Research Seminar on Communication and Creative Industries

Code:

CGIC07

Acronym:

SICIC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Communication Sciences

Instance: 2023/2024 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Communication and Information Sciences
Course/CS Responsible:	Communication and Management of Creative Industries

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCGIC	17	MCGIC - Study Plan	2	-	15	91	405

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

• Develop knowledge transfer skills for industry and other organizations in the creative sector

• Know and strategically use national and regional public policies for the creative and cultural sector.

• To know and identify good practices adopted and observed in the domestic and foreign creative industry

• Acquire skills in the promotion, marketing and international transaction of creative and cultural products.

• Develop skills in the production of content, especially in the areas of journalism, culture and digital communication

• Develop capabilities for research, organization and systematization of information. including
• bibliographic knowledge for the topic to be developed.

• Develop autonomous capacities to understand and execute the topic to be developed, as well as articulate information in a systematic and critical way.

• Present, debate and defend the theme or a project, both from an academic perspective and from industry or other organizational contexts.

Learning outcomes and competences

The Seminar will have two essential strands. The first, in a theoretical-practical perspective, will develop some thematic nuclei of Communication and Creative Industries, taking into account the cooperation and transfer of knowledge for the industry as well as the public policies that foster the development of the creative cluster. The second, in a tutorial orientation, will focus on the ability of students to develop autonomous and systematic research themes.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. Deepening and thematic developments:

1. Deepening and thematic developments


2. Public Policies and Creative Cluster


3. Cultural Events and Creative Economy


4. Internationalization and Promotion of Creative Products


5. Journalism and Content Production


6. Culture, Digital Communication and Social Media


7. Conceptualization of Projects and Design thinking

II. Theme preparation

1. Bibliographic, iconographic and documentary research


2. Critical review of bibliography and texts presented by the student


3. Reflection on the issues, theoretical and practical foundations of the topics under study


4. Discussion of methodologies to be applied and models of academic and market research

Mandatory literature

Vários; A Bibliografia será indicada por cada docente de acordo com o tema de investigação a realizar por cada estudante.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Paperwork and dissertation

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	15,00
Elaboração de projeto	15,00
Total:	30,00

Eligibility for exams

Realization and presentation of project. Attendance 50%

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation of work and project 100%