NEW MEDIA
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
NMD3911	Sociology of New Media	Spring	3	0	3	5

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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?	-

Sources

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:

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

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 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.	2
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.	1
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.	1
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.	3
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.	1