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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 |
NMD3911 | Sociology of New Media | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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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 |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor MERT KAYHAN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None. |
Course Objectives: | The course is designed to provide students with basic principles, concepts and key issues in sociology with reference to the role of the new media. Its purpose is also to analyze global developments in the light of the rise of the information society. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; - Critically evaluate new media and its implication on everyday human relations. - Critically understand the role of new media in relation to the established power structure. |
This course aims to provide the students with the necessary theoretical and analytical tools to help them comprehend the new global society that developed since the 1970s. This new period is variously defined as “post-industrial,” “information society” or the “electronic-digital age”. In this course we will employ a long-term historical perspective by also underlining key points of radical transformation. We will analyze the long-waves of twentieth century capitalism, the Fordist/Industrial and post-Fordist/post-Industrial societies and the rise of the information society since 1970s. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1990s and the Explosion of the “Digital/Electronic Revolution” | - |
1) | Introduction of the Course, Explanation of the Syllabus | - |
2) | The Concepts of the “Information Society,” “Old and the New Media” | - |
3) | The Historical Dimension: Pre-Industrial, Industrial and Post-Industrial Stages I | - |
4) | The Historical Dimension: Pre-Industrial, Industrial and Post-Industrial Stages II | - |
5) | Main Dynamics of the Twentieth Century: Market Economy and Unfettered Capitalism | - |
6) | Mdterm | - |
7) | the Transformation of the 1960s: Anti-Systemic Paradigm Shift and “New Social Movements” | - |
8) | The Transformation of the 1970s: The Restructuring of Capitalism: Towards “Flexible Accumulation” | - |
9) | Changes since 1980s: Neo-Liberal Revolution | - |
11) | New Media & the New Societal Formations | - |
12) | New Media & New Forms of Social Communication | - |
13) | New Media, Activism & “Clicktivism | - |
14) | At the Beginning of the 21st Century: Where do we go from here? | - |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | - Manuel Castells, The Rise of Network Society. Blackwell Publishers - David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity. Blackwell Publishers - Stephen Graham & Simon Marvin, Telecommunications and the City: Electronic Spaces, Urban Places. Routledge. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 50 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 113 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |