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General information

Subject type: Optional

Coordinator: Jorge Oter Gonzalez

Trimester: At quarters

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Daniel Torras Segura

Teaching languages

  • Catalan

Skills

Specific skills

  • E15_Size and manage human, technical and economic resources necessary for the development of an audiovisual or multimedia project optimizing time, costs and quality

  • E17_Write journalistic pieces of different genres with their headline systems and express themselves correctly both in writing and orally

  • E18_Analyze the structures, contents and styles of television and radio programming according to the technical characteristics of their realization. Design, produce and make programs for television and radio in the technical part: production room or radio control, respectively

Transversal competences

  • T2_That students have the ability to work as members of an interdisciplinary team either as one more member, or performing management tasks in order to contribute to developing projects with pragmatism and a sense of responsibility, making commitments taking into account the available resources

Description

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.

 

Contents

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

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Description

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.

Related activities

Activity 1: Design and actual broadcast of a stable group radio program.

Activity 2: Analysis and individual reflection on the radio strategy.

Activity 3: Test about the contents.

Activity 4: Presentation of a critical analysis.

Activity 5: Classroom activities.

 

Content 2: The team and professional roles in radio 

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Description

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

Related activities

Activity 1: Design and actual broadcast of a stable group radio program.

Activity 2: Analysis and individual reflection on the radio strategy.

Activity 3: Test about the contents.

Activity 4: Presentation of a critical analysis.

Activity 5: Classroom activities.

 

Content 3: We fill our program with content 

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Description

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

Related activities

Activity 1: Design and actual broadcast of a stable group radio program.

Activity 2: Analysis and individual reflection on the radio strategy.

Activity 3: Test about the contents.

Activity 4: Presentation of a critical analysis.

Activity 5: Classroom activities.

 

Content 4: The technical process of realization and emission

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Description

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.

Related activities

Activity 1: Design and actual broadcast of a stable group radio program.

Activity 2: Analysis and individual reflection on the radio strategy.

Activity 3: Test about the contents.

Activity 4: Presentation of a critical analysis.

Activity 5: Classroom activities.

 

Content 5: The IP Radio

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Description

Radio broadcasting processes are performed online.

Emission automation settings are adjusted.

Related activities

Activity 1: Design and actual broadcast of a stable group radio program.

Activity 2: Analysis and individual reflection on the radio strategy.

Activity 3: Test about the contents.

Activity 4: Presentation of a critical analysis.

Activity 5: Classroom activities.

 

Content 6: Promotion and diffusion of the radio space

Activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Description

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

Related activities

Activity 1: Design and actual broadcast of a stable group radio program.

Activity 2: Analysis and individual reflection on the radio strategy.

Activity 3: Test about the contents.

Activity 4: Presentation of a critical analysis.

Activity 5: Classroom activities.

Evaluation system

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. 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.

REFERENCES

Basic

WILLETT, Amanda. Media production: a practical guide to radio, TV and film. London: Routledge, 2021.

MARTÍ, Josep M. From the idea to the antenna. Radio programming techniques. Barcelona: Pòrtic, 2000 (Eines de periodista, 5).

CUNÍ, Josep. The radio that triumphs. The alphabet of what we call magazine. Barcelona: Pòrtic, 1999 (Eines de periodista, 4).

Complementary

MENENDEZ, Manuel Ángel. The radio: the fight for sound. Madrid: The Angel, 2018. 

BALSEBRE, Armand. The language of radio. 4a. Ed. Madrid: Editorial Cátedra, 2004 (Sign and image, 35).

MARTÍN, Isidoro. The radio script. Barcelona: Pentagon, 1961.

ORDUNA, Guillermo. The Radio Journalist: and… who is on the other side? Madrid: Official Institute of Spanish Radio and Television, 2015.

LÓPEZ, Nereida and PEÑAFIEL, Carmen. Radio technology. Basic principles, development and digital revolution. Bilbao: University of the Basque Country, 2000.

RODERO, Emma. Radio production. Madrid: Ediciones Cátedra, 2005 (Sign and image, 85).

BLANCH, Margarida and LÁZARO, Patricia. Speech class. Madrid: Cátedra, 2010 (Sign and image, 128).

CEBRIÁN, Mariano. Radio models, developments and innovations: from dialogue and participation to interactivity. Madrid: Fragua, 2007 (Fragua Comunicación, 46).

LARRAÑAGA, José. Writing and locution of audiovisual information: writing news for radio and television. Bilbao: University of the Basque Country, 2006.

RODERO, Emma. Creation of radio programs. Madrid: Síntesis, 2011 (Audiovisual Communication, 9).

WILLIAM, Christopher. Writing for radio. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

TORRAS, Daniel. The radio. Media, resources and genres. Barcelona: Editorial UOC, 2018.

ENRICH, Juan Julià. Radio, transmitters and receivers. Barcelona: Marcombo, 2018.