Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

External Practices I

External Practices I
5
10082
3
Annual
PR
Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: Spanish

Teaching staff


Mrs. BESCOS SARDA, Miriam - mbescos@uic.es

Write to practiquesperiodisme@uic.es.

Introduction

In the event that the health authorities announce a new period of confinement due to the evolution of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, the teaching staff will promptly communicate how this may effect the teaching methodologies and activities as well as the assessment.


The course consists of the fulfillment of practical and real jobs in the sector of the media. This period of training works according to the objectives set by the coordinator based on the criteria of the directorate.

This includes both traditional media (newspapers, radio, television or news agencies), as media companies from other sectors or realities (communication agencies, newspaper and Internet projects, press departments or communication of businesses and corporations, among others).

Pre-course requirements

None.

Objectives

  • The student must successfully develop reading, analysis and synthesis skills as well as the ability to provide creative messages using journalistic insight, ingenuity and creativity.
  • You must acquire the ability to work in teams and learn to act responsibly and independently, and confront challenges and solve problems in a positive and entrepreneurial spirit.
  • You will also develop the ability to interact with the environment; planning, implementation and budgeting for a journalism project, working with the different agents of the profession.
  • You will boost the capacity to understand and apply the various journalistic genres and formats at different stages of creating, editing, production and realization of press, radio, television and Internet. You will also learn to use the different types of television and radio scripts, knowing how to interact with the environment and adapting to changing circumstances.
  • The student must develop the ability to detect news events, as well as the ability to act as an expert on the strategic management of corporate speech.

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 02 CG - The ability to learn and act an autonomously and responsibly
  • 03 CG - The ability to work in a group
  • 04 CG - The ability to organise time and workspace
  • 05 CG - The ability to develop an ethical attitude
  • 06 CG - The ability to read, analyze and synthesize
  • 07 CG - The ability to confront difficulties and resolve problems
  • 13 CG - Positive and entrepreneurial spirit
  • 15 CE - Lingustic ability in Catalan, Spanish and English
  • 18 CE - Ability to detect newsworthy events
  • 20 CE - The ability to plan and carry out journalistic projects
  • 27 CE - The ability to understand and work with different agents of the journalistic profession
  • 28 CE - The ability to understand and apply production and editing techniques for newspaper, radio, television and Internet
  • 29 CE - The ability to understand and apply different journalistic genres and formats
  • 30 CE - The ability to understand and apply the various stages of creation and implementation of a radio or television program
  • 31 CE - The ability to understand and apply various types of radio and television scripts
  • 41 CE - The ability and capacity to interact in the environment
  • 45 CE - The ability and capacity to give a creative form to a journalistic message
  • 47 CE - The ability and capacity to expertly and strategically manage of corporate communications
  • 48 CE - The ability of insight, ingenuity and creativity
  • 52 CE - The ability to adapt to changing circumstances

Learning outcomes of the subject

  • They will speak with accuracy and clarity.
  • They will develop scripts for different media.
  • They will argue intelligible and convincing way.
  • They will draft informative pieces fluently.
  • They will dominate written and spoken language.
  • They will be able to create radio content.

Syllabus

They vary depending on the company in which the student will perform his work.

Teaching and learning activities

In blended



TRAINING ACTIVITYECTS CREDITS
Coaching. Monitoring how students learn the content of the subject, either individually or in groups. In the coaching sessions, mistakes will be corrected, queries answered, and exercises and activities to achieve the established objectives will be suggested.

Bibliography and resources

None.

Teaching and learning material


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