SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
NMD4114	Field Study in Political Communication II	Fall	2	2	3	5

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	This course provides an in-depth exploration of the practices of political communication that is discussed in the first part of the course. This course is based practice and research in the field. Students will bring their materials to class for farther discussions.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students will be able to develop new skills for research and field work in communication, and will be able to deeply explore the political field not only in times of political crisis, but also in day-to-day politics.

Course Content

This course provides an in-depth exploration of the practices of political communication that is discussed in the first part of the course.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction	none
2)	Political actors compete over the new media	Wolfsfeld, 1-7
3)	Political power and power over the media	Wolfsfeld, 7-23
4)	Political control and media independence	Wolfsfeld, 23-45
5)	Turning politics into news	Wolfsfeld, 45-72
6)	Telling a good story	Wolfsfeld, 72-95
7)	media effects	Wolfsfeld, 95-119
8)	Field work I	none
9)	Field work II	none
10)	Field work III	none
11)	Field work IV	none
12)	Presentations	none
13)	Presentations	none
14)	Presenations	none

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Gadi Wolfsfeld (2011 ) Making Sense of Media and Politics: Five Principles in Political Communication. New York: Routledge.
References:	yok

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Field Work	1	% 50
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Presentation	1	% 20
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Field Work	8	40
Study Hours Out of Class	14	28
Project	1	10
Homework Assignments	1	5
Total Workload		125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.