Information Society is included in the subject Current World, within the 60 credits allocated to basic training. From a sociological perspective, it is imperative to know the implications and correlations between the new technological paradigm and the cultural, economic, political and social spheres. The journalism student must be able to put ICT innovations into context. To this end, the subject frames the knowledge acquired by the student within its relations with informational capitalism, the network society and the primacy of knowledge. The subject is related to History of today's world, Analysis of today's world, Media literacy, Theory of communication, Global structure of the media and Communication policies.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
E04 | Capacity to read and analyse specialised texts and documents on any relevant topic, and to summarise or adapt them using language or vocabulary understandable to the general public. |
E07 | Capacity and ability to express reasoned ideas by using rhetoric and contributions from new argumentation theories, as well as communicative techniques applied to persuasion. |
E14 | Capacity to experiment and innovate by learning and using techniques and methods applied to improvement of quality and self-assessment processes. Develop capacity for autonomous learning, adaptation to change and creativity-driven innovation. |
E16 | Critical knowledge of media influence on Education and of the relation of the media with schools, as well as of the potential of the new Information and Communication Technologies and multimedia systems for development of off-site learning and knowledge. |
E18 | Egalitarian awareness with regards to individuals and peoples, respect for international human rights, and knowledge of the great cultural or civilising trends related to individual and collective fundamental values. |
G05 | Gain knowledge and understanding of Journalism by acquiring rational and critical knowledge of world current affairs in order to understand social phenomena that occur in society today. |
G07 | Interpret relevant data, such as key events and processes that take place in today's societies, from a synchronic perspective. The scope of this kind of knowledge should be as wide as possible, since it contributes to developing the ability to understand diversity and to fostering civic awareness and respect for alien value systems. |
G11 | Gain insight into the most relevant concepts, categories, theories and topics of the different subfields of Information & Communications research. |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Not established. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Description | |
Build argued discourses according to appropriate linguistic and literary resources. Synthesize academic texts and make them more comprehensible to the general public. Understand information about digitalism in standard English. To formulate and expose concrete and abstract ideas in the field of ICTs. Build information resources autonomously using ICTs. Know the relationship between ICTs and the processes of socialization and education. Understand informative texts on the information society in French. Experiment with new ICT formats in the context of the network-society. To interpret and contextualize digital innovations with their genealogical and synchronous perspective, within the framework of globalization. |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E02 E07 E16 G07 | 1.04 | 26 | N | N | ||
In-class Debates and forums [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E02 E14 E16 | 0.52 | 13 | Y | N | ||
Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E02 | 0.39 | 9.75 | N | N | ||
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | G01 G07 | 3.6 | 90 | Y | N | ||
Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E02 E05 E07 E14 E16 G01 G07 | 0.12 | 3 | Y | Y | ||
Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Group Work | E07 | 0.25 | 6.25 | N | N | ||
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E02 E07 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | ||
Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Projects | 35.00% | 40.00% | Test of theoretical development |
Test | 30.00% | 0.00% | Tests carried out in the classroom during the course. |
Final test | 35.00% | 60.00% | Test of theoretical contents |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 90 |
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 3 |
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Group Work] | 6.25 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
Unit 1 (de 5): Origins of Information Society | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 1.5 |
Unit 2 (de 5): Technology, information and Society | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 1.5 |
Unit 3 (de 5): Network Society and Globalization processes | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 3 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2.25 |
Unit 4 (de 5): Information Society and Power | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 3 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2.25 |
Unit 5 (de 5): Sociology of Digital Era | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 3 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 2.25 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |
Author(s) | Title | Book/Journal | Citv | Publishing house | ISBN | Year | Description | Link | Catálogo biblioteca |
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ITU | http://www.itu.int/es/Pages/default.aspx | ||||||||
The Freenet Project | http://freenetproject.org/ | ||||||||
Digital Divide Institute | http://www.digitaldivide.org/ | ||||||||
European Commision. Information Society | http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/index_en.htm | ||||||||
Fundación Telefónica | http://www.fundacion.telefonica.com/es/index.htm | ||||||||
GNU Operating System | http://www.gnu.org/ | ||||||||
