FILM AND TELEVISION
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code: PRL1112
Ders İsmi: Theories of Media and Communication II
Ders Yarıyılı: Spring
Ders Kredileri:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 5
Language of instruction: English
Ders Koşulu:
Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: No
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. İDİL KARADEMİRLİDAĞ SUHER
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor NEŞE MESUTOĞLU KIRIM
Prof. Dr. ÇİSİL SOHODOL
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi EDA ÖZTÜRK
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the theories of mass media and their relations with society.
Course Content: The course covers themes and issues in the field of mass communication including different theoretical perspectives and methodologies of media and communication studies.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Overview of the course
2) Understanding and Evaluating Mass Communication Theory Baran and Davis, pp. 3-21
3) Four Eras of Mass Communication Theory Baran and Davis, pp. 22-41
4) The Rise of Media Industries and Mass Society Theory Baran and Davis, pp. 44-70
5) The Rise of Media Theory In the Age of Propaganda Baran and Davis, pp. 71-94
6) Normative Theories of Mass Communication Limited-Effects Theory Emerges Baran and Davis, pp. 95-99, 116-122, 128-140, 160-164
7) Contemporary Mass Communication Theory I (Critical Theory) Baran and Davis, pp. 198-218
8) Contemporary Mass Communication Theory II (British Cultural Studies) Baran and Davis, pp. 198-218
9) Contemporary Mass Communication Theory II (McLuhanism) Media and Audiences: Uses-and-gratification approach Baran and Davis, pp. 218-225, 228-243
10) Media and Audiences: Reception Studies Agenda-Setting and The Spiral of Silence Baran and Davis, pp. 243-249, 278-293
12) Theories of Media and Society (Symbolic Interactionism, Chicago School, Social Constructionism) Baran and Davis, pp. 298-314
13) Theories of Media and Culture (Frame Analysis, Cultivation Analysis, Social Semiotic Theory) Baran and Davis, pp. 314-337
14) Debates on Communication Theories and Review for the Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Stanley J. Baran and Dennis K. Davis, Mass Communication Theory: Foundations, Ferment and Future, Belmont: Thomson, 5th Edition, 2009.
References:

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society 4
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art 2
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area 4
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 2
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility 3

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 10
Midterms 2 % 50
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Midterms 1 17 17
Final 1 24 24
Total Workload 125