1. General information
Course:
DIGITAL CULTURE
Code:
16335
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
377 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN JOURNALISM
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
12 - FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Group(s):
30
Year:
4
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
VANESA SAIZ ECHEZARRETA
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
2.09
DPTO. EN CONSTITUCIÓN
vanesa.saiz@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
This course is developed in the second semester of the fourth year, in the Digital Journalism itinerary. In it, it deepens the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the previous courses about digital environments, which are specifically addressed in subjects such as Information Society, Cyberjournalism and, in general, it is a transversal subject in the Degree, given the context of contemporary digital revolution.
This subject will deepen the analysis of digital cultures and the fundamental theoretical concepts that are being proposed for their understanding. Among them, it highlights the interest in the theoretical and analytical perspectives that have dealt with the critical definition of technology and its approaches taking into account its social, political, economic and cultural dimensions. Specifically, we will pay attention to the new forms of digital mediatization, the modes of representation and textuality characteristic of digital environments, as well as the emerging models of socialization and social organization that are articulated in relation to technology.
In parallel to the theoretical reflection, the course develops the project-based learning methodology. The aim is to imagine and implement projects linked to digital cultures that establish a link with reference communities that can directly or indirectly benefit from the approaches and activities designed in the group projects.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E02 | Capacity and ability to fluently and effectively express and communicate both orally and in writing, by adequately using the most appropriate linguistic and literary resources to each communication medium. |
| E10 | Capacity and ability to design formal and aesthetic elements for written, graphic, audiovisual and digital media, as well as to use IT techniques for representation and conveyance of facts and data via infographic systems |
| E11 | Capacity and ability to use Information and Communication technologies and techniques in the different media or in combined and interactive media (multimedia) systems. |
| E12 | Capacity and ability to undertake core journalistic tasks in different subject areas, applying journalistic genres and procedures. |
| E13 | Capacity for devising, planning and executing Information or Communication projects. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| G01 | B1 level of a second foreign language, as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages |
| G02 | Knowledge about Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). |
| G03 | Adequate oral and written communication skills. |
| G04 | Ethical commitment and professional ethics. |
| G06 | Apply and transmit journalistic knowledge in an understandable, professional and ethical manner to citizens. |
| G10 | Learn techniques to search, identify, select and compile information, as well as the methods needed to critically analyse any type of sources, documents and facts, both to adequately process and transform them into significant information by using the relevant informative and communicative language. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Not established. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
| Recognize the main conceptual approaches about digital cultures and technology Describe the sociotechnical dimensions and mechanisms for the production of discourses and representations in digital environments Discuss the processes of socialization and the emerging forms of collective action in relationship with technology Design a collaborative project oriented by the values of the pro-common culture Appreciate and evaluate the self-learning process developed in an uncertainty context, as well as the collaborative work. |
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6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Digital cultures conceptualization
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Unit 1.1: How to understand culture?
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Unit 1.2: Infrastructures and software: material bases of digital culture
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Unit 1.3: Processes of subjectivation and socialization: identities and communities
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Unit 2: Sociology of technology and the Internet
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Unit 2.1: Critical review of the concept of technology the end of technological determinism
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Unit 2.2: Approach to the actor-network theory: concept of shared agency
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Unit 2.3: Sociopolitical and cultural dimensions of technology: do artifacts have politics?
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Unit 3: Technologic socialization
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Unit 3.1: Remediation and social practices: bodies, affects and subjectivity
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Unit 3.2: Public sphere and digital citizenship:new forms of collective action
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Unit 3.3: Artificial Intelligence and future challenges
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Unit 4: Dissemination about digital culture, procommon and learning-based communities
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, REMARKS
The course is divided into a theoretical block comprising Topics 1, 2 and 3 and Topic 4 is linked to project development and will therefore be approached in a cross-sectional logic.
