Base Knowledge
N/A
Teaching Methodologies
It will be used in this curricular unit an expository methodology, taking as its starting point the theoretical foundations of the discipline. This methodology will be complemented by the illustration of the theoretical principles from the use of empirical data. Use will be made of recent scientific articles that demonstrate the applicability of the theory to concrete situations. Students will be able to choose the form of Periodic Assessment (a written test, weighting 60%, and a practical assignment, weighting 40%) or Examination. There is a minimum grade of 8.0 values in each of the elements of the Periodic Assessment for approval in the course. The Exam Assessment will consist of a written test on all subjects, which will constitute 100% of the final grade.
Learning Results
It is intended that, after completing the course, the student:
a) Understand the phenomenon of communication as a fundamental element of democracy
b) Understand the centrality of the media in the functioning of democracy
c) Identify the elements that constitute political communication, in its various forms
d) Identify the threats and opportunities that cross the exercise of political communication
e) Distinguish specialized forms of political communication in the media
f) Understand how political communication works in the age of social media
Program
1. Communication and democracy
2. Political communication and media
3. Constituent elements of political communication
4. The crisis of political communication: new and old problems
5. Specialized political languages
6. Political communication in the age of networksVI Uses and Gratifications
Curricular Unit Teachers
Grading Methods
- - Exam - 100.0%
- - Individual and/or Group Work - 40.0%
- - Frequency - 60.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
ESTEVES, JP (2019). Comunicação Política e Democracia, Coimbra, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.
CORREIA, JC, FERREIRA, GB & ESPÌRITO SANTO, P. org. (2010). Conceitos de Comunicação Política, Covilhã, Livros LabCom.
FERREIRA, G. B. (2012). Novos Media e Vida Cívica, Covilhã, Livros LabCom.
Hallin, DC., e Paolo Mancini. (2004). Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
LOADER, BD & MERCEA, D (eds) (2012). Social Media and Democracy: Innovations in Participatory. Politics, Routledge: London and New York
TRAQUINA, N. & MESQUITA, M. (2003). Jornalismo Cívico, Lisboa, Livros Horizonte.