Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Written Communication II
Teaching staff
By appointment. In order to make an appointment, please request one by email.
Introduction
Written Communication II is a 6 ECTS credit subject taught in the second semester of the first year of the degree in Journalism.
Its aim is to provide students with the knowledge of journalistic genres: news, features stories and interview.
Pre-course requirements
No pre-course requirements are needed to enrol in this subject.
Objectives
- Evaluate outcomes and process and point out ways para improve learning process.
- Share evaluation tasks between teachers and students.
- Incorporate self-assessment proceses and assessment among peers.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 01 CG - Capacity for self-evaluation and professional order
- 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
- 12 CG - The ability to listen
- 17 CE - The ability to produce spoken and written texts for journalistic projects
- 29 CE - The ability to understand and apply different journalistic genres and formats
- 40 CE - Knowledge and mastery of the use of language
- 45 CE - The ability and capacity to give a creative form to a journalistic message
- 54 CE - The ability to analyze and understand audiences
Learning outcomes of the subject
Syllabus
- FUNDAMENTALS OF JOURNALISTIC GENRES
- What are journalistic genres?
- What are they used for?
- Information, interpretation, opinion.
- Types of sources.
- THE NEWS STORY: STRUCTURE AND WRITING
- Concept and basic elements of journalistic writing.
- The headline.
- The lead.
- The introduction Relevant aspects (style, punctuation, vocabulary, focus…).
- THE INTERVIEW
- Planning and approach Types (informative, personality, in-depth…).
- Choosing the interviewee
- Editing.
- THE REPORT
- Information-interpretation.
- Main characteristics.
- Style and focus.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
| Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 1.7 |
| E-learning. Virtual learning based on ICT. | 0.3 |
| Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. | 1.8 |
| Practical workshop. A highly practical working activity, where students can acquire skills that are practical or also theoretical (intellectual skills, logical skills, critical skills, intellectual learning skills, study skills, quoting skills, etc). | 0.6 |
| Lab. Working groups that combine theory and practice. The aim of these is not to undertake already known techniques, but instead to make progress that is both theoretical and technical. These Lab sessions will culminate in the creation of a professional or semi-professional product. | 1.0 |
| Practical workshop. A highly practical working activity, where students can acquire skills that are practical or also theoretical (intellectual skills, logical skills, critical skills, intellectual learning skills, study skills, quoting skills, etc). | 0.6 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
Proyecto final o examen parcial (oral-escrito-teórico-práctico) de cada Unidad/Bloque: 20% de la nota por Unidad/Bloque. Estos corresponden a: Bloque 20%: Géneros periodísticos Bloque 20%: Noticias Bloque 20%: Entrevista Bloque 20%: Crónica Bloque: Entrevista El trabajo realizado durante la clase contribuirá a la evaluación final (y quedará registrado en las rúbricas correspondientes) de cada Bloque/Unidad. Asistencia y participación en clases: 20% (a criterio del profesor). TOTAL 100% En la segunda convocatoria y sucesivas: examen teórico-práctico 100%.
Bibliography and resources
Required reading:
Díaz Noci, Javier (2003): Manual de Ciberperiodismo. Barcelona: Arial.
Grijelmo, Alex (2001): El estilo del periodista. Madrid: Taurus.
Lyon, William (2014): La escritura transparente. Cómo contar historias. Madrid: Libros del KO.
Martínez Albertos, José Luis (1998): Curso general de Redacción Periodística. Madrid: Paraninfo.
Rodrigo Alsina, Miquel (1993): La construcción de la noticia. Barcelona: Paidós.
Recommended reading:
Libros de estilo de El País, ABC, EL Mundo y La Voz de Galicia.
García Márquez, Gabriel (1970): Relato de un Náufrago. Barcelona: Tusquets.
Kapuscinski, Ryszard (2006): Los cínicos no sirven para este oficio. Barcelona: Anagrama.
Randall, David (1999): El periodista universal, Madrid: Siglo Veintiuno.
Vizuete, José Ignacio y Caminos, José María (2009). Redacción informativa en prensa. Barcelona: Ariel.