Ateneo - UPO

The content of the integrated course is clearly summarized by its title. For detailed information on the two individual modules, please refer to the respective course pages.

CORBETTA Piergiorgio, Metodologia e tecniche della ricerca sociale. Second Edition, Il Mulino, Bologna. Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 10, 11, 12

Paccagnella e Vellar, "Vivere online. Identità, relazioni, conoscenza", Bologna: il Mulino, 2016

Pogliano, "Media, politica e migrazioni in Europa. Una prospettiva sociologica", Roma: Carocci, 2019 (chapters 1 and 2).

The course aims to provide students with knowledge and skills in designing and managing research frameworks, using key empirical data collection tools, and organizing data. It also focuses on applying sociological knowledge to digital media, journalism, and communication.

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The course is structured around in-class lectures and group work. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exams will be written: 2 hours for Sociology of Communication and 1 hour for Methodology of Social Sciences. The purpose of the exams is to assess the student's ability to navigate the theoretical and practical aspects of the subjects.

Please refer to the full syllabi of the two modules that comprise this integrated course.

Ability to design, organize, and carry out social research using both quantitative and qualitative methods Ability to analyze media environments in relation to issues of identity, relationships, and knowledge Ability to recognize key mechanisms involved in news production and in the reproduction of stereotypes and migration-related narratives