1. General information
Course:
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS REPORTING
Code:
16338
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
377 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN JOURNALISM
Academic year:
2023-24
Center:
12 - FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Group(s):
30
Year:
4
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
N
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
JUAN CARLOS GUILLERMO CEBALLOS SANTAMARIA
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
FACULTAD DE CC.SS. 3.23. FACULTAD DE TRABAJO SOCIAL, DESPACHO 2.20
ECO .ESP. E INT.,ECONOMET. E Hª E INS.EC
926053807
guillermo.ceballos@uclm.es
Lecturer:
FRANCISCO JOSÉ MURCIA VERDÚ
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Despacho 2.08
DPTO. EN CONSTITUCIÓN
Francisco.Murcia@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The fundamental objective of the subject is to apply the general knowledge and journalistic skills acquired throughout the career in the area of specialized economic journalism (in a broad sense, including labor, home economics, development cooperation, precariousness, etc.) . We will learn basic concepts for the analysis of the economic context and the interpretation and production of economic information. At the end of the assignment, the student must be able to read, analyze and write with solvency current economic journalistic information.
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. |
| E03 | Capacity and ability to retrieve, organise, analyse and process information and communication with the aim of disseminating, conveying or processing it for private or collective use through different media and formats, or for the creation of all types of productions. |
| 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. |
| E06 | Capacity and ability to search, select and classify any type of relevant source or document (whether written, sound, visual, etc.) for the production and processing of information, as well as for use in persuasive communication or in fiction and entertainment. |
| E12 | Capacity and ability to undertake core journalistic tasks in different subject areas, applying journalistic genres and procedures. |
| E17 | Knowledge of current sciences, capacity to analyse their informative and communicative processing and ability to convey such knowledge and progress to a vast non-specialised public in an understandable and efficient manner. |
| 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. |
| G08 | Convey ideas, problems and solutions within the field of Journalism and, in general, within the field of Communications, during professional practice in both fields. |
| 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 | |
| -Ability to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions related to the Economy area, both to a specialized and non-specialized public. -To show a high degree of autonomy in the field of economic research and documentation. -Know the theoretical rudiments of the most important socio-economic theories and models. -Manage the most common jargon in macro and microeconomics, international economics and economic theory. -To demonstrate solvency when it comes to understanding, analyzing and evaluating current professional economic journalistic information. -Capacity for the ideation, planning and execution of informative or communicative projects in the field of economic disclosure. - Ability and ability to express oneself fluently and communicatively in the economic area, knowing how to take advantage of the linguistic and literary resources that are most suitable for the different media. - Equal conscience on people and peoples, and respect for international human rights, as well as knowledge of the great cultural or civilizing currents in relation to individual and collective fundamental values. |
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6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Economics for journalists, an introduction
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Unit 2: Subgenres and specifical conditions of economic journalism.
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Unit 3: Economic context: from subprime crisis to the crisis of Euro.
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Unit 4: Reporting on economy.
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Unit 5:
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Unit 6:
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] | Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) | E02 E03 E04 E06 E12 E17 G02 G03 G04 G06 G08 | 1.8 | 45 | Y | Y | ||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E02 E03 E04 E06 E12 E17 G02 G03 G04 G06 G08 | 1.8 | 45 | Y | N | ||
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E02 E03 E04 E06 E09 E12 E17 G02 G03 G04 G06 G08 G09 | 1.2 | 30 | N | N | ||
| In-class Debates and forums [ON-SITE] | Debates | E02 E03 E04 E06 E12 E17 G02 G03 G04 G06 G08 | 1.12 | 28 | Y | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E02 E03 E04 E06 E17 G03 G04 G06 G08 | 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).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Progress Tests | 10.00% | 0.00% | |
| Final test | 40.00% | 40.00% | |
| Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 50.00% | 60.00% | |
| 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:Evaluation criteria not defined
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Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 6): Economics for journalists, an introduction | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 10 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 3 |
| Unit 2 (de 6): Subgenres and specifical conditions of economic journalism. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 10 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 6 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Unit 3 (de 6): Economic context: from subprime crisis to the crisis of Euro. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 10 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 11 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Unit 4 (de 6): Reporting on economy. | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 15 |
| In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 5 |
| Unit 5 (de 6): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Unit 6 (de 6): | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 3 |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| In-class Debates and forums [PRESENCIAL][Debates] | 5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources