In this course it is aimed to prepare well equipped students to life by increasing their general knowledge; by developing their ability of using their own language properly and by developing ability of understanding, explanation ,analyzing and synthesis.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Professor Okan Ormanlı
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday, 14:00-15:45, Ataköy Campus, 5C-11-13
Office Hour(s)
Monday, 10.00-11.45, Ataköy Campus, 1D-09
Teaching Methods and Techniques
During the courses, it is tried to ensure that the students develop both theoretically and practically and acquire knowledge through assignments.
Assignments will be prepared to analyze news texts through various media types, articles and news.
Kalaycı, Ahmet Rasim (2023). İnternet Neyim Oluyor?, Istanbul: Espas Kuram.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Literacy, literacy and media literacy concepts
Verbal Lecture
2. Week
Basic principles of media literacy
Verbal Lecture
3. Week
Reading and writing media
Verbal Lecture
4. Week
The importance of media literacy
Verbal Lecture
5. Week
Models of media literacy
Verbal Lecture
6. Week
Principles of media literacy
Verbal Lecture
7. Week
Midterm Exam.
Midterm Exam.
8. Week
Theories and approaches in media literacy
Verbal Lecture
9. Week
Theories and approaches in media literacy
Verbal Lecture
10. Week
Media Criticism
Verbal Lecture
11. Week
Media literacy in the world
Verbal Lecture
12. Week
Media literacy in Turkey
Verbal Lecture
13. Week
Examining the presentations of the homework
Verbal Lecture
14. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
15. Week
Assesment
Assesment
16. Week
Assesment
Assesment
17. Week
Assesment
Assesment
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
10
Attendance
14
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Students will be able to define the concepts of communication, art, culture and others on the field and to associate the acquired theoretical information with the practices in the sector.
PO-2
To gain the success on the field they will acquire the must theoretical acquisitions and they will be able to make creative designs by learning the quantitative and qualitative methods of the field.
PO-3
By understanding developments of the subjects like communication, media, culture and art in their historical processes students will be able to evaluate the changes and results in the field related to cultural, social and technological improvements.
PO-4
They will observe the technological, cultural and social improvements and will be able to practice these changes in the field.
PO-5
They will be able to analysis the subjects they read, perceived and understand.
PO-6
Students will embrace contemporary academic and professional approaches on communication and design and will be able to adapt them to their works.
PO-7
By improving their research skills, students will be able to bring together different information sources and communication channels, thus developing creative communication strategies.
PO-8
By improving their skills on management and leadership they will be able organize their time and sources effectively.
PO-9
They will develop detailed and must knowledge in the main professional fields like advertisement writership, customer representative, brand manager, communication strategist and communication consultancy.
PO-10
Students will generate communication strategy in certain subjects and realize every related works.
PO-11
They will work creatively, freely and flexibly in their personal lines.
PO-12
Students will be able to provide and amass the necessary ideas and knowledge to give their projects a more effective and convincing formation in written, verbal or other ways.
PO-13
During a relation with target group in a work they will be promoters who are encouraging the team work.
PO-14
Students will be able to use necessary items and equipments of their profession in exact time and place and will practice their projects on time.
PO-15
They will improve solutions to problems in the communication process and able to use their initiatives.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Will be able to repeat iformation by recording.
LO-2
Will be able to relate the subjects what she/he has read.
LO-3
Will be able to discuss the text which he/she has read.
LO-4
Will be able to describe any type of topic.
LO-5
Will be able gain the ability to explain topics.
LO-6
Will be able to understand and explain what he/she has read.
LO-7
Will be able to explain the topics properly by summarizing them.
LO-8
Will be able to apply the cases that he/she has searched.
LO-9
Will be able to adapt any cases in accordance with its content.
LO-10
Will be able to identify the contrasts between the cases and subjects.
LO-11
Will be able to arrange and combine all the topics that he/she has read.
