The aim of the course is to enable students to comprehend the concept of "digital literacy", which has become a new part of the concept of media literacy with two communication technologies, to distinguish the content transformation in old media and new media, and to analyze digital media contents in the context of critical theories.
Prerequisite(s)
Yok
Corequisite(s)
Yok
Special Requisite(s)
Yok
Instructor(s)
Professor Okan Ormanlı
Course Assistant(s)
-
Schedule
Tuesday, 09.00-10:45, Ataköy Campus, Faculty of Art and Design. AK1C1214
Office Hour(s)
Tuesday, 16.00-17.00, Ataköy Campus, Faculty of Art and Design. AK 1D09
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture; written and audio/visual resources; sample analyzes
Principle Sources
-Jean Baudrillard (2016) Simülakrlar ve Simülasyon. Ankara: Doğu Batı Yayınları.
-Rodney H. Jones, Christoph A. Hafner (2012). Understanding Digital Literacies,
A Practical Introduction. London&New York: Routledge.
-Susan Wiesinger, Ralph Beliveau (2016). Digital Literacy: A Primer on Media,
-Identity and the Evolution of Technology. New York: Peter Lang Pub.
Other Sources
Selin, Eva (2022). Transmedya Kültürü, İstanbul: Lejand Yayınları
Kalaycı, Ahmet Rasim (2023). İnternet Neyim Oluyor?, Istanbul: Espas Kuram.
Yengin, Deniz, Bayrak T. (2022) Yeni Medya Kuramları 101 İstanbul: Der Yayınları
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introductory Lesson
Course reader, case study analysis
2. Week
Media Literacy and Digital Literacy Concepts
Course reader, case study analysis
3. Week
Visual Literacy
Course reader, case study analysis
4. Week
Visual Literacy
Course reader, case study analysis
5. Week
Media and ideology
Course reader, case study analysis
6. Week
An overview
Course reader, case study analysis
7. Week
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
8. Week
Cinema and Digitalization: VR Movies
Course reader, case study analysis
9. Week
Cinema and Digitalization: VR Movies
Course reader, case study analysis
10. Week
Editing Reality - Case Study: Reality-Shows
Course reader, case study analysis
11. Week
Internet Technologies (Basic Concepts, Web Browsers, Search Engines)
Course reader, case study analysis
12. Week
Mobile Technologies
Course reader, case study analysis
13. Week
Social Media Networks
Course reader, case study analysis
14. Week
Big Data, Social Media and Ethics
Course reader, case study analysis
15. Week
Digital Democracy
Course reader, case study analysis
16. Week
Evaluation
Evaluation
17. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
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 gain knowledge of new media environment and will learn concepts and approaches necessary to evaluate events and facts related to new media.
LO-2
Able to develop a good understanding of digital technologies and be competent in using those technologies.
LO-3
Able to develop a knowledge of critical reading and alternative content production, which areelements of critical media literacy.
LO-4
Able to gain the ability to find, process, organize, share, evaluate and analyze information by
using digital technologies.
LO-5
Able to gain competence to use digital media and tools and to improve an awareness for issuess associated to usage of digital media.
