The methodology combines theoretical explanations with guided classroom activities, supervised activities, and independent work. The course content will be sensitive to issues related to gender perspective and the use of inclusive language.

Learning is based on the analysis and resolution of practical cases and, with regard to coursework, on authentic learning methodology. Critical analysis skills, teamwork, and personal study are encouraged and reinforced with materials that enable self-assessment.

a) Theoretical face-to-face classes: presentation of content through lectures, commentary on journalistic and scientific texts and directed activities in the classroom. The theory sessions will promote the active participation of students with practical exercises.

b) Debate sessions: part of the seminar sessions will take the form of a debate and will be devoted to analysing specific cases based on historical journalistic materials.

c) Flipped classroom: one of the seminar sessions uses the flipped classroom methodology to encourage collaborative work among students.

d) Oral presentations: in both theory and seminar sessions, students will have to give an oral presentation on some of the content of the subject they have previously worked on.

d) Authentic learning: The coursework for this subject takes the form of journalism in order to promote the practical application of the students' future profession. Continuous assessment is carried out in groups and in podcast format as part of a teaching innovation project, shared with other theoretical subjects in the faculty: Communication Structure (first year), Information and Communication Technologies (second year), and Multiplatform Journalistic Production (UABmèdia) (fourth year). For students undergoing single assessment, the work consists of producing a written historical report.

e) Others: visit to the Hemereoteca General of the UAB. Panoramic session to immerse oneself in the historical collections heldby the newspaper library based on a special selection of materials related to the contents of the subject.

A detailed schedule outlining the content of each session will be presented on the first day of the course and will be available on the course’s Virtual Campus, where students will find the various teaching materials deemed appropriate by the instructors and necessary information for effective course monitoring.

The teaching staff of this subject may indicate to students that, for the proper development of the class and to ensure good coexistence in the classroom, no electronic devices or screens may be used during the class, except when otherwise indicated for a specific situation or teaching activity.

Should the teaching modality change for reasons of force majeure according to the competent authorities, the teaching staff will inform students of any modifications to the course schedule and teaching methodologies.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

A) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

The requirements to pass the subject in continuous assessment are the following:

1.- Completion of two multiple-choice mid-term exams. The evaluable material will refer to all the readings of the course, as well as to the explanations, debates and activities carried out, both in the theoretical sessions and in the seminar sessions. The first evaluation will take place during the month of November and the second will be in January. Each of these exams will account for 30% of the final grade.

2.- Follow-up of the programmed practical activities and participation in the seminar. Attendance at the seminar sessions is required. In order to take the assessment tests and submit the coursework, students must attend at least 70% of the sessions.

3.- Production of a coursework podcast in teams of five or six students. The seminar teacher must approve the topic and structure, which will correspond to the historical period studied in the seminar. The seminar teacher will also be responsible for monitoring the project throughout the course. This work accounts for 40% of the final mark.

Final grade

In order to pass the course, students must take and pass (a grade of 5 or higher is considered a pass) the two mid-term exams, complete the course assignment in podcast format, and attend at least 70% of the seminar sessions.

In the continuous assessment mode, according to point 9 of article 266 of the UAB Academic Regulations, ‘when it is considered that the student has not been able to provide evidence of assessment, this course must be graded as non-assessable’.

Therefore, with regard to coursework, if the initial proposal is not approved or is not submitted, it will be considered non-assessable. This grade in the seminar also means a ‘non-assessable’ grade for the course.

Recovery system

Students will be entitled to reassessment in the course if they have been evaluated on a set of activities accounting for at least two-thirds of the total course grade.

In the case of failing one of the mid-term exams, this part of the subject may be made up, provided that the grade is higher than 3.5. Otherwise, students must take a final exam.

Students who have not passed the theory of the subject by passing the two theory examinations must take an alternative written exam, which will consist of an essay question and several short questions related to both the theory and the seminar. The maximum mark achievable in this exam is 5 out of 10.