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E02 E18 G03 G04 | 1.6 | 40 | Y | Y | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E02 G02 G03 G04 | 1.04 | 26 | Y | N | ||
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Debates | G02 | 0.64 | 16 | Y | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles | E02 G03 G04 | 0.16 | 4 | Y | Y | ||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | G01 G02 | 2 | 50 | N | N | ||
| Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | 0.24 | 6 | Y | N | ||||
| Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | 0.32 | 8 | Y | N | ||||
| 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).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 70.00% | 50.00% | This section includes weekly reading tests, individual exercises and group work. The percentage of each practice will be published on the virtual campus. |
| Final test | 30.00% | 50.00% | In the continuous evaluation the test will consist of an individual theoretical essay, in the case of the non-continuous evaluation an exam of development questions on the materials worked in the program. |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:In order to pass the course in the internship report and in the final exam, a minimum score of 4 out of 10 points must be obtained in each of them.
The evaluation of the activities carried out in previous courses will not be retained.
The rules of plagiarism and spelling correction common to the Degree will be applied.
This subject will apply the evaluation criteria agreed in the UCLM Evaluation Regulations, as well as the specific evaluation rules approved by the Faculty. -
Non-continuous evaluation:In order to pass the course in the internship report and in the final exam, a minimum score of 4 out of 10 points must be obtained in each of them.
The evaluation of the activities carried out in previous courses will not be retained.
The rules of plagiarism and spelling correction common to the Degree will be applied.
This subject will apply the evaluation criteria agreed in the Evaluation Regulation of the UCLM, as well as the specific evaluation rules approved by the Faculty.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
The extraordinary call contains the whole subject, the part of the evaluation that has been failed will be recovered: either the internship report, the final test or both. In order to pass the course in the internship report and in the final exam, a minimum score of 4 out of 10 points must be obtained in each of them.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
The special call for completion contains the entire subject. A final test of theoretical character (50%) and a project applied and tutored by the teacher (50%) must be carried out.
In order to pass the course in the practical report and in the final test, a minimum score of 4 out of 10 points must be obtained in each of them.
The evaluation of any of the activities carried out in previous courses will not be retained.
The rules of plagiarism and spelling correction common to the Degree will be applied.
This subject will apply the evaluation criteria agreed in the Evaluation Regulation of the UCLM, as well as the specific evaluation rules approved by the Faculty.
In order to pass the course in the practical report and in the final test, a minimum score of 4 out of 10 points must be obtained in each of them.
The evaluation of any of the activities carried out in previous courses will not be retained.
The rules of plagiarism and spelling correction common to the Degree will be applied.
This subject will apply the evaluation criteria agreed in the Evaluation Regulation of the UCLM, as well as the specific evaluation rules approved by the Faculty.
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles] | 4 |
| Unit 1 (de 4): Digital cultures conceptualization | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 4 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 6 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 15 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][] | 1 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][] | 2 |
| Unit 2 (de 4): Sociology of technology and the Internet | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 4 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 15 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][] | 1 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][] | 2 |
| Unit 3 (de 4): Technologic socialization | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 4 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 15 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][] | 1 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][] | 2 |
| Unit 4 (de 4): Dissemination about digital culture, procommon and learning-based communities | |
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| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 25 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 14 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5 |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][] | 3 |
| Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][] | 2 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
