104825 - RADIO PRACTICES

Subject type: Optional

Coordinator: Jorge Oter Gonzalez

Trimester: At quarters

Credits: 6

• Catalan

Radio Internships is a fully practical course where students design, produce, perform and write and voice a radio program broadcast by a real radio channel for their audience for a year.

Over the course of three terms, the students, in independent groups of 3, 4 or 5 people, are responsible for maintaining a stable production of their own on the radio grid, with the tutorship and help of the teacher. In this sense, in a professional environment, all the knowledge acquired in previous introductions to the radio medium is put into practice and expanded.

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or towards teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from others. 

The course, with constant practical work, deals with the following blocks of content with the supervision of group work:

Content 1: The design of the radio format and structure.

The factors to be taken into account when designing a new radio program are worked on. Application of knowledge of radio formats and their organization.

Content 2: The team and professional roles in radio. 

Distribution of the different tasks needed to broadcast a program. Coordination techniques and teamwork. Editorial board.

Content 3: We fill our program with content. 

Practice of production techniques, writing and radio appointment in order to create a regular edition of a radio space.

Content 4: The technical process of realization and emission.

The processes of creating radio sound resources are worked on. All phases of live and recorded broadcasting are performed for different spaces on the radio grid.

Content 5: IP Radio.

Radio broadcasting processes are performed online. Broadcast automation parameters are adjusted.

Content 6: Promotion and dissemination of the radio space.

Campaigns are created for the dissemination and promotion of radio and radio programs in particular.

The basis of the Radiophonic Practices assessment is the planning, realization, broadcasting and group promotion of a radio program on an open and real audio channel (40%). To prepare and base this broadcast, a framework radio project is designed and written as a group (10%) and different activities and tasks are carried out to monitor and control the production (10%). At the same time, an individual critical analysis is carried out on the productions of the other groups (10%) and a comment on the use and strategy of social networks (15%) to guide the production. To be able to average the comment on the use and strategy of social networks (15%) with the rest of the course activities, it will be necessary to obtain an evaluation equal to or higher than 3, according to the current regulations. Finally, an individual report (5%) is made for the assessment and presentation of the content covered and the learnings obtained. Attendance and participation in activities and classes count individually for 10% of the final grade of the course. 

Briefly and in detail:

IN GROUP (60%)

Design and writing of a radio project (10%)

Planning, making, broadcasting and promoting a radio program (40%)

Follow-up activities (10%)

INDIVIDUAL (40%)

Analysis of a radio production (10%)

Comment on the use and strategy of social networks (15%)

Final individual report (5%)

Attendance and participation (10%)

RECOVERY

According to current regulations, only those students who have not reached 5 in the final grade point average of the subject or who have not managed to pass one of the two parts, theory or practice, will be eligible for recovery. Recovery will be only from those unapproved parts.

A written exam will be taken to recover the theory part.

In order to recover the practice, an oral exam will be carried out where practical cases will be posed and exercises of locution and radio realization can be requested.

PLAGIARISM

Identification of plagiarism is considered a serious circumstance that may result in a failing grade for an activity. In case of detection of plagiarism, the coordination of the degree will be informed so that the corresponding disciplinary measures can be taken.

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