AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE
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
ADV4634 Ad Law 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: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜL ŞENER
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The main objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the legal issues facing advertising and to examine and discuss the regulation standards in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Upon completing this course, students will;


1- Think critically about legal problems and solutions unique to advertising practice.
2- Conduct legal research and evaluate information by methods appropriate to the professions, audiences, and purposes that advertising targets/serves.
3- Understand ethical aspect of advertising practice through the assessment of legal regulations.

Course Content

This course involves the examination of legal regulations in terms of the advertising practice in Turkey.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Overview of the syllabus.
2) Advertising monitoring in Turkey: - RÖK - International advertising practice principles Related reading from the course book.
3) False advertising overview. Related reading from the course book.
4) False advertising: What is the truth? Related reading from the course book.
5) Copyrights
6) Competitive restrictions
7) Rising trend: Product placement. - What do new regulations bring? Supplementary reading will be distributed.
8) Case studies
9) Looking from the consumer side.
10) Ethical issues in advertising: - Special audiences: Children and youth Related reading from the course book.
11) Ethical issues in advertising: - Telling the truth. Selected reading from the course book.
12) Advertising law in practice: Professional point of view 1 - Guest speaker (Regulator)
13) Advertising law in practice: Professional point of view 2 - Guest speaker (Advertiser)
14) Advertising monitoring in a digital age: - Guest speaker (digital agency)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Reklam ve reklam mevzuatı, Zakir Avşar / Müge Elden
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
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 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 6 84
Midterms 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 134

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) Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace.
2) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English.
3) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. 4
4) Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. 4
5) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. 4
6) Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. 3
7) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. 3
8) Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. 3
9) Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. 4