Participation and digital controversies

lcomu2708  2024-2025  Louvain-la-Neuve

Participation and digital controversies
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Language
French
Main themes
The course is divided into three parts; The third includes exercises that put into practice the skills acquired in the first two parts.
1) press relations.
  •     Principles of relations of organizations with the press. Written, oral, digital press relations. Relations with bloggers. The press section on the company's website. The ethics of press relations. The evaluation of the effects of press relations (in coordination with the course LCOMU2350 Evaluation of the communication of organization).
2) community management.
  •    Notions and principles; Definitions of the function. Strategic dimension of the community manager's activity. Animation and management of exchanges. Netiquette, ethical aspects.
3) Practical exercises.
  •     Media training workshop. The students will be invited to take part in a situation, by practicing speaking in a situation that simulates the relationship with members of the press (in particular, interview).
  •     Exercise of community management. Students will be required to conduct a guided community animation experience.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1. know the stakes of relations with the press and master the techniques, whether they are in the oral register (interviews, press conferences) or written (press releases) ;
 
2. measure the impact of digital communication on press relations ;
 
3. know the stakes of the activity of community management ;
 
4. be immediately operational at the end of his / her course.
 
Faculty or entity


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

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Communication

Master [120] in Information and Communication Science and Technology

Master [120] in Communication