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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 |
PRL1112 | Theories of Media and Communication II | Spring | 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 Prof. Dr. ÇİSİL SOHODOL Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ Instructor NEŞE MESUTOĞLU KIRIM |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
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. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who succeed in this course; will be able to discuss basic theories of media and communication, will be able to discuss and evaluate fundamental research methods that are applied in various theories, will be able to understand the significance and the role of media in producing social reality and meaning, will be able to develop a historical perspective of the changing relationship between media and society, will be able to explain critically the role of media in the society, will be able to question, criticize and evaluate the media theories, will be able develop a way of thinking about new media in relation to the mass communication theories. |
The course covers themes and issues in the field of mass communication including different theoretical perspectives and methodologies of media and communication studies. |
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 |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Stanley J. Baran and Dennis K. Davis, Mass Communication Theory: Foundations, Ferment and Future, Belmont: Thomson, 5th Edition, 2009. |
References: |
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 |
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 |
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. | 5 |
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. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
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. | 2 |
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. | 5 |
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. | 3 |
7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | 4 |
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. |