BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| 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 |
| SOC4060 | New Communication Technology and Society | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 : | Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course explores the past, present and future of communication technologies and their impact on the society and media. It covers analytical perspectives, concepts and theories to understand communication technologies historically and conceptually and to examine radical changes in organization of society, labor and politics, brought about by the recent development in communication technologies and diffusion of digital technologies. It provides various perspectives on the co-construction of society and communication technology, with a recognition that communication technology represents a complex set of practices, norms, and values that both reflect and shape our convictions about personhood, identity, time, class, gender, space, labor, and politics. It also covers the social dynamics and the use of communication technologies. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; (1) Demonstrate the knowledge of the history of communication technologies (2) Understand the general relationship between technology, communication, society, and culture (3)Demonstrate the knowledge of the major conceptual and research issues related to communication technology (4)Analyze and discuss contemporary key social issues (identity, politics, human rights) related communication technology (5)Understand the internal and external dynamics that affect the use of communication technology (6) Demonstrate the ability to understand virtual space and society (7) Analyze communication technology in the Turkish context (8) Develop a research proposal and design research project to study communication technology and society |
Course Content
| Week 1, September 18th: Introduction Meeting with the class, introduction of the course syllabus and course material. Week 2, September 25h: Early History of Communication Technologies Discuss about the earliest communication technology and invention of writing Printing, Sounds that Travel: Telegraphy and Telephone “The Optical Telegraph”, Daniel Headrick, “Time, Space and the Telegraph” by James W.Carey, in Communication in history: Technology, culture, society. Routledge. Crowley, D., & Heyer, P. (2015). Week 3, October 2th: Mass Communication Technologies and Social Construction of Technology Wireless Communication, Radio and Televison Robert S. Fortner and Darya Yanitskaya,, (2014) “Theoretical Perspectives on the Social Construction of Technology “ in the Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Technology, John Wiley&Sons Week 4, October 9th : Advent of Communication Technologies Digital Communication, Computer and Internet Documentary film : Lo and Behold : Reveries of the Connected World by Werner Herzog Week 5, October 16th: The Mobile Phone and… Smartphone, identity, democracy Sherry Turkle, “Always-On/Always-On-You: The Tethered Self” in Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies 2008 Week 6, October 23th: Political actions and Media Howard Rheingold, “Mobile Media and Political Collective Action” in Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies 2008 Netflix Follow this: Fake news episode Week 7, October 30th: Communication Technology, Innovation, Social Change and Future Ingeborg Astrid Kleppe and James Hosea, “Connecting local food to global consumers via the Internet” in Information and Communication Technologies in Rural Society. Being Rural in a Digital Age. Marsaili Macleod, “Revitalising rural Europe’s indigenous languages” in Information and Communication Technologies in Rural Society. Being Rural in a Digital Age. Week 8, November 6th: Midterm Exam Week 9: November 13nd: Theories of Communication Technologies: Network Society and Global Village Castells, M. (2007). Communication, power and counter-power in the network society. International journal of communication, 1(1), 29. Mcluhan, M.(1964) Understanding Media, the extensions of man, Newyork: McGraw-Hill Week 10, November 20th: Communication Technology and Digital Divide Submit research proposal Antonelli, C. (2003). The digital divide: understanding the economics of new information and communication technology in the global economy. Information Economics and Policy, 15(2), 173-199.. Viviana Rojas, Joseph Straubhaar, Debasmita Roychowdhury, and Ozlem Okur (2004)“Communities, Cultural Capital, and the Digital Divide” in Media Access. Social and Psychological Dimensions of New Technology Use Additional Readings: Linda A. Jackson Gretchen Barbatsis Frank A. Biocca Alexander von Eye Yong Zhao Hiram E. Fitzgerald ,(2004) “Home Internet Use in Low-Income Families: Is Access Enough to Eliminate the Digital Divide? In in Media Access. Social and Psychological Dimensions of New Technology Use Week 11, November 27th: Living a Virtual Life and Games- Kolo, C., & Baur, T. (2004). Living a virtual life: Social dynamics of online gaming. Game studies, 4(1), 1-31. Additional Reading: T.L. Taylor(2006) , Play between Worlds. Exploring Online Game Culture, the MIT Press Terms and Conditions May Apply- Netflix documentary Week 12, December 4th: Oral Presentation of Project Each student has 15 minutes to present research project Week 13 December 11th Oral Presentation of Project Continued Each student has 15 minutes to present research project Week 14, December 18th : Oral Presentation of Project Continued and Final Concluding Remarks |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Bu derste her hafta farklı makaleler okunacaktır. Makaleleri Fotokopi Merkezi'nden edinebilirsiniz. Lütfen okumaları dersten önce zamanında yapınız. / We will go through different articles throughout the course. I will leave the articles for each class one week before the class to Copy Center at school. Please read the articles before you come to class. |
| References: | Yok / None |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 15 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 5 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 35 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 65 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 35 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 28 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 9 |
| Project | 4 | 12 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 3 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 100 | |
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. | 5 |
| 2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | 4 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | 5 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 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 | 5 |
| 10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | 5 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |