International Communication

6 ECTS credits
154 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 1001343BER voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een verdiepend bachelor niveau.

Semester

2e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Inschrijvingsvereisten

Studenten die dit opleidingsonderdeel opnemen, moeten geslaagd zijn voor minstens 90 ECTS-credits op bachelorniveau. Studenten communicatiewetenschappen moeten ook geslaagd zijn voor 'Communicatiewetenschappen I'. Studenten in een schakelprogramma, voorbereidingsprogramma of master kunnen dit opleidingsonderdeel opnemen indien het deel uitmaakt van hun curriculum.

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Faculteit

Faculteit Sociale Wetensch & SolvayBusinessSchool

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Communicatiewetenschappen

Onderwijsteam

Leo Van Audenhove (titularis)

Onderdelen en contacturen

0 contacturen Exam
26 contacturen Lecture
128 contacturen Self study

Inhoud

This course sets out to give an overview of the field of international communication, global communication and development communication. International communications is defined as the flow of norms, culture, values and information between individuals, groups and states and how these flows of communication contribute to economic, social and political change. Apart from an introduction to the theory on media, information and ICTs in international perspective, the course pays close attention to media and ICTs from a developmental perspective. In this part of the course we discuss my own work and research on ICT4D in South Africa, Tanzania and Ugana. It discusses current trends and issues in the debate on globalization and media. The students are expected to study and process literature in advance of classes. In class the literature is critically assessed, analysed more indepth and links are explained with other literature. Active participation and discussion in class is expected of students.

Bijkomende info

The course schedule will be provided by the start of the course. Also the exact list of literature will be communicated then. A couple of books we draw from are:

Flew, T. (2018) Understanding Global Media. Second Edition. London. Palgrave.

Hamelink, C. (2015) Global Communication. London: Sage.

Sparks, C. (2007) Globalization, Development and the Mass Media. London. Sage.

Teaching Methods

Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study

This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.

Lecture: 26 hours (13 x 2 hours)

Self: 128 hours

keeping up with the course material, amounting to 2 hour per hour lecture: 60 hours
reading of literature before coming to class: 36 hours (12 x 3 hours)
preparation exam: 32 hours (4 days of 8 hours)

Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

This course contributes to the following general learning results of the bachelor in communication sciences:

Students have knowledge and understanding of the diverse paradigms, main theoretical currents, concepts and research traditions within communication sciences, including different levels (micro-meso-macro), types ‘e.g., corporate, government, journalistic, … communication) and components (sender, medium, message, receiver).
Students have specific knowledge and understanding of the diverse paradigms, main theoretical currents, concepts and research traditions within communication scientific approaches to media, internet and globalisation.
Students show insight in the position and mutual relations of the diverse paradigms, main theoretical currents, concepts and research traditions within the discipline and in relation to other theories, methods, concepts and models in other disciplines (interdisciplinarity).
Students demonstrate insight in the underlying human and worldview and (the historical development of) assumptions of the diverse paradigms, main theoretical currents, concepts and research traditions in general and their approach to the relation between media, communication and society in particular.
Students have knowledge and understanding of historical and recent developments in media and communication.
Students have knowledge and understanding of the structures, operation and processes of media and communication organisations, media and communication practices, and media and communication markets and their relations with journalism, politics and democracy.
Students have knowledge and understanding of the structures, operation and processes of media and communication organisations, media and communication practices, and media and communication markets and their relations with media, internet and globalisation.
Students can detect and analyse trends and issues within a media landscape and estimate their societal, professional and policy implications on the basis of a theoretical framework of reference and analysis linked to communication scientific approaches to journalism, politics and democracy.
Students can detect and analyse trends and issues within a media landscape and estimate their societal, professional and policy implications on the basis of a theoretical framework of reference and analysis linked to communication scientific approaches to media, internet and globalisation.
Students can develop their own scientifically grounded judgement and act in the spirit of free inquiry – i.e. with an open, critical-constructive and a-dogmatic attitude. Students do not seek ‘ultimate truths’, yet respond to scientific debate and the relative uncertainty of insights from an open position.
Students reflect upon their own position as scientists, construe assumptions and identify and explicitate critically their presuppositions.
Students demonstrate an honest attitude, ethical stance and engaged position, permitting a relevant contribution to current scientific and societal debates.
Students act upon an open attitude in a culturally diverse international context. They critically reflect on their own (geographical, social, cultural, local, personal, …) position
Students develop an attitude of willingness to listen and respect to one another in order to engage in debates on the basis of scientifically and empirically grounded arguments.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Mondeling Examen met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 100% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Not applicable.

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context

Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Bachelor in de communicatiewetenschappen: Standaard traject
Bachelor of Social Sciences: Communication Studies (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Bachelor in de politieke wetenschappen en de sociologie: - afstudeerrichting sociologie, minor communicatiewetenschappen
Master of Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)