Global Information Society Watch | http://www.giswatch.org/ | ||||||||
Creative Commons España | http://es.creativecommons.org/ | ||||||||
World Wide Web Consortium | http://www.w3.org/ | ||||||||
UNESCO Observatory on the Information Society | http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=7277&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html | ||||||||
The Internet Governance Forum | http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/ | ||||||||
Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información | http://www.itu.int/wsis/index-es.html | ||||||||
Sin Dominio | http://www.sindominio.net/ | ||||||||
Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual | http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.es | ||||||||
ICANN | http://www.icann.org/ | ||||||||
Aguadero Fernández, Francisco | La sociedad de la información : vivir en el siglo XX | Acento | 84-483-0290-7 | 1997 | |||||
Alonso, Andoni | La quinta columna digital : antitratado comunal de hiperpolí | Gedisa | 84-9784-109-3 | 2005 | |||||
Beck, Ulrich | La sociedad del riesgo global | Siglo XXI de España | 978-84-323-1261-8 | 2009 | |||||
Bell, Daniel | El advenimiento de la sociedad post-industrial : un intento | Alianza | 84-206-2149-8 | 2006 | |||||
Berners-Lee, Tim | Tejiendo la red el inventor del world wide web nos descubre | Siglo XXI | 84-323-1040-9 | 2000 | |||||
Borreguero Gómez, Raquel | Internet Gap : la red como factor de división social | Publicaciones Universidad Pontificia de Salaman | 84-7299-719-7 | 2006 | |||||
Carr, Nicholas G. | El gran interruptor :el mundo en red, de Edison a Google / | Deusto, | 978-84-234-2686-7 | 2009 | |||||
Castaño, Cecilia | Las mujeres y las tecnologías de la información : internet | Alianza | 84-206-9112-7 | 2005 | |||||
Castells, Manuel (1942-) | La sociedad red | Alianza | 84-206-4494-3 | 2001 | |||||
Castells, Manuel (1942-) | La galaxia internet | Mondadori | 84-9759-229-8 | 2003 | |||||
Castells, Manuel (1942-) | La era de la información : economía, sociedad y cultura | Alianza | 84-206-4246-0 | 2006 | |||||
Castells, Manuel (1942-) | El poder de la identidad | Alianza | 84-206-4740-3 | 2003 | |||||
Castells, Manuel (1942-) | Comunicación y poder | Alianza Editorial | 978-84-206-8499-4 | 2009 | |||||
Christakis, Nicholas A. | Conectados : el sorprendente poder de las redes sociales y c | Taurus | 978-84-306-0688-7 | 2010 | |||||
Colectivo Ippolita | El lado oscuro de Google | Barcelona | Virus | 2010 | http://www.viruseditorial.net/pdf/el_lado_oscuro_de_google2.pdf | ||||
Drucker, Peter Ferdinand (1909-2005) | La empresa en la sociedad que viene : los seis factores que | Urano | 84-95787-43-1 | 2003 | |||||
Echeverría, Javier | Cosmopolitas domésticos | Anagrama | 84-339-1393-X | 1999 | |||||
Echeverría, Javier | Telépolis | Destino | 84-233-2366-8 | 2000 | |||||
Fernández Porta, Eloy (1974-) | Eros : la superproducción de los afectos | Anagrama | 978-84-339-6311-6 | 2010 | |||||
Fernández Porta, Eloy (1974-) | Homo sampler : tiempo y consumo en la era afterpop | Anagrama | 978-84-339-6280-5 | 2008 | |||||
Fernández Vicente, Antonio | Nomadismos contemporáneos : formas tecnoculturales de la glo | Universidad de Murcia | 978-84-8371-651-9 | 2010 | |||||
Lessig, Lawrence | El código 2.0 | Traficantes de Sueos | 978-84-96453-38-8 | 2009 | |||||
Lessig, Lawrence | El codigo y otras leyes del ciberespacio | Taurus digital | 84-306-0428-6 | 2001 | |||||
Lessig, Lawrence | Por una cultura libre : cómo los grandes grupos de comunicac | Traficantes de Sueños | 84-96453-02-2 | 2005 | |||||
Maceda, Pío (1950-) | Educación y libertad : en la sociedad de la información | Laertes | 978-84-7584-588-3 | 2007 | |||||
Maldonado, Tomás | Memoria y conocimiento : sobre los destinos del saber en la | Gedisa | 978-84-9784-122-1 | 2007 | |||||
Mattelart, A.; Vitalis, André | Le profilage des populations | París | La Découverte | 2014 | |||||
Mattelart, Armand | Historia de la sociedad de la información | Paidós | 84-493-1191-8 | 2002 | |||||
Mattelart, Armand | Un mundo vigilado | Paidos Iberica | 978-84-493-2191-7 | 2008 | |||||
Mattelart, Armand | Historia de la utopía planetaria : de la ciudad profética a | Paidós | 84-493-0892-5 | 2000 | |||||
Mattleart, Armand & Vitalis, André | De Orwell al cibercontrol | Barcelona | Gedisa | 978-84-9784-884-8 | 2015 | ||||
Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor (1966-) | Big data : la revolución de los datos masivos | Turner | 978-84-15832-10-2 | 2013 | |||||
Neveu, Érik | ¿Una sociedad de comunicación? = Une societé de communicatio | Cuadros y gráficos ; LOM Ediciones | 956-282-801-8 | 2006 | |||||
Pariser, Eli | The fliter bubble : How the new personalized web, is changin | Penguin Book | 978-0-14-312123-7 | 2011 | |||||
Pisani, Francis | La alquimia de las multitudes :cómo la web está cambiando el | Paidós, | 9788449321962 | 2009 | |||||
Reischl, Gerald | El engaño de Google : una potencia mundial incontrolada en i | Medialive | 978-84-92506-10-1 | 2008 | |||||
Rifkin, Jeremy | La era del acceso : la revolucion de la nueva economia | Paidós | 84-493-0941-7 | 2000 | |||||
Rifkin, Jeremy | La civilización empática : la carrera hacia una conciencia g | Paidós | 978-84-493-2356-0 | 2010 | |||||
Sassen, Saskia | Una sociología de la globalización | Katz | 978-84-935432-6-6 | 2007 | |||||
Serrano, Pascual | La comunicación jibarizada | Barcelona | Península | 978-84-9942-192-6 | 2013 | ||||
Stallman, Richard | Software libre para una sociedad libre | Traficantes de Sueños | 978-84-933555-1-7 | 2007 | |||||
Sunstein, Cass R. | República. com : Internet, democracia y libertad | Paidós | 84-493-1384-8 | 2003 | |||||
Terceiro, José B. | Digitalismo : el nuevo horizonte sociocultural | Taurus | 84-306-0433-2 | 2001 | |||||
Touraine, Alain (1925-) | La sociedad post-industrial | Ariel | 84-344-0673-X | 1973 | |||||
Trejo Delarbre, Raul | Viviendo en el Aleph : la sociedad de la información y sus l | Gedisa | 84-9784-131-X | 2006 |