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
SOC2006	Changes in Contemporary Turkish Society II	Fall	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:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	This course analyzes the sociological dynamics of modern Turkish society. A critical evaluation of Turkish modernity will be our main task. The readings and class discussions will describe social, cultural, and economic transformations. We will cover topics like nationalism, industrialization, class, gender, religion, and culture.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course will be able to:

1) Analyse the social change in contemporary Turkish society
2) Describe social change and modernity in Turkish case
3) Evaluate the major conceptual and research issues related to contemporary Turkish society
4) Analyse and discussing contemporary sociological contributions regarding Turkish society
5) Describe various explanatory models for evaluation of contemporary Turkish society
and analyzing the social dynamics

Course Content

This course analyzes main themes in the economic and social history of Turkey starting with the multi-party era. The course evaluates both the major historical developments of the period and the ways in which social scientists and historians analyzed these developments.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and Course Outline
2)	Economy and Society at the End of the 2nd World War	Korkut BORATAV, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi 1908-2002 Roger OWEN and Şevket PAMUK, A History of Middle East Economies in the Twentieth Century
3)	Turkish Economy under the PRP Rule	Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development
4)	Multi-party Period, Populism and Democracy	Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History
5)	Political Transformation and The Rise of DP	Feroz AHMAD, The Making of Modern Turkey
6)	Course review and midterm
7)	DP Era	Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History Cem Eroğul, Demokrat Parti Tarihi ve İdeolojisi
8)	1960 Coup and Restoration	Kurtuluş KAYALI, Ordu ve Siyaset William HALE, Turkish Politics and Military
9)	Import Substituting Industrialization Experience	Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development
10)	Political and Social Turmoil at 70s	Ümit CİZRE, AP-Ordu İlişkileri Tanel DEMİREL, Adalet Partisi
11)	Course review and midterm
12)	1980 Coup and Military Rule	Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History
13)	The Rise Özal, Islamist Politics, and Nationalism	Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History
14)	Violent 90’s and Kurdish Question Homework submission	Mesut YEĞEN, Devlet Söyleminde Kürt Sorunu

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Çağlar KEYDER, State and Class in Turkey: A Study in Capitalist Development Erik J. ZÜRCHER, Turkey: A Modern History
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	2	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Homework Assignments	1	10	10
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	3	3
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
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.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
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.