Journalistic Communication Techniques II - Audio-visuals

Code:

CC057

Acronym:

TEJ_A_II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Communication Sciences

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Communication and Information Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Communication Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CC	106	CC - Study Plan	2	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Português

Objectives

Successful students should be able to organize and increase their knowledge of expression techniques specific to each of the four journalistic fields (Printed press, radio, Television, Online). The aim of this course is to enhance the students’ levels of proficiency in the various journalistic genres through practical exercises.

Learning outcomes and competences

The aims of the curricular unit will be attained if, at the end of the semester, the students will be able to develop the following competencies: 1) To acknowledge the theoretical framework of the specificity of the different languages of different media (Print, Radio, TV and Online. 2) To acknowledge and master the techniques of expression in the different media. 3) Use the mastery of techniques to develop practical work in the different journalistic genres.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Radio

Professor: Isabel Reis

Sound: Features and functions
The acoustic images: components of radio language
Sound and journalism: the news report
Sound Production Techniques
Write news with sound recordings

Television

Lecturer: Sandra Sá Couto

1. Media message
1.1. Text on TV
1.2. News with image summary

2. Received images
2.1. Exchange, archive, agencies
2.2. How to create a journalistic piece
2.3. How to write a text for a piece from an image provided by an international agency

3. Television reportage
3.1 Reportage dimensions
3.2. Types of reportage
3.3. Reportage preparation
3.4.Viewing and analysis of reportage from several television stations

4. Iconic and non-iconic discourse: live and direct tv
5. The role of pivot
5.1 Pivots: Writing and recording
5.2. Final work

Mandatory literature

Bordieu, Pierre; Sobre a Televisão, Celta editores, 1997
Crisel, Andrew ; Understanding Radio, Routledge, 1994
Ganz, Pierre; A reportagem em Rádio e televisão, Editorial Inquérito, 1995
Paternostro, Vera Íris; O texto na TV: Manual de Telejornalismo, Campus, 1999
Pérez, Arturo Merayo ; Para entender la radio – Estructura del proceso informativo radiofónico, Publicaciones Uiversidad Pontificia de Salamanca, 1992
Balsebre, Armand ; El Linguaje Radiofónico, Cátedra, 1996
Crook Tim; The^ sound handbook. ISBN: 978-0-415-55152-6
Kern Jonathan; Sound reporting. ISBN: 978-0-226-43178-9
Pedro Coelho, Ana Isabel Reis, Luís Bonixe; Manual de Reportagem, Labcom, 2021

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical framework and practical exercises.

Software

Adobe Premiere
Adobe Audition

keywords

Social sciences > Communication sciences > Journalism

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho laboratorial	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Trabalho laboratorial	162,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Pratical work - 50&
Final Work - 50%

Students must attend 75% of classes.

ERASMUS students: the evaluation is defined at the beginning of the semester with each of the teachers (Radio and TV)

Calculation formula of final grade

Erasmus students: the evaluation is defined at the beginning of the semester with each of the teatchers (Radio and TV)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Failure to attend 75% of classes, in the cases established by law, require an oral discussion of the assessment items presented, to be indicated by the lecturer by the end of the respective semester. In each case the assessment should be established early in the semester.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As provided in the FLUP Assessment Regulations.

Classification improvement

 The grade improvement is only done in Exam Appeal. The work of ongoing assessment are valid for the current academic year.