BA in Journalism / Бакалавр в Области Журналистики

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleINTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, COMMENTARY, EDITORIAL
Course Unit CodeAJER209
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated3
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Use their knowledge and skills to chose the most appropriate interviewee and interview topic, either as an autonomous genre or basis for other features.
  2. Analyze the facts according to current affairs, to research the topic and present a balanced series of questions. To be able to organize the interview and make deadlines. To use the language correctly, employ a rich vocabulary and a correct syntax both in the oral and the written part, to develop skills required for a better verbal communication
  3. Suggest other topics that may arise from the interview suitable for further research
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Journalistic genre: interview, types of interview

Types of questions

Choice of topic and best interview partner-

Obstinate/overbearing/non communicative interviewee

Plan and prepare the interview, How to organise the interview,  time, place and media

Interview/ee as a source

Legal issues, libel, misinformation

Publishing the interview

Visual and other aids

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Module reader compiled by the Lecturer
References
  • Brady John, Η Τεχνική των συνεντεύξεων, Νέα Σύνορα - Α.Α. Λιβάνη, Αθήνα 1992
  • Στρατάκης, Μιχάλης: Η χαμένη αθωότητα της συνέντευξης, Γερμανός, 2006
  • Θεοδωράκης, Σταύρος: Εξομολογήσεις Πρωταγωνιστών, Ποταμός, Αθήνα, 2002
Planned learning activities and teaching methods 

The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.

Lectures are supplemented with workshop techniques and in-class exercises
Assessment methods and criteria
Class Continuous Assesmen20%
Midterm Exam20%
Final Project60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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