Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
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)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Partly in presence, partly by podcast.
Recommended or required readings
Pascal Durand, Médiamorphoses. Presse, littérature et médias, culture médiatique et communication, Presses universitaires de Liège, coll. « Situations », 2d. ed. 2020.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Additional information:
not available
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Teacher
Pascal DURAND, ordinary teacher
Département Médias, culture et 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
Secretary's office
Tel. 04 366 32 86
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available on MyULg.