DEVC 242

COURSE CODE: DEVC 242
COURSE TITLE: Communication and Media in the ASEAN Context
PREREQUISITES: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The role of communication programs, information and communications technologies, mass media, and media systems in the development and evolution of the ASEAN.

COURSE GOALS:

The course aims to produce students who are:

  • knowledgeable of ASEAN ICTs, media systems, and communication policies and programs
  • able to articulate the role of communication in ASEAN integration
  • able to apply critical thinking skills in the analysis of ASEAN communication policies and programs.

COURSE OUTLINE:

  • Unit I – Introduction
    • Module 1. Elements of ASEAN Media and Communication
      • Lesson 1. Communication Technology
      • Lesson 2. Communication Programs
      • Lesson 3. Communication Systems
    • Module 2 History of ASEAN Media and Communication Systems
      • Lesson 1. Pre-Colonial Indigenous Media
      • Lesson 2. The Colonial Press
      • Lesson 3. Post Colonial Media
    • Module 3 Communication Values, Models, and Systems
      • Lesson 1. The Four Theories of the Press
      • Lesson 2. Comparative Communication Systems
      • Lesson 3. An Evolving ASEAN Model
  • Unit II – Communication and ASEAN Integration
    • Module 4 Theoretical Framework
    • Module 5 Communication, Culture, and ASEANess
    • Module 6 An ASEAN Identity
  • Unit III – Contemporary Developments in the ASEAN Communication Scene
    • Module 7 Information and Communication Technology
      • Lesson 1. Regional, Sub-regional, and National Infrastructures
      • Lesson 2. The New Media
      • Lesson 3. Digital Opportunities for the ASEAN
    • Module 8 Comparative National Communication Policies
      • Lesson 1. National Media Policies of ASEAN Countries
      • Lesson 2. Telecommunications Regulatory Environments (TREs)
      • Lesson 3. Transborder Communication Issues
    • Module 9 Communication and the Evolution of ASEAN
      • Lesson 1. Communication and the Greater Mekong Subregion
      • Lesson 2. Communication and BIMP-EAGA
      • Lesson 3. Towards an ASEAN Regional Communication Program