Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaCommunication: Drafting and Writing
Module: Comunicación persuasiva
Matter: Comunicación escrita
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
Knowing how to express oneself with clarity, criteria, and precision is fundamental for any future professional of communication. Through continued practice, Communication and Written Information offers the essential tools for the student to develop their creativity and grasp the narrative techniques of the written text.
No prerequisites are necessary.
Students of Communication and Written Information:
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TRAINING ACTIVITY |
ECTS CREDITS |
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Coaching. Monitoring how students learn the content of the subject, either individually or in groups. In the coaching sessions, mistakes will be corrected, queries answered, and exercises and activities to achieve the established objectives will be suggested. |
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Seminar. This activity will consist of taking an in-depth look at specific up-to-date topics in a monographic manner-in some cases these topics will have been debated socially-, via active work in small groups. |
1 |
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Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. |
1.5 |
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Focused praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. |
2.5 |
Evaluation criteria
Class attendance is not mandatory.
Writing correctly is fundamental in all subjects and, especially, in this one. Following the rules of the Faculty, the spelling mistakes will deduct a point in the works and half a point in the exams.
First call:The evaluation is continuous with a final exam (which may be substituted by a final assignment). The final grade will be the result of the marks of the practices and tests carried out throughout the course plus the grade of the final exam. The practices will be announced as the course progresses.
Exam or final work: 30%.
Practices: 70%
Spelling tests can be carried out throughout the course.
Other calls:
Second call: If the student passes a part of the subject in the first call, this note will be saved for the second call and will only have to recover the suspended section. The final grade will be the average of the part approved in the first call, and the part approved in second.
Third call: If the student suspends a part of the subject in the second call, he/she will have to enroll again in the whole subject and take it. The student will have to attend the classes and approve the course.
Fourth call: The student will have to examine and/or do the corresponding works to approve all the parts of the course. If the student has an approved part of the third call, this note will be saved for the fourth call and will only have to recover the suspended section.
Fifth call: If the student suspends the subject, he/she will have to take advantage of the conditions established by the extraordinary calls
| EVALUATION SYSTEM | PERCENTAGE |
| Examen Final | 30% |
| Work placements | 70% |
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