who will be in charge of entering the grades on the Sigma platform. Once published, the grades will be accessible to students.
The public defense of the Master's Thesis will be carried out during the first half of July, on a date determined by the Master's Committee. This date will be communicated to students with its publication on the Virtual Campus.
The TFM must be an original work. All sources consulted, both direct and indirect, must be duly referenced. Citations must be made within the text following the APA citation system.
Plagiarism
If the student incurs any irregularity that may significantly alter the grade of the work, said act of evaluation will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated in this regard.
Not assessable
The TFM will obtain the grade of "Not assessed" if any of the following three circumstances are met:
Recovery
According to Article 261 of the UAB Academic Regulations, the TFM is excluded from the recovery process.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
The TFM tutor will determine whether the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the TFM is allowed depending on each case and type of TFG/TFM, as well as in which phases of the work it has been used and for what purpose (for example: Initial phase (search for sources), generation of tables and visual representations...). Students will have to clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how they have influenced the process and the result of the TFM. The non-transparency of the use of AI in this end-of-studies project, or greater sanctions in serious cases.
There is no specific software for this subject.
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.