Data Journalism
| Title | Δημοσιογραφία Δεδομένων / Data Journalism |
| Code | JR4000 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Andreas Veglis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Inactive |
| Course ID | 140000394 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600128230
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Class Schedule
| Building | Helexpo |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΕΡΓ. ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΩΝ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΣΤΑ ΜΜΕ (Εργ/ριο Η/Υ ΔΕΘ) (426) |
| Calendar | Wednesday 09:00 to 11:30 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600128230
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6321
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course deals with data journalism. The wide availability of data in digital form requires the existence of data journalism. The reporter should be able to find, adapt, visualize and interpret the data. To do this you must have the theoretical foundations of data usage and the necessary technical skills to create visualizations of data to be incorporated in articles.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
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Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Oral Exams (Formative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Data Journalism Handbook, Jonathan Gray, Liliana Bounegru, Lucy Chambers, Επιμελητές ελληνικής έκδοσης Ανδρέας Βέγλης, Χαράλαμπος Μπράτσας, Εκδόσεις Πηγή 2014.
Additional bibliography for study
Interactive Data Visualization for the Web, Scott Murray, O Reilly 2010
Data Journalism: Mapping the future, John Mair, Richard Lance Keeble, Abramis Academic Publishing, 2014
Last Update
11-02-2016
