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| COMU2145-1 | Introduction to information
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences, 2nd year | | 3 |
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| Bachelier en information et communication | | 4 |
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| Bachelier en philosophie | | 4 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures, Classics, 3rd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Information and Communication, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, General, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in History, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in History of Art and Archeology, Musicology, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies, 3rd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in philosophy, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures, 2nd year | | 5 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Information and Communication | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Pascal Durand |
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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 first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| I. Etymology and semantic evolution of the word "information".
II. Formation and development of the model of information in media practices, from the Acta diurna to the Gazette of Renaudot and from the French Revolution to the present day.
III. Theoretical concepts of information: Lasswell, Lazarsfeld & Katz, Wiener, Shannon & Weaver, Jakobson, McLuhan.
IV. Practical concepts of information: Gate-Keeping, Agenda-Setting, constructivist approaches.
V. Conclusions. Information and Communication: two equivalent notions?
The course will feature an abundance of PowerPoint presentations. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To introduce to various forms of information and to various conceptualisations, in the field of theories of communication and in the media. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| At least basic knowledge in English (because there are two texts in English in the portfolio). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The students have to read at least one daily newspaper. Topical issues will indeed be discussed at the beginning of each course and will be included in the final MCQ. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| See : http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A portfolio of compulsory readings. Here is the list of required readings, in order of difficulty:
Armand et Michelle Mattelart, Histoire des théories de la communication (Paris, La Découverte, 1995)
Patrice Flichy, Une histoire de la communication moderne (Paris, La Découverte, 1991)
Daniel Bougnoux, La Communication contre l'Information (Paris, Hachette, 1995)
Emmanuel Dion, Invitation à la théorie de l'information (Paris, Seuil, 1997) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| not available |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Each course starts on time in order to devote the first quarter to a reviewing of the main concepts taught the week before or comments of some aspects of the journalistic construction of information or the contemporary mediatic system (led by the assistant). |
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Contacts :
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| Teacher
Pascal DURAND, ordinary teacher
Département des Arts et sciences de la communication
Place du 20-Août, 7, 2nd floor
pascal.durand@ulg.ac.be
Assistant
Caroline Duchesne
Place du 20-Août, 7, 2e étage
Tél. 04 366 44 13
Caroline.Duchesne@ulg.ac.be (Tanguy.Habrand@ulg.ac.be
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Secretary's office
Tel. 04 366 32 86 |
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| Items online : |
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| Online Notes |
| Notes are available on MyULg. |
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