Communication theories will be discussed with the basic definitions and concepts, as well as the major debates held during the second half of the 20th century. The purpose of the course is to see how the theoretical framework influences social life and how this can be interpreted in terms of mass media.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Eric Maigret, Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2016
Merih Zıllıoğlu, İletişim Nedir?, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1993.
İrfan Erdoğan, Korkmaz Alemdar, Öteki Kuram : Kitle İletişimine Yaklaşımlar - Tarihsel ve Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirmesi, Erk Yayınları, İlstanbul, 2002.
Other Sources
Hüseyin Bal, İletişim Sosyolojisi, Sentez Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013.
İlhan Tekeli, Bilgi Toplumuna Geçiş : Sorunlar Görüşler Yorumlar Eleştiriler ve Tartışmalar, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, İstanbul, 2003.
Marshall McLuhan, Bruce R. Powers, Global Köy, Scala Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2015.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introductory class
Oral presentation
2. Week
Definition and concepts in the sociology of communication
Oral presentation
3. Week
the basic elements of the communication process
Oral presentation
4. Week
communication systems
Oral presentation
5. Week
the development of mass media
Oral presentation
6. Week
the concept of media
Oral presentation
7. Week
midterm exam
8. Week
mass media theories
Oral presentation
9. Week
mass media theories
Oral presentation
10. Week
freedom of the press
Oral presentation
11. Week
discussion of public spaces
Oral presentation
12. Week
information society
Oral presentation
13. Week
is the medium the message?
Oral presentation
14. Week
network society
Oral presentation
15. Week
globalization and the new economy
Oral presentation
16. Week
new media
Oral presentation
17. Week
final exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Communication, art and culture related concepts to be priorities, all kinds of definitions can berelated to different areas.
PO-2
Interpret technological developments and related artistic and cultural perceptions
PO-3
Will be able to understand contemporary / contemporary cinema and television practices.
PO-4
Will be able to analyze the organic relationship between art, communication and society.
PO-5
Will be able to produce works that will learn the creative process and bring creativity to the foreground
PO-6
It will be able to work creatively, flexibly and independently in a disciplined and self-created line.
PO-7
Will be able to use the tools and equipment necessary for their profession in the right place and at the right time and will be able to implement their projects within the determined time.
PO-8
Will be able to express his / her creative ideas using visual messages.
PO-9
They will be able to give original products in different interdisciplinary fields like animation, photography, cinema.
PO-10
He will have experience in film management, screenplay, cinematography and editing.
PO-11
Will be able to prepare visual effects for cinema and television using computer based applications.
PO-12
He will have experience in acting, mimicry, dramatic improvisation.
PO-13
Be open to innovations in the field of mass communication and adapt to innovations in the field.
PO-14
It will be able to produce projects with experienced experts in national and international areas.
PO-15
Competitions, exhibitions, festivals, seminars etc. in national and international areas. will participate in the events.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
The ability to determine the location of the development of media and communication research and theory.
LO-2
The ability to compare basic modern communication theory with communication theory.
LO-3
The ability to evaluate the function of the mass media in the social structure.
LO-4
The ability to discuss how the theory of specific examples that needs to be addressed.
LO-5
The ability to make an assessment on media literacy.
