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| COMU0024-2 | Socioeconomy of communication groups
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Sociology, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Master in Performing Arts, Professional Focus in Film and Audiovisual Studies, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Performing Arts, Professional Focus in Film and Audiovisual Studies, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication culturelle internationale, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication culturelle internationale, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication économique et sociale., 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication économique et sociale., 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en communication économique et sociale., 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Journalism, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en langue et culture, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en communication multilingue, à finalité spécialisée en langue et culture, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Master in Information and Communication, Professional Focus in Cultural Mediation and Book-related Professions, 1st year | | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Geoffrey Geuens |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| The course will construct the morphological profile for the main Belgian and French media groups (print and broadcast media, pure players...). The analysis of the leadership and financial structure of the companies studied will lead us to critical reflections on the relationship between media and the field of power, and this will be done within the framework of a strict interdisciplinary approach. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will be able :
1) to present the main Belgian and French media groups (divisions, shareholders, board of directors...) ;
2) to measure relationships of competition and/or cooperation between companies ;
3) to evaluate the logics of consolidation and concentration operating in the sector ;
4) to analyze the relations between media industry and socio-economic institutions (employer's organizations, labor unions, lobbies...) in Belgium and France ;
5) to rethink in a fundamental way the relations between media, powers and society ;
6) to conduct socio-economic surveys about media industries in Belgium and France. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| After a first hour class devoted to the theory, the teacher will introduce students to research in the field of socio-economics of media industries. These practical activities are preparatory to the research paper (by groups of three students) that students will submit at the end of the course. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Required readings :
1) Intro. + chapters I, II & III from Geoffrey Geuens, Les vieilles élites de la nouvelle économie, Paris, P.U.F., 2011 ;
2) A powerpoint with informations concerning the main Belgian media groups (My ULg) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A work (by groups of three students), worth one third of the final grade, will be required of students. It will, on this occasion, verify the achievements of students in research in the field of socio-economics of media industries. Work instructions will be deposited on My ULg early February 2014. The work should be strictly submitted in the box of Geoffrey Geuens for Wednesday, May 14, 2014, twelve o'clock, at the latest.
Students who have not deposited their work may not present oral examination.
The oral examination, worth two-thirds of the final grade, will test the theoretical knowledge of the course and the students' ability to exercise a critical view of the exposed material. The material over which students will be examined includes :
1° Intro. + chapters I, II & III from Geoffrey Geuens, Les vieilles élites de la nouvelle économie, Paris, P.U.F., 2011 ;
2° theoretical lectures by the teacher, including information communicated through PowerPoint slide shows and school cases that have been the object of detailed analysis. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Instructor : Geoffrey Geuens, Département des « Arts et Sciences de la Communication », Place du 20-Août, 7, 4000 Liège (Bldg. A1, 4th floor). Tel. : 04 366 32 78. E-mail : Geoffrey.Geuens@ulg.ac.be
Secretary : Anne-Marie D'Acchille, Département des « Arts et Sciences de la Communication », Place du 20-Août, 7, 4000 Liège (Bldg. A1, 4th floor). Tel. : 04 366 32 79. Fax : 04 366 51 84. E-mail : AM.DAcchille@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Online Notes |
| Powerpoint "Les principaux groupes médiatiques belges privés" |
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