UCM
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
 Mgr. Branislav Oprala, PhD.
Email:
 oprala1@ucm.sk
Homepage:
 http://
Fakulta/Univerzita:
FMK UCM - Faculty of Mass Media Communication
Pracovisko:
KMASK - Katedra masmediálnej komunikácie

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Oprala
I.2 - Name
Branislav
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1992
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Faculty of Mass Media Communication University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Nám. J. Herdu 2, 91701 Trnava
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
branislav.oprala@ucm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/49890
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Media and communication studies
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-9957-4028

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mass Media Communication University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2013 - 2016
II.c - Study field and programme
3.2.3 Mass Media Studies, Study Program Mass Media Communication
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mass Media Communication University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2016 - 2018
II.c - Study field and programme
3.2.3 Mass Media Studies, Study Program Mass Media Communication
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mass Media Communication University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2019 - 2022
II.c - Study field and programme
3.2.3 Mass Media Studies, Study Program Mass Media Communication
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
PR&Social media manager Stredisko kultúry Bratislava - Nové Mesto 01.05.2019 - until today
television dramaturg - Na telo Markíza television 15.05.2022 - 30.5.2023
Assistant Professor Faculty of Mass Media Communication University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 01.10.2022 - until today

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
New Generation of Founders course Google Slovakia, Bratislava 2020
Participation in the program of the US government for university students: Work and Travel Work and Travel USA 15.06.2016 - 07.09.2016
Participation in the program of the US government for university students: Work and Travel Work and Travel USA 28.05.2019 - 22.09.2019
Participation in a teacher's seminar organized by Slovakia Debate Association Slovakia Debate Association 2023

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Multiplatform journalism Media and Communication Studies first Mass Media Communication
Regulation and self-regulation of the media Media and Communication Studies first Applied Media Studies
The system of work in the media Media and Communication Studies first Media Relations
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
17
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Cabinet practicum - Organizing of the events Media and Communication Studies first, second Mass Media Communication, Marketing Communication
Cabinet practicum - Media print and online media Media and Communication Studies first, second Mass Media Communication, Marketing Communication

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
11
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
11
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
18
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
18
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
16
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
16
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

ADN Scientific works in domestic journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases

Temporal changes under the influence of digital media / Slavomír Gálik, Branislav Oprala, 2021. In:

Communication Today. - ISSN 1338-130X, Year 12, No. 1 (2021), p. 4-12.


ADE Scientific works in other foreign journals

The rise of idiocracy in the online environment / Branislav Oprala, Pavel Bielik, 2020.

In: Sovremennyj diskurs-analiz. - ISSN 2687-0975, No.. 2(26), part 2 (2020), p. 10-22.


AFD Published contributions at domestic scientific conferences

Jazyk a pravda. Možnosti a limity jazyka v kontexte epistemológie = Language and Truth. Language

Options and Limits in the Context of Epistemology / Branislav Oprala, 2020.

In: Quo vadis massmedia : proceedings of the scientific conference of doctoral students and young scientific workers Quo vadis massmedia, quo vadis marketing organized by the Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM in Trnava / editors: Zora Hudíková, Lucia Škripcová, Nikola Kaňuková ; reviewers:Zuzana Kvetanová, Zdenko Mago. - 1. ed. - Trnava : Fakulta Mass Media Communication, 2020. -

ISBN 978-80-572-0053-6 (online), p. 192-200

FD Published contributions at domestic scientific conferences

wSome psychological reasons for idiocracy becoming a new media standard / Branislav Oprala, 2020. -

The article is indexed in the database WoS CC.In: Marketing identity COVID-2.0 : conference proceedings from the annual international scientific conference : COVID-2.0 : conference proceedings from the international scientific conference / editors: Zuzana Kvetanová, Zuzana Bezáková, Adam Madleňák. - 1. ed. - Trnava : Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM, 2020. - ISBN 978-80-572-0107-6 (online). - ISSN 2729-7527 (online), p.452-461 [online].

FD Published contributions at domestic scientific conferences

Post-truth era as a global media phenomenon, what does it mean, what are its consequences, and where has the global crisis of trust originated? / Branislav Oprala, 2020.In: Megatrends and Media : On the Edge : Conference Proceedings from the International Scientific

Conference : On the Edge : Conference Proceedings from the International Scientific Conference / editors: Zuzana Kvetanová, Martin Solík. - 1. ed. - Trnava : Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM, 2020. - ISBN 978-80-572-0062-8. - ISSN 2729-7403, p. 69-81

V2 Scientific output of publication activity as part of an edited book or collection - chapter, paper, abstract, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

Proruská propaganda, v súčasnosti najväčší vývozný artikel Ruskej federácie / Branislav Oprala, 2020. In: Marketing Identity. Metaverse is a new universe : Conference Proceedings from the International Scientific Conference : / editors: Monika Prostináková Hossová, Lenka Labudová, Matej Martovič. - 1. ed. - Trnava : Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM, 2022. - ISBN 978-80-572-0294-3 (online), p. 122-130 [online].

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

ADN Scientific works in domestic journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases

Temporal changes under the influence of digital media / Slavomír Gálik, Branislav Oprala, 2021. In:

Communication Today. - ISSN 1338-130X, Year 12, No. 1 (2021), p. 4-12.



ADE Scientific works in other foreign journals

The rise of idiocracy in the online environment / Branislav Oprala, Pavel Bielik, 2020.

In: Sovremennyj diskurs-analiz. - ISSN 2687-0975, No.. 2(26), part 2 (2020), p. 10-22.



