| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction |
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| 2) |
Definition of Culture and Introduction to Game Culture |
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| 3) |
Game, player and players. Analysing hardcore and casual player profiles |
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| 4) |
Political debate brought about by the plays. Culture and war narrative |
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| 5) |
Games and Other Media I: Film and Digital Games |
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| 6) |
Games and Other Media II: Comics, Literature and Digital Games |
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| 7) |
1st Midterm Exam |
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| 8) |
Game Culture in Turkey I: Card and Boxed Games |
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| 9) |
Game Culture in Turkey II: Miniature and Role-Playing Games |
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| 10) |
Game Culture in Turkey III: Game Conventions and E-Sports |
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| 11) |
Representation and Identity in Digital Games: Feminist and Queer Approaches |
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| 12) |
Uniformisation in Games |
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| 13) |
Digital Worlds: MMORPG Games |
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| 14) |
The use of artificial intelligence in the field of Game Studies and its effects on the game world. |
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| Course Notes / Textbooks: |
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| References: |
Gaming as Culture: Essays on Reality, Identity and Experience in Fantasy Games, J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks W. Keith Winkler, McFarland, 2006.
Game Cultures: Computer Games As New Media: Computer Games as New Media, Dovey, Jon Kennedy, Helen W., McGraw-Hill Education, 2006.
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals, Katie Salen Tekinbas, Eric Zimmerman, The MIT Press.
Homo Ludens, Johan Huizinga. Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2017. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how advertising and brand communication works in a free-market economy.
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2 |
| 2) |
To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of advertising.
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2 |
| 3) |
To be able to research, create, design, write, and present an advertising campaign and brand strategies of their own creation and compete for an account as they would at an advertising agency.
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2 |
| 4) |
To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data for a variety of products and services.
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2 |
| 5) |
To be able to develop an understanding of the history of advertising as it relates to the emergence of mass media outlets and the importance of advertising in the marketplace.
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2 |
| 6) |
To be able to follow developments, techniques, methods, as well as research in advertising field; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)
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2 |
| 7) |
To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise during implementation process in the Advertising field.
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3 |
| 8) |
To be able to understand how advertising works in a global economy, taking into account cultural, societal, political, and economic differences that exist across countries and cultures.
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2 |
| 9) |
To be able to approach the dynamics of the field with an integrated perspective, with creative and critical thinking, develop original and creative strategies.
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2 |
| 10) |
To be able to to create strategic advertisements for print, broadcast, online and other media, as well as how to integrate a campaign idea across several media categories in a culturally diverse marketplace.
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2 |
| 11) |
To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced-level computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)
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2 |
| 12) |
To be able to identify and meet the demands of learning requirements.
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2 |
| 13) |
To be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of the core ethical principles of the advertising profession.
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2 |
BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
