Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
YM3003	3	NEW MEDIA THEORY	2/0/0	CC	TURKISH	3

Course Goals	To understand the media as the communication theory and to discuss and evaluate the changing in media with the developing theoretical dimensions.
Prerequisite(s)	-
Corequisite(s)	-
Special Requisite(s)	-
Instructor(s)	Assist. Prof. Dr. Ceren Bilgici Oğuz
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule	Thursday, 14.00-16.45, Cats Virtual Room.
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques	-The course will be processed as 100% Synchronous in virtual classrooms opened in Istanbul Kültür University Cats System. -Describing, explaining, analyzing, sampling, criticizing, questioning.
Principle Sources	-Filiz Aydoğan. Yeni Medya Kuramları (2017). Der Yayınları
Other Sources	-Current Articles

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Overview of New Media Studies	Verbal lecture
2. Week	Handling the concept of media within the framework of Technological Approaches.	Verbal lecture
3. Week	Evaluation of technological determinism discussions	Verbal lecture
4. Week	Evaluating the discussions on New Media and Public Sphere	Verbal lecture
5. Week	Evaluating the Network Society conceptualization	Verbal lecture
6. Week	Explaining new media from Lev Manovich's perspective.	Verbal lecture
7. Week	Midterm Exam	Midterm Exam
8. Week	Evaluation of the discussions in the digital economy	Verbal lecture
9. Week	Evaluating new media within the framework of the culture of participation	Verbal lecture
10. Week	Evaluating new media environments within the framework of discussions on the axis of personalization	Verbal lecture
11. Week	Evaluating the theoretical discussions on the social media	Verbal lecture
12. Week	Evaluating the theoretical discussions on the social media	Verbal lecture
13. Week	Evaluating new media studies in the context of tools developing in the axis of the Internet of Things	Verbal lecture
14. Week	Overview of new media and current studies on new media.	Verbal lecture
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 The students will be able to explain the change of new media theories in the historical process LO-2 The students will be able to define the views related to different approaches to new media theories LO-3 The students will be able to express the position and importance of new media theories in social life LO-4 The students will be able to relate the new media theories to current life LO-5 The students will be able to relate digitalization process to new media theories

Course Assessment Matrix:

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