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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
PRL1111 | Theories of Media and Communication I | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. İDİL KARADEMİRLİDAĞ SUHER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi EDA ÖZTÜRK Instructor SİNEM İNCE Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ALİ ÇAĞIL ÖMERBAŞ Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ŞAFAK ŞAHİN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is designed around three major parts as seen in the session details. In the first few weeks of the course, topics such as the definition of communication, mass communication, mass media, culture, and communication models are discussed. The emphasis is to understand the relationship between mass communication and culture. In the following weeks, the course helps students situate the concepts and theories in relation to their lives as informed citizens and working professionals in a mediated global society, and learn to conduct critical research into and think critically about established categories and hierarchies of power and the role of media in reinforcing / challenging them. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; To demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental types, purposes, and the relevance of communication; To define the key terms, theories and concepts related to media studies; To problematize “media,” by understanding them not as monolithic, but rather a series of Interrelated structures like history, economy, politics and culture; To describe the various ways that audiences use media in their lives; To demonstrate an understanding of evolving media technologies and relevant issues and trends; To historicize and trace how media has become what they are today and their potential futures To apply key theoretical approaches to historical and contemporary cases. |
The course covers introductory topics in the field of mass communication including the definitions of communication, mass communication, mass media, and culture, forms of media such as books, newspapers, magazines, film, television, radio, videogames and internet, and finally their supporting industries with an emphasis on public relations and advertising. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | An Overview of the Course Content, Objectives, Learning Methods, and Assignments. | |
2) | -Kültür ve Medya Okuryazarlığı - Sosyal Bilimlerde Diğer Temel Kavramlar | |
3) | Introduction to Mass Communication II | Baran, pp. 18-29, 34-42, 47-51 |
4) | Forms of Media: Books | Baran, pp. 55-76 |
5) | Forms of Media: Newspapers | Baran, pp. 85-101 |
6) | Forms of Media: Magazines | Baran, pp. 115-127 |
7) | Forms of Media: Film | Baran, pp. 139-160 |
8) | Forms of Media: Radio and Television | Baran, pp. 171-179, 194-197, 203-219 |
9) | Forms of Media: Videogames | Baran, pp. 237-243 |
10) | Forms of Media: The Internet | Baran, pp. 250-253, 261-280 |
11) | Supporting Industries I: Public Relations | Baran, pp. 297-314 |
12) | Supporting Industries II: Advertising | Baran, pp. 323-346 |
13) | Discussion topics | |
14) | Review for the final exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | (1) Baran, Stanley J. (2012) Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy & Culture (7th Edition), New York: McGraw-Hill. (2) Fiske, J. (1990) Introduction to Communication Studies (2nd Edition), London: Routledge. (3) Baran, Stanley J. & Davis, Dennis K. (2015) Mass Communication Theory: Foundations, Ferment and Future (7th Edition), Belmont: Thomson. (4) ADDITTIONAL ARTICLES + VIDEOS + PODCASTS |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 2 | % 60 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Midterms | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Final | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Total Workload | 125 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | 3 |
2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | 1 |
3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | 4 |
4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | 1 |
5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | 4 |
6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | 4 |
7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | 2 |
8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | 3 |
9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |