The teaching approach of the course combines in-person class sessions with a structured program of autonomous and individual work by students. The in-person sessions will be based on: (1) lectures by the teaching staff; (2) discussions of the topics examined, based on readings assigned to students in advance; and (3) presentations of case studies carried out by the students.

The learning activities that students will be required to complete independently include both the reading of texts to be discussed in class and the preparation of an analysis of a specific aspect of a media system of their choice. The discussion on the relevance and suitability of the case studies proposed by students will be agreed upon with the teaching staff in class, although their supervision will also be conducted through individual tutorials.

This course will be taught using innovative and active methodologies to foster authentic learning (case studies, debates, flipped classroom, etc.).

The development of the course is attentive to the incorporation of a gender perspective, whether in the content, sources, or working dynamics. The use of inclusive language will also be encouraged.

Fifteen minutes of one class session will be reserved for students to complete the evaluation surveys on teaching performance and on the module.

The detailed schedule with the content of the different sessions will be presented on the day of the course introduction and will also be available on the course’s Virtual Campus, where students will find the various teaching materials considered appropriate by the teaching staff, as well as all the necessary information for the proper follow-up of the course. In the event of a change in the teaching modality due to force majeure, as determined by the competent authorities, the teaching staff will inform students of any changes 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.

The evaluation will be based on:

a) One or several follow-up tests through which it will be verified to what extent the contents taught in the face-to-face sessions have been understood, as well as the key ideas of the assigned readings and/or the debates carried out in class, which will be equivalent to 50% of the grade.

On the first day of the course, students will be informed of how many tests there will be corresponding to theoretical contents of the subject matter to be taught in class and/or readings, and on which dates they will take place.

b) The preparation of an individual assignment based on the thematic axes of the course. The topic will be set at the beginning of the module, in agreement with the teaching staff. The grade for this assignment will be 30% of the final grade. Students may complete tutorials throughout the course for the execution of this assignment.

This evaluative activity allows the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies exclusively for support tasks such as translations. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or major sanctions in serious cases.

c) The oral presentation of the individual course assignment, as well as the resolution of questions and the reflective capacity of the students during the presentation, will be evaluated with 20% of the final grade of the subject.

The follow-up tests can be retaken, provided they have been taken in the first instance. Students will have the right to a retake of the failed tests if they have been evaluated in the set of activities, the weight of which represents a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade of the subject.

This subject/module does not provide for the single evaluation system. The individual assignment and the oral presentation cannot be retaken.

The grade will be "not assessable" when the analysis assignment has not been submitted or if neither of the two follow-up tests has been taken.

The commission of any irregularity in an act of evaluation (academic fraud, plagiarism, or misuse of AI, unless this use is expressly authorized in the teaching guide), which could lead to a significant variation in the grade, implies that this act will be graded with a 0. In the event that the teaching guide stipulates that to pass the subject it is an essential requirement to have obtained a minimum grade in this act of evaluation or that several irregularities occur in the acts of evaluation of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0. Apart from this, a disciplinary process may be initiated against the student who commits any of these irregularities.