COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
PIH5113 | Crisis Communication | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ÇİSİL SOHODOL |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. BURCU EKER AKGÖZ Prof. Dr. ÇİSİL SOHODOL |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course will give the information about the nature and characteristic of negotiation and crises from the level of individual decision-making, the corporation, and the government. Also an introduction to the theoretical and practical literature on crises, their management and prevention methodologies with an emphasis on negotiation strategies will be given. A review of key case studies of crisis management will also be done. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. define basic terms of crisis communication II. identify the dimensions of crisis communication III. explain terms of crises IV. define types of crisis V. identify organizational change, total quality management, strategic planning and management VI. analyze the development of crisis communication VII. develop pre-crisis strategies and tactics VIII. develop strategies and tactics for period of crisis and post crisis IX. define the role of pr in crisis communication X. explain the process of crisis communication |
This course will cover the definitions of crisis, the dimensions, types and terminologies will also be covered. Important steps in crisis management will be examined and analyzed. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | What is a Crisis? | |
2) | Conceptual Dimensions of Crises | |
3) | Terms of Crisis | |
4) | Types of Crisis | |
5) | Related Field with Crisis Management | |
6) | Crisis Management Strategy and Models | |
7) | Pre-Crisis Management | |
8) | Period of Crisis and Post-Crisis | |
9) | Crisis and Media | |
10) | Crisis Communication and Public Relations | |
11) | Digital crises | |
12) | Case Studies | |
13) | Case Studies | |
14) | Wrap-up and Disccusion |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Kaynaklar dönem başlangıcında öğrencilere sağlanacaktır. Course materials will be provided in the beginning of semester. |
References: | Crisis Communication Plan Components and Model: Crisis Communication Management Readliness |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 3 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Homework Assignments | 9 | 45 |
Midterms | 7 | 32 |
Final | 7 | 35 |
Total Workload | 154 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. | 3 |