Relatively advanced knowledge of the main theoretical frameworks and research methodologies in communication sciences

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge to plan, execute, and defend a high-level theoretical, methodological, and empirical research work, in accordance with the expectations, writing styles, and scientific standards of international communication science literature.

1. Scientific Evaluation Paradigms, Rankings, and Transfer of Academic Research 1.1. Paradigms of Scientific Evaluation in Contemporary Research 1.2. Rankings and Indexing: Fit, Importance, and Limits 1.3. Transfer of Academic Research: Typologies, Need, and Impact 2. The Scientific Article: Structure, Writing Styles, and Academic Sources for Research Development 2.1. The Standardized Structure of a Research Article and its Possible Typologies 2.2. Styles and Expectations of Contemporary Academic Writing: Standardization vs Creativity 2.3. Scientific Literature: Accumulation versus Knowledge Discontinuities 3. Expectations of International Publication: Practices, Processes, and Work Culture 3.1. Planning and Design of Research and Work Teams 3.2. International Research Practices and Work Ethics 3.3. Research Career of Doctoral Students 4. Presentation and Defense of Research Projects 4.1. Presentation, Defense, and Response to Academic Tribunals 4.2. Cover Letter for a Research Work 4.3. Response Letter to a Scientific Review 4.4. Typologies of Scientific Evaluation in Research Article Reviews

Combination of theoretical teachings (1.5 ECTS) and practical cases (1.5 ECTS). The theoretical teachings will be oriented in a dual manner: through lectures and conceptual work by the students based on the guidelines provided in the lectures and the conceptual repertoires conveyed. This conceptual work entails the development and public presentation, followed by a debate, of a research paper on a phenomenon related to mass media. The practical cases will consist of the cumulative development of a collective scientific research project, adhering to the theoretical guidelines discussed and learned in the theoretical class. The selective use of Artificial Intelligence tools is permitted in this course. The professor may provide a list of assignments and exercises that students can complete using AI tools, specifying how they should be used and how the student should describe their usage. If a student's use of AI leads to academic fraud by falsifying the results of an exam or required work to accredit academic performance, the provisions outlined in the Regulations of the University Carlos III of Madrid for the partial development of Law 3/2022, of February 24, on university coexistence, will be applied.