With regard to the seminar, if the evaluation of the podcast is not positive, there will be a period of re-elaboration in order to obtain a maximum grade of 5 out of 10.

B) SINGLE ASSESSMENT

The requirements to pass the subject in a single assessment are as follows:

1.- Completion of a theoretical exam divided into two parts. The first will correspond to a topic for a general summary, while the second part will consist of a series of concrete and specific questions. The assessable material will refer to the theoretical content of the course, as well as to the explanations and debates in the seminar class. This exam will take place during the month of January (40% of the final mark).

2.- Submission of a critical review of a work from the course reference bibliography included in the teaching guide or a specific alternative from a particular period, media or profession. The chosen work must be approved in advance by the teaching staff responsible for the theory of the subject. (20% of the final mark).

3.- Individual production of a written historical report. The seminar teacher must approve the topic and structure, which will correspond to the historical period studied in the seminar. The seminar teacher will also be responsible for monitoring its completion throughout the course, and may request the different instalments as they see fit. (30% of the final mark).

4.- On the day of the theory exam, students will be required to give an oral presentation on both the historical report and the work reviewed. (10% of the final mark).

Students taking the single assessment must attend the visit to the Hemeroteca General and those seminar sessions whose objective is the discussion of historical materials in the classroom.

Final qualification

In order to pass the course, students must take and pass the theory test, submit and pass the critical review and the historical report. The dates for submission of the review and the report will be communicated at the beginning of the course through the virtual campus.

Recovery system.

Students who have not passed the theory exam must take a final multiple-choice test. The maximum mark for this exam will be 5 out of 10.

If the assessment of the historical report is not positive, there will be a period for reworking in order to obtain a maximum mark of 5 out of 10. As for the review, it cannot be retrieved.

C) STUDENTS FROM THE SECOND REGISTRATION ONWARDS

From the second registration onwards, both students who took the continuous assessment mode and passed the seminar, and students who took the single mode and passed the practical part of the subject (report and critical review), will only be assessed on the theoretical content of the subject.

The assessment will take the form of a final exam, consisting of an essay question and ten summary questions. There is an option to recovery this exam, which will take the form of a multiple-choice test. There is no minimum grade required to retake the exam, but students must have taken the final exam in order to be eligible to retake it.

In the case of students who do not pass the practical part of the course, the synthesis test will be assessed with an exam that will include theoretical content from the course and a practical case study related to the historical period studied throughout the course in the seminar. This test can be retaken without a minimum grade to sit it and will be taken in the form of a multiple-choice exam.

The grade for the subject will correspond to the grade for the synthesis test. In the event that the final exam resit is not passed, the final grade for the subject will be the one obtained in the resit test.

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for bibliography review, transcribing interviews and translating and correcting texts throughout the seminar course work process. Students must clearly identify any parts generated with these technologies, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how AI has influenced the process and final outcome of the assignment. Failure to disclose the use of AI in this assessed activity will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty to the assignment grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.

Any student suspected of submitting assignments that have been generated by AI, written by others or copied; include unattributed AI-generated content, or fall outside the permitted scope, may be asked to provide the preliminary work or other materials that can demonstrate it is original work and the result of their own authorship. They may also be asked to separately explain or justify their work. Teachers may also use AI detection systems or carry out any verification tasks they deem appropriate. If, after review, the instructor detects irregularities, the assignment may be graded zero, and the student may be subject to further disciplinary action.

The performance of any irregularity in an evaluation act (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless this use is expressly authorized by the teaching guide), which may lead to a significant variation in the grade, assumes that this act will be graded with a 0. In the event that the teaching guide foresees that in order to pass the subject it is an essential requirement to have obtained a minimum grade in this evaluation act or that there are several irregularities in the evaluation acts of the same subject, the final grade of this subject is 0. Apart from this, a disciplinary process may be instructed to the student that incurs any of these irregularities.