The main aim of the course is to introduce the students to the basic theories that shape the field of communication studies, to understand these contexts in the context of historical frameworks, and to convey the connection of media and community relations.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Professor Öykü Ezgi Yıldız
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday, 11.00-12.45, Atakoy Campus, Art and Desing Faculty, ZA3
Office Hour(s)
Tuesday, 09:00-10:00, Atakoy Campus, Art and Desing Faculty, 1D11
-Güngör, Nazife, İletişim-Kuramlar-Yaklaşımlar, Siyasal Bookstore, 2011
-Erdoğan, İrfan, Öteki Kuram, Erk Publisher, 2005
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to the course
Verbal lecture
2. Week
Definition of the concept of communication
Verbal lecture
3. Week
Explanation of concepts of mass communication and mass media
Verbal lecture
4. Week
Discussion of communication as a social process
Verbal lecture
5. Week
Development of communication technologies and evaluation of the process of social change
Verbal lecture
6. Week
Development of communication technologies and evaluation of the process of social change
Verbal lecture
7. Week
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
8. Week
Investigation of the changing structure of communication concept with globalization
Verbal lecture
9. Week
The issue of mass culture and the rise of mass society
Verbal lecture
10. Week
Describing the exit points of basic models of communication science
Verbal lecture
11. Week
Examination of early approaches on media and society
Verbal lecture
12. Week
Giving information about Marxist Media Theory, Critical Theory and Frankfurt School
Verbal lecture
13. Week
Explaining the Politics of the Economy of the Media
Verbal lecture
14. Week
Consideration of Cultural Studies
Verbal lecture
15. Week
Evaluation
Evaluation
16. Week
Evaluation
Evaluation
17. Week
Evaluation
Evaluation
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Final Exam
1
70
Program Outcomes
PO-1
The students will be able to define all kinds of concepts related to communication, new media, art and culture (New media and communication)
PO-2
The students will be able to understand the historical developments of communication and new media issues, as cultural, social, and technological change depending on the areas of related changes. They will be able to evaluate the results.
PO-3
The students will be able to follow technological, cultural, and social changes and apply them to their fields
PO-4
The students will be able to analyze and evaluate the new media and communication issues and criticize them by interpreting their understanding.
PO-5
The students will be able to produce scientific content by researching and analyzing theoretical and conceptual issues related to new media and communication fields with a scientific approach
PO-6
The students will be able to manage time and resources effectively by improving content production and management skills on digital platforms.
PO-7
The students will be able to develop detailed and necessary knowledge in specific areas of expertise such as internet journalism, digital marketing, digital advertising, new media programming, and public relations in social media.
PO-8
The students can produce original works in various fields, such as digital animation, digital photography, interactive media design, digital game design, and application design.
PO-9
The students will be able to understand artistic works by following current and digital works of art.
PO-10
The students will be able to create strategies for institutions in social media platforms and put them into practice.
PO-11
The students will be able to put their creative ideas into practice in digital platforms and produce multimedia projects.
PO-12
The students will be able to use the necessary tools and equipments in their profession in the right place and at the right time, and relate the theoretical knowledge they have acquired to the sector practices.
PO-13
The students will be able to produce by working in a disciplined, planned and creative manner.
PO-14
The students will be able to produce projects in various competitions, exhibitions, panels, biennials and seminars etc. in national and international areas.
PO-15
The students will be able to provide solutions to the problems encountered in the communication process and will be able to use the initiative related to the topic.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Able to understand the position and importance of communcation science among other disciplines.
LO-2
Able to have interdisciplinary perspectives and viewpoints to study in communication field in awider scale.
LO-3
Able to develop skills of analyzing the relationships between media and society.
LO-4
Able to gain interdisciplinary knowledge and approach to political, economic, cultural, social and legal functions of communication at local, national and global level.
LO-5
Able to conceptualize and analyze events and facts related to communication and media.
