Sergio Roses Campos

El uso académico de las redes sociales en universitarios

El uso academico que hacen los universitarios de las redes sociales es el estudio que se presenta a partir de una encuesta administrada a una muestra representativa de estudiantes de la Universidad de Malaga (n=938) y dos grupos de discusion. Dado que el consumo de redes se ha implantado profundamente en las rutinas diarias de los estudiantes, las vastas posibilidades comunicativas de estos canales podrian considerarse para sacar provecho educativo en el futuro, a pesar del predominio del uso dirigido al entretenimiento. Se discuten cuales son las redes mas adecuadas para su uso academico, que tipo de actividades pueden tener mejor acogida entre los estudiantes y que herramientas de las redes sociales podrian ser mas utiles para propositos academicos. Los resultados indican que el consumo de redes sociales de la poblacion estudiada es muy alto. Asi mismo, los estudiantes presentan una actitud favorable a que los docentes utilicen las redes como recurso educativo. Sin embargo, la frecuencia con la que los estudiantes dan un uso academico a las redes es mas bien escasa y, en promedio, las actividades academicas con frecuencia de uso mas elevada son aquellas que parten de la iniciativa de los propios estudiantes, como la solucion de dudas inter pares o la realizacion de trabajos de clase. Del escaso apoyo academico percibido en las redes por los estudiantes, se deduce un limitado aprovechamiento por parte de los docentes.paper examines the academic use made of the social networks by university students through a survey conduc- ted among a representative sample of students at Universidad de Malaga (Spain) (n=938) and two discussion groups. Given that network consumption has profoundly penetrated the daily routines of the students, the vast com- munication possibilities of these channels could be considered for educational use in the future despite a predomi- nance of entertainment-related use. We discuss the most suitable networks for academic use, which type of activities may be most widely accepted among the students and which social networking tools could be most useful for aca- demic purposes. The results indicate that consumption of social networks in the student population surveyed is very high. In addition, the students show a favourable attitude to lecturers using social networks as an academic resource. However, the frequency of use of such networks for academic activities was rather low and, on average, the most frequently used academic activities are those initiated by the students themselves, such as answering queries among peers or doing coursework. The perceived low academic support on social networks may mean that lecturers take only limited advantage of their potential.

Valoración de los estudiantes sobre la enseñanza del Periodismo en España

The paper presents the results of a survey with a sample of 1,552 journalism students from five public universities during the academic year 2011-12. The research addresses two objectives: how students evaluate the journalism studies and to know if they believe the studies are necessary to purpose of exercising the profession. The results indicate that most students believe appropriate the journalism studies, but almost but almost 25% considered them unnecessary. Students assess the quality of the training received in schools with an approved. There has been a multiple linear regression to find which variables explain this evaluation. The most influential is the course you are enrolled, followed by functions that respondents give to faculties. The paper presents the advantage of working with data from the largest sample used so far, which also includes all courses and the first promotions of students in the undergraduate studies according to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). It can be a valuable starting point for further researchs to make decisions on the academic. The study is part of the Sudents Journalism Project with journalism students in seven countries: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and the United States.El articulo presenta los resultados de una encuesta realizada a una muestra de 1.552 estudiantes de Periodismo de cinco universidades publicas durante el curso 2011-12. La investigacion aborda dos objetivos: conocer la valoracion de los estudiantes respecto a la titulacion y averiguar si consideran necesarios los estudios de Periodismo para ejercer la profesion. Los resultados indican que los estudiantes creen apropiados los estudios de Periodismo, pero casi una cuarta parte los considera innecesarios. Los estudiantes valoran la calidad de la formacion recibida en las facultades con un aprobado, por debajo de la opinion de la mayoria de los estudiantes de los otros paises del estudio. Se ha realizado una regresion lineal multiple para encontrar que variables explican dicha valoracion; la mas influyente es el curso matriculado, seguida de las funciones que los encuestados otorgan a las facultades. El trabajo presenta la virtud de haber contado con datos a partir de la mayor muestra utilizada hasta el momento, que ademas incluye todos los cursos y datos para las primeras promociones de alumnos de Grado segun el Espacio Europeo de En senanza Superior (EEES). Puede ser un punto de partida valioso para posteriores estudios que permitan tomar decisiones a los responsables academicos. El estudio forma parte del «Journalism Students Proyect» con estudiantes de Periodismo de Australia, Brasil, Chile, Mexico, Espana, Suiza y Estados Unidos.

Credibilidad de los medios: un análisis bivariado de las opiniones de los españoles

Credibility is a central topic in the debate about the news media. Several reasons justify its study such as the implication on the news media quality or the possible association with people’s media consume. This paper examines the Spanish public opinion about the news media with the greatest credibility. The association with variables such as gender, age, education, media preference for news, level of news exposure, level of diversity in news media diet, and pattern of news consumption is explored. We analyzed data from a survey conducted in 2010 to a representative sample (n= 1,205) of the Spanish population. The paper concludes that the majority of the sample thinks that the television is the most credible media. However, findings depend on the individual traits of the individuals. The opinion about the most credible news media is mainly associated with education level. The association with pattern of news consumption and media preference suggests that people attribute more credibility to the media they use more often; therefore, relative credibility indicates a signal of affectivity rather than a comparative judgment about the veracity of news contents.