The course will be processed 100% synchronously in virtual classrooms opened in Istanbul Kültür University Cats System.
The aim of the course is clarifying the development of media technologies in a historical aspect. The effects of the technology on the development of media devices will be represented in the course. The Effects of media technologies development on the media consumption and the sociocultural, economic and political aspects of this development will be analyzed.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof. Nurhan Yel
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Wednesday, 13.00-14.45, Atakoy Campus, Art and Desing Faculty, AKB16
Office Hour(s)
Pazartesi, 13.00-14.00, Atakoy Campus, Art and Desing Faculty, 1D09
Brian Winston, Media Technology and Society, Routledge, London, 1998
Other Sources
-Asa Briggs, Peter Burke, Medyanın Toplumsal Tarihi, Kırmız Publication, İstanbul, 2011
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to the course, a historical overview to the media
Course reader, case study analysis
2. Week
Conceptual introduction to the media, communication and mass media
Course reader, case study analysis
3. Week
Printed media: From Gutenberg to present
Course reader, case study analysis
4. Week
Printed media: Newspaper
Course reader, case study analysis
5. Week
Telecommunication technologies
Course reader, case study analysis
6. Week
From invention to innovation: Radio
Course reader, case study analysis
7. Week
Midterm
Midterm
8. Week
Development of cinema
Course reader, case study analysis
9. Week
Analog television broadcasting
Course reader, case study analysis
10. Week
New era in television broadcasting: satellite and cable technologies
Course reader, case study analysis
11. Week
Rise of networks: History of Internet and Development of mobile technologies
Course reader, case study analysis
12. Week
Media in the digital age and Social media
Course reader, case study analysis
13. Week
Effects of media technologies on the relation between user and media
Course reader, case study analysis
14. Week
Sociocultural, economic, political effects of the development in the media technologies
Course reader, case study analysis
15. Week
Evaluation
Evaluation
16. Week
Evaluation
Evaluation
17. Week
Evaluation
Evaluation
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
Will be able to take a holistic approach to the historical development of new media technologies.
LO-2
Will examine the transformative impact of technological developments on media.
LO-3
Will be able to assess the impact of the development of media technologies in terms of media consumption.
LO-4
Will learn about the reflection of new media technology on socio-cultural, economic and political areas.
LO-5
Will learn about the effects of new media technologies on user practices.
