Journalism Studies 1.S3.EPC.EM.3

Course objectives:
familiarising students with news industry and news production
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Course content:
1. Introduction and organizing activities
2. Genesis of journalism
3. History of journalism
4. Definition and functions of journalism
5. Genre of journalism
6. News
7. News agencies
8. Digital journalism
9. Newspapers and magazines
10. Fake news
11. Ethics of journalism
12. Citizen journalism
13. Propaganda and advertisement
14. Test
15. Evaluation
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
power point presentations, lecture with discussion, videos, reading and analyzing current news, team-work on presentations, individual reflective activities, report writing; ICT tools/MS Teams.

Field of study

English in Public Communication

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of ECTS: 4 1 ECTS = 30hrs in class 2,5 ECTS = 75hrs preparation to class (reading, writing reports, preparation to the presentation, preparation to the test) 0,5 ECTS = 15hr consultations

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

full time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses
elective courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Requirements

English in Media elective module

Course coordinators

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Agata Strządała

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Agata Strządała

Term 2022/23-Z:

Agata Strządała

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge
Students:
1. have the basic knowledge of news industry and news production (m-W-1/P6S_WK)
2. have the basic knowledge of legal, economic and ethical aspects of news industry and news production (m-W-2/P6S_WG)

Skills
Students :
3. have the ability to search for, analyze, select and use information from news sources using various methods (m-U-1/P6S_UO)
4. are able to use the English language in writing and speaking with relative fluency, accuracy and communication efficiency in presentations (m-U-2/P6S_UK)

Social competences
Students:
5. can specify the priorities for the implementation of their goals and tasks designated by others in media contexts when working with news productions (m-K-1/P6S_KR)
6. shape their own views on the basis of the gained general and detailed knowledge in media contexts regarding news productions (m-K-2/P6S_KK

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. End of semester test - 50% of the final grade (outcome 1,2)
2. Active participation (taking part in discussions, writing short reports)- 25% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)
3. Team project/presentations 25% (outcome 1,2,3.4,5,6)

Criteria of evaluation:
60% = 3
80% = 4
100% = 5

Bibliography

Reading list:
Wahl-Jorgensen, K and Hanitzsch,T (eds) (2009) Handbookof Journalism Studies. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Spark, David (1999) Investigative Reporting: A Study in Technique. Oxford: Focal.

e-sources:
1. https://www.pulitzer.org/pulitzer-stories
2. Newseum
3. websites, videos, blogs, social media, streaming

Supplementary reading:
Current news: newspapers, magazines

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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