Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Information Theory
9583
1
First semester
OB
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Teaching staff
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 03 - The ability to plan personal resources (personnel, materials, seasonal...)
- 04 - The ability of self assessment and professional self management
- 05 - The ability to learn autonomously
- 06 - The ability to act autonomously and responsibly
- 07 - The ability to work in a group
- 12 - The ability to produce spoken and written texts
- 14 - Ability to analyse
- 15 - The ability to synthesise
- 21 - The ability of abstraction
- 22 - The ability to generate debate and reflection
- 26 - The ability to coordinate yourself and /or work together to / with a team
- 58 - Knowledge and mastery of the static image and its ability to communicate
- 60 - Knowledge and mastery of the techniques of continuous narrative transmission
- 64 - Knowledge and mastery of bibliographic repertories
- 67 - Knowledge and mastery of the digital culture
- 69 - Knowledge and mastery of the different techniques used to contrast information
- 73 - Knowledge and mastery of techniques to analyze sources of information.
- 92 - The ability for analysis, synthesis and critical judgment
- 93 - To know how to manage time
- 98 - To skillfully manage terminology in English related to Communication
Syllabus
UNIT 1: Concepts
- What do we understand by communication and information
- The communication process
- Elements
- Schemes
- Types
- Levels
- Functions
- Styles
- The audiovisual language
- Object of the study
- From the printing press to the internet
- Schools
- The information society
- The tecnhological and digital revolution
- Globalization
- Digital literacy and digital divide
- Roles, influence and power of the media.
- Public opinion: agenda setting, spiral of silence, smoke screen
- Communicate information: sources, selection and criteria
- The media (public and private) in Spain.
- Rights. How we get informed. The audience
- Truth and post-truth
- Infodemic
- Fake news
- Deep fakes
- Transmedia narrative
- Current challenges
Teaching and learning activities
In person
The sessions will combine a theoretical part with an eminently practical part in which students will work
with all kinds of informative material on the different contents developed throughout the course.
To master the contents, presence, attention and participation in class are required, as well as study time
and individual and group work.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
- Attitude (10%)
- Pracices (50%)
- Exam (40%)
Classes, as established by the UIC, are compulsory (80%). Any absence must be excused.