AFD Published contributions at domestic scientific conferences

Jazyk a pravda. Možnosti a limity jazyka v kontexte epistemológie = Language and Truth. Language

Options and Limits in the Context of Epistemology / Branislav Oprala, 2020.

In: Quo vadis massmedia : proceedings of the scientific conference of doctoral students and young scientific workers Quo vadis massmedia, quo vadis marketing organized by the Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM in Trnava / editors: Zora Hudíková, Lucia Škripcová, Nikola Kaňuková ; reviewers:Zuzana Kvetanová, Zdenko Mago. - 1. ed. - Trnava : Fakulta Mass Media Communication, 2020. -

ISBN 978-80-572-0053-6 (online), p. 192-200

FD Published contributions at domestic scientific conferences

Some psychological reasons for idiocracy becoming a new media standard / Branislav Oprala, 2020. -

The article is indexed in the database WoS CC.In: Marketing identity COVID-2.0 : conference proceedings from the annual international scientific conference : COVID-2.0 : conference proceedings from the international scientific conference / editors: Zuzana Kvetanová, Zuzana Bezáková, Adam Madleňák. - 1. ed. - Trnava : Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM, 2020. - ISBN 978-80-572-0107-6 (online). - ISSN 2729-7527 (online), p.452-461 [online].

AFD Published contributions at domestic scientific conferences

Médiá a zodpovednosť. Ako noviny pristupujú k informovaniu svojich čitateľov? = Media and responsibility. What is the newspapers approach to informing their readers? / Branislav Oprala, 2019. In: Marketing Identity 2019 : Offline Is the New Online - Current challenges in the online and offline communication / editors: Ľudmila Čábyová, Zuzana Bezáková, Dáša Mendelová. - 1. ed. - Trnava : Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM, 2019. - ISBN 978-80-572-0039-0 (online), p. 131-151.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

ADN Scientific works in domestic journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases

Temporal changes under the influence of digital media / Slavomír Gálik, Branislav Oprala, 2021. In:

Communication Today. - ISSN 1338-130X, Year 12, No. 1 (2021), p. 4-12.

Citation:

2022 [02] MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Erika. The Contexts of Hyperconsumerist Culture and Social Media Platforms. In: Media Literacy and Academic Research. 2022, 5(1), p. 141-160

ADN Scientific works in domestic journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases

Temporal changes under the influence of digital media / Slavomír Gálik, Branislav Oprala, 2021. In:

Communication Today. - ISSN 1338-130X, Year 12, No. 1 (2021), p. 4-12.

Citation:

2021 [1] BYUNDYUGOVA, T., BABIKOVA, A., KORNIENKO, E. Analysis of the Use of Visualization in Teaching Subjects of Different Ages. In: International Journal of Media and Information Literacy. 2021, ed. 6, No. 2, p. 274-282. ISSN 2500-106X. Scopus

ADN Scientific works in domestic journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases

Temporal changes under the influence of digital media / Slavomír Gálik, Branislav Oprala, 2021. In:

Communication Today. - ISSN 1338-130X, Year 12, No. 1 (2021), p. 4-12.

Citation:

2021 [2] PRAVDOVÁ, H., HUDÍKOVÁ, Z. Correlations of culture, game principles and media productions. In: Communication Today. 2021, 12(2), p. 4-19. WoS

ADN Scientific works in domestic journals registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS databases

Temporal changes under the influence of digital media / Slavomír Gálik, Branislav Oprala, 2021. In:

Communication Today. - ISSN 1338-130X, Year 12, No. 1 (2021), p. 4-12.

Citation:

2021 [2] GRITSAI, L. The Usage of Educational Media Resources for the Development of the Personality of Children in a Family: the Analysis of Parental Opinions. In: Media Eduaction. 2021, 17(3), pp. 460-468. ISSN 2729-8132. WoS

V2 Scientific output of publication activity as part of an edited book or collection - chapter, paper, abstract, abstract from the event, poster from the event, paper from the event

The Most Important Thing Is to Find Way How to Teach Media Education in an Appropriate Way : Interview with Jan Jirák / Pavel Bielik, Branislav Oprala, Jan Jirák, 2018. In: Media Literacy and Academic Research. - ISSN 2585-8726, Year. 1, No. 1 (2018), p. 87-97.

Citation:

2022 [02] TARIQ, M., ASLAM, M.J., SAFDAR, R. Journalistic Practices in New Information Arena. In: Journal of Social Sciences Review. 2022, 2(4), p. 149-161.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

Worlds of Journalism Study, member of the investigative team for the Slovak Republic. Research of the journalistic profession, in which more than 110 countries from all over the world are participating in the third wave (2020-2024). Research is supported by UNESCO and the International Federation of Journalists. The third wave of research focuses on journalism today, the uncertainty of the journalistic profession and its risks. More information about the project: https://worldsofjournalism.org/wjs3-2020-2022/

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Head of subject Subject teaching - Organizing of the events 21.09.2021 - until today
Member of the organizational team Týždeň vedy a techniky FMK 21.09.2019 - until today
Member of the organizational team UNICON game festival 21.09.2015 - 30.06.2020
Member of the organizational team Student Film and Video Festival FREJM 21.09.2018 - until today
accredited journalist Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 01.07.2016 - 10.07.2020

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Charles University in Prague - Faculty of Social Sciences Prague, Czech Republic 01.09.2018 do 28.02.2019 Erazmus
Charles University in Prague - Faculty of Social Sciences Prague, Czech Republic 01.05.2021 - 30.6.2021 CEEPUS

IX. - Other relevant facts

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