| General comments about the planning: | This planning may undergo modifications depending on the effective development of the subject. Topic 4 is cross-sectional and will be dealt with throughout the whole period, combined with the rest of the theoretically oriented topics. |
10. Bibliography and Sources
| Author(s) | Title | Book/Journal | Citv | Publishing house | ISBN | Year | Description | Link | Catálogo biblioteca |
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| Aibar, Eduard | La vida social de las máquinas: orígenes, desarrollo y perspectivas actuales en la sociología de la tecnología | 1996 | |||||||
| Bolter, David; Grusin, Richard | Inmediatez, hipermediación, remediación | CIC Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación | 2011 | https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CIYC/article/view/36986 | |||||
| Cassin, Barbara and Syrotinski, Michael | Google me | Fordham University Press | https://www.fordhampress.com/9780823278077/google-me/ | ||||||
| Computer History Museum | Artificial Intelligence | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGZx5GAUPys&list=PLQsxaNhYv8dbK3yMHXk35jtZFdu7o46gu&index=5 | |||||||
| De Rivera, Javier | Guía para entender y combatir el capitalismo digital | Papeles de relaciones ecosociales y cambio social, 144. | 2018 | http://javierderivera.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ESP-entenderyCombatirCapitalismodigital-J.Rivera.pdf | |||||
| De Rivera, Javier y Rendueles, Cesar | Digitalización y cambio social. De las expectativas apocalípticas a la tecnopolítica del presente | Cuaderno de Relaciones Laborales, Vol. 37 | 2019 | https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CRLA/article/view/66041 | |||||
| Denning, Peter J | Great Principles of Computing | 2008 | https://core.ac.uk/reader/36728094 | ||||||
| Finn, Ed | What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing | MIT | 2017 | ||||||
| Gillmor, Dan | Mediaactive. Creative Commons | 2010 | http://mediactive.com/ | ||||||
| Jarvis, Jeff | Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News | CUNY Journalism Press | 2014 | ||||||
| Kelty, CM | Two Bits. La trascendencia cultural del software libre | https://n-1.cc/file/download/116296 | |||||||
| Lasen, Amparo | Lo ordinario digital: digitalización de la vida cotidiana como forma de trabajo | Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales | 2019 | https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CRLA/article/view/66040 | |||||
| Lasen, Amparo y Casado, Elena | Mediaciones tecnológicas: cuerpos, afectos y subjetividades | Madrid | 9788474766585 | 2014 | |||||
| Latour, Bruno | Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory | Oxford | Oxford University Press | 2005 | https://books.google.es/books?id=AbQSDAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Bruno+Latour%22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY_biA0JvcAhUlL8AKHTaXChoQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q&f=false | ||||
| Latour, Bruno | Reensamblar lo social : una introducción a la teoría del act | Manantial, | 978-987-500-114-5 | 2008 |
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| Lovink y San Vicente | Geert Lovink y el abismo de las redes sociales. Entrevista | La Grieta | http://lagrietaonline.com/saberes-disidentes-geert-lovink-y-el-abismo-de-las-redes-sociales/ | ||||||
| Lovink, Geert | Social Media Abyss: Critical Internet Cultures and the Force of Negation | Cambridge | Polity Press | 2016 | https://books.google.es/books?hl=es&lr=&id=zpNNDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP2&dq=geert+lovink&ots=DObGEkU4Cm&sig=13Cs2i_I8vNvixnenAws9HyaWGM&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=geert%20lovink&f=false | ||||
| Manovich, Lev | Software takes comand | 2008 | http://black2.fri.uni-lj.si/humbug/files/doktorat-vaupotic/zotero/storage/D22GEWS3/manovich_softbook_11_20_2008.pdf | ||||||
| Morozov, Evgeny | Capitalismo Big Tech. ¿Welfare o neofeudalismo digital? | Enclave de libros | 2018 | ||||||
| Morozov, Evgeny | La locura del solucionismo tecnológico | Madrid | Katz Editores | 2015 | https://books.google.es/books?id=tJnNCgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=evgeny+morozov&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwsOPKnvjiAhV0sHEKHQnLAGYQ6AEIMjAB#v=onepage&q=evgeny%20morozov&f=false | ||||
| Newport, Cal | Quit social media | 2019 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E7hkPZ-HTk | ||||||
| Peter J. Denning and Craig H. Martell | Great Principles of Computing | MIT Press | 2015 | ||||||
| Rendueles, Cesar | Sociofobia. El cambio político en la era de la utopía digital | Capitán Swing | 2013 | ||||||
| Sassen, Saskia | Expulsiones : brutalidad y complejidad en la economía global | Katz, | 978-987-1566-95-2 (A | 2015 |
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| Serrano, Ana (Ed.) | Between the Public and Private in Mobile Communication | Oxford | Routledge | 2017 | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315399300 | ||||
| Tufekci, Zeynep | Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest | Yale University Press | 2017 | ||||||
| Turkle, Sherry | Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other | 2012 | |||||||
| Woolgar, Steve | Configuring the user: the case of usability trials | The Sociological Review 38, no. 1 | 1990 |