International Communications and Global Media
Course: Geoglobalistics and regional studies
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
International Communications and Global Media
Code
ВБ 3.2
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
To know:
- Structure of media-analytics market
- Structure of informational flows in Ukrainian media-space
- Principles of measurement of mediacommunications efficiency
- Methods of sampling and variables choice
Skills of:
- automatic monitoring systems usage.
- elaborating the technical tasks of the analysis on the basis of inquiries of the client.
- identification of strong and weak points of commercial or political brand communications.
- assessing the informational campaign results and quality of its operating.
- Conducting the marketing analysis of the content of social networks, making decisions based on the prospects of certain goods and services.
Communication:
- Present team results of media research, motivating the team to mutual work on the presentation.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Basic knowledge of Ukrainian media market situation, current social and political situation in Ukraine.
2. Basics skills in using Excel, PowerPoint, abilities of clearly articulating opinions.
Course content
Digitalization and mediatization are evidently powerful global trends having peculiar manifestations in Ukraine. Domestic communications market experiences growing demand for media-analytics. The latter is provided by media services of political, commercial brands and political technologists. The required skills include abilities to follow communication trends, identify informational campaigns, assess the communication efficiency.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Zakharchenko A.P. Zasady kilkisnoho analizu informatsiinykh kampanii / A.Zakharchenko //Information Society. - 2017. - Issue 26 (July-December). – s.19-30.
2. Austin, E.W. and Pinkleton, B.E. (2015), Strategic Public Relations Management: Planning and Managing Effective Communication Campaigns Routledge, Routledge, New York and London, 398 p. стор.
3. Daymon, C. and Holloway, I. (2011), Qualitative Research Methods in Public Relations and Marketing Communications, Routledge: London, New York, 400 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Knowledge is generated on lections, practical skills – on practical classes where the method of projects is applied.
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation during the semester:
1. Creating a complex search query for monitoring systems, which provides the result relevant to the task of analysis.
2. Writing a technical task for analysis.
3. Team project to create an analytical presentation on the analysis of the effectiveness of communication of a commercial or political brand.
3. Self-preparatory assignments – individual projects for creating analytical
presentations. During the semester, two presentations are prepared: analysis of the information campaign and marketing analysis of the content of social networks.
The pass-fail examination:
Is conducted in writing. Pass-fail examination evaluates in complex the written test (РН1.1.) and presentation of self-preparatory assignments on concept and technical task of individual media-research (РН 3.1). During pass-fail examination the student shall give reasoned answers to questions related to his/her work.
Language of instruction
English
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Artem
Zakharchenko
Department of Multimedia Technologies and Media Design
Educational and Scientific Institute of Journalism
Educational and Scientific Institute of Journalism
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Multimedia Technologies and Media Design
Educational and Scientific Institute of Journalism