Introduction to media and information

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Pascal Durand

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

I. Etymology and semantic evolution of the word « information », « medias » and « mass-medias » 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 and media : Lasswell, Lazarsfeld & Katz, Wiener, Shannon & Weaver, Jakobson, McLuhan. IV. Practical concepts of information: Gate-Keeping, Agenda-Setting, constructivist approaches, critical theories of journalism. V. Conclusions. Information and Communication: two equivalent notions? The course will feature an abundance of PowerPoint presentations.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To introduce to various forms of information and to various conceptualisations, in the field of theories of communication and in the media.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

At least basic knowledge in English (because there are two texts in English in the portfolio).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The students have to read at least one daily newspaper. Topical issues will indeed be discussed during the course and will be included in the final MCQ.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Partly in presence, partly by podcast.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Written examination online by eCampus.

Recommended or required readings

Pascal Durand, Médiamorphoses. Presse, littérature et médias, culture médiatique et communication, Presses universitaires de Liège, coll. « Situations », 2d. ed. 2020.
A portfolio of compulsory readings.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

- Remote

written exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

not available

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

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).

Contacts

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 )
Secretary's office Tel. 04 366 32 86

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