Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

See "Learning activities " and "Syllabus".

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.2. Learning tasks

• Theoretical lectures.
• Practical lectures.
• Individual work.
• Personal study.
• Assessment activities.

5.3. Syllabus

The topics included are:

1. Scientific journalism (SJ). Concept and dissemination of science

- Narrating science

- Concept and general overview of SJ

- Problems of SJ

- Science and the media

- Scientific journalism features

2. Scientific journalism sources

- The problem of sources

- News agencies

- New technologies and the documentary chain

- Networks and databases

3. Language in the dissemination of science

- Language and discourse in SJ.

- From scientific articles to scientific journalism

- Resources for writing about science: analogies, comparisons, metaphors and paradoxes.

4. Pictures in scientific journalism

- The communicative function of photography

- The importance of infography in SJ

- About science supplements

- Tercer Milenio, the supplement of the Heraldo de Aragón newspaper.

- Analysis of the photos from a science supplement

- Science and technology on television. Programmes and documentaries.

- Film, an instrument for scientific dissemination

5. Genres in scientific journalism

- The news as knowledge and need

- The report and the dissemination of science

- The interview and the dissemination of knowledge

- Biographical sketch. Profile. Biography

5.4. Course planning and calendar

See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

[BB: Bibliografía básica / BC: Bibliografía complementaria]

• [BB] Calvo Hernando, Manuel. Manual de periodismo científico / Manuel Calvo Hernando . 1a. ed. Barcelona : Bosch, 1997