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.
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.
5 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Comanne Olivier;
Language
French
Main themes
The course examines the various aspects of the book supply chain. Description of the book trades. A series of visits is also organized in companies in the book industry: publisher, photoengraver, printers, wholesalers and bookshops. A group project will also aim at the implementation of a real situation related to the professional environment.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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To familiarize the student with the different professional activities in the book industry in which he will later do an internship, be it in publishing, bookshop or library. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
In this course, the book is approached from the point of view of the professionals who intervene throughout its creation and of its diffusion. The course stresses the main actors of the book chain and their specific trade: editors, photoengravers, printers, diffusers, distributors, booksellers, library. The main focus is on the French-speaking book industry with its current stakes.
Teaching methods
Method : lecture for 15 hours. Group work for the 15 following hours.
Other information
None.
Faculty or entity
ROM
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language
Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General