Technologies and Communication

lcomu1312  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Technologies and Communication
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
22.5 h + 10.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Descampe Antonin; Detry Lionel; Macq Benoît;
Language
French
Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Content
This course brings together two fields :
  • engineering : networks, coding and digitalization process, data compression, confidentialité, certificate and security, new interfaces.
  • communication sciences : models of analysis of the technical innovation and social appropriation of media.
Teaching methods
  • Ex cathedra sessions and illustrations ;
  • Collective debates about the student's own use of technology.
Evaluation methods
The evaluation consists in
  • the writing of a paper (in group). Students present a case study about a technical object and its social use. Specific instructions can be found on moodle;
  • a written exam (multiple choice).
In the frame of a continuing evaluation, teachers may ask students individual papers that could feed discussion and debate on the themes developed during the sessions.
Online resources
Bibliography
Les ressources bilbiographies se trouvent sur Moodle
Teaching materials
  • Les présentations powerpoint sont disponibles sur Moodle.
  • Ressources complémentaires éventuelles également sur Moodle.
Faculty or entity
ESPO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Information and Communication Science and Technology

Bachelor in Information and Communication

Minor in Culture and Creation

Minor in Information and Communication

Minor in Information and Communication Studies and Technologies