| ECONOMICS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| NMD3210 | Media Literacy | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
| Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. MELİS ÖZBEK |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor SİNEM İNCE |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to develop students' critical thinking skills, question and analyze the information that they receive through media, and reflect on the concept of reality. Teaching methods of the course: lecture, readings, exams, case studies |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who take this course; - will be able to analyze media. - will be able to understand visual codes and visual literacy. - will be able to express the relationship between imagination and media. - can analyze the post-truth and reality. - can analyze the target and goals of tv commercials. - will be able to analyze how sight, sound and motion call emotions. |
| The course establishes the link between analysis, questioning, evaluation and mass media at every stage of their lives. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction: Meaning of media literacy | |
| 2) | Asking critical questions | |
| 3) | Understanding media genres | |
| 4) | Media and real world | |
| 5) | What is the truth? What is post-truth? | |
| 6) | Media and why do we trust? | |
| 7) | Agenda-setting | |
| 8) | Mass communication | |
| 9) | Visual codes | |
| 10) | Global media | |
| 11) | Media ethics | |
| 12) | Commercialism, media, culture | |
| 13) | Best examples of media literacy | |
| 14) | Review of the term |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Media Literacy - W. James Potter Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture Stanley Baran Thinking, Fast and Slow- Daniel Kahneman |
| References: | Media Literacy - W. James Potter Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture Stanley Baran Thinking, Fast and Slow- Daniel Kahneman |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 |