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POL30710

Academic Year 2021/2022

Media and Politics (POL30710)

Subject:
Politics
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Politics & Int Relations
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Jos Dornschneider-Elkink
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

In this module students willl examine the ways in which mass and social media may have an impact on how political events play out. The module is organised around two core components. In lectures we will discuss research papers that study how media content may (or may not!) influence what voters and political elites think or do. Second, in lab sessions we will use the R statistical language to examine mass media and social media content using quantitative text analysis methods.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

This module introduces students to core concepts and central debates in the multidisciplinary field of political communication. Students will gain a solid understanding of the relationship between (social) media content and political events and they will be able to identify key methodological challenges to studying media effects on the public. Furthermore, students will learn to use the R statistical language to perform basic, descriptive analysis of digitized media content originating from mass media outlets or social media networks.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

196
Lectures

12
Computer Aided Lab

12
Total

220

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module revolves around two core components. In lectures and discussions students will learn about core issues in the field of political communication . Second, in hands-on lab sessions students will gain experience in using computational text mining methods to examine political media content.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

Students who attempt this module must have completed POL 20050 Research Methods in Political Science.

This module is in part based on lab sessions around computational text mining methods to examine political news content. Students who attempt this module should have an interest in learning how to work with such methods.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Media and Politics (POL30610)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Continuous Assessment: Individual writing assignment Unspecified n/a Graded No
30
 No
Continuous Assessment: Individual coding assignment Unspecified n/a Graded No
30
 No
Group Project: Group writing assignment Unspecified n/a Graded No
40
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be provided to students within 20 working days of the deadline for the assignment in accordance with university policy.

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