DIGITAL MEDIA IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM
| Title | DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM / DIGITAL MEDIA IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM |
| Code | DIM109 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Fani Galatsopoulou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013104 |
Programme of Study: Master of Arts in Digital Media, Communication and Journalism-R
Registered students: 20
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Journalism | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Digital Media, Culture and Communication | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Risk Communication and Crisis Journalism | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600175516
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600175516
- eLearning:
- Other:
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will:
• know the different roles, genres, and new trends in travel journalism
• be able to produce online travel stories and audiovisual travel content
• develop digital skills for mobile reporting
• know how travel journalism can promote a responsible and sustainable travel lifestyle and contribute to the Decade’s challenges.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Podcast
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
- scientific journals
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
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Student Assessment
Description
Final project
Students may choose A or B:
a. A research-based project (written paper and presentation)
b. A digital media project (according to personal interests and skills)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
- creative tasks (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Cocking, B. (2020): Travel Journalism and Travel Media. Palgrave Macmillan.
Cocking, B. (2009): ‘Travel Journalism’, Journalism Studies, Vol 10 (1), 54-68.
Day Good, K. (2013). ‘Why we travel: Picturing global mobility in user-generated travel journalism’ Media. Culture and Society, 35(3), 295–313.
Fürsich, E. (2002). How can global journalists represent the ‘other’? A critical assessment of the cultural studies concept for media practice’ Journalism, 3(1), 57–84.
Fürsich, E., & Kavoori, A. P. (2001). Mapping a critical framework for the study of travel journalism. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 4(2), 149–171.
Hanusch, F. (2019). Journalistic roles and everyday life. Journalism Studies, 20(2), 193–211.
Hanusch, F., Fürsich, E. (2014) Travel Journalism. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hsial, K., Lu, H.-P., & Lan, W.-C. (2013). The influence of the components of storytelling blogs on readers’ travel intentions. Internet Research, 23, 160–182.
Mansfield, C. (2017). ‘Travel writing in place branding–a case study on Nantes’, Journal of Tourism. Heritage & Services Marketing, 3(2), 1–7.
McGaurr, L. (2015). Environmental Communication and Travel Journalism. NY: Routledge.
Pan, B., MacLaurin, T., & Crotts, J. C. (2007). Travel blogs and the implications for destination marketing. Journal of Travel Research, 46(1), 35–45.
Urry, J. and Larsen, J. (2011) The Tourist Gaze 3.0. London: Sage.
Youngs, T. (2013). The Cambridge introduction to travel writing. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press.
Last Update
14-02-2021
