ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING
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
NMD2008	History of Media	Spring	3	0	3	6

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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 TİRŞE ERBAYSAL FİLİBELİ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	This course aims to provide a social evaluation of histories of media in order to establish a ground to discuss human agency in social, technological and cultural contexts. Throughout the course, accounts of history of and around media will be discussed in a fashion that does not follow a technologically deterministic view. It is expected from students to provide critical analysis to processes and moments in history, where media is available as a meta-narrative to discuss human progress and condition.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- understand historical conditions of contemporary media ecosystems,
- contextualise past developments in the relationship between technology and society,
- critically evaluate the political economy of media in historical contexts,
- distinguish various in readings in media history in terms of assigned agencies.

Course Content

This course explores the emergence and development of different media from a historical perspective. Weekly topics are roughly chronological, and a variety of mechanisms for media change will be considered, including path-dependence, remediation, convergence, technological appropriation, and the social shaping or social construction of technology. In addition to “media causes,” readings will examine “media effects” on perception, culture, and communication.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Media, Technology and History
2)	Communication Channels Before the Printing Press
3)	Printing in Its Contexts I
4)	Printing in Its Contexts II
5)	Media and the Public Sphere
6)	Technologies and Revolutions
7)	New Processes and Patterns I
8)	Midterm Week
9)	New Processes and Patterns II
10)	Information, Education and Entertainment I
11)	Information, Education and Entertainment II
12)	Media Convergences I
13)	Media Convergences II
14)	The Return of the Social

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1) A social history of the media: From Gutenberg to the Internet / Asa Briggs and Peter Burke.
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	13	% 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	13	3	39
Study Hours Out of Class	14	7	98
Homework Assignments	2	4	8
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			151

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)	Have sufficient background in mathematics, science and artificial intelligence engineering.
2)	Use theoretical and applied knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and artificial intelligence engineering together for engineering solutions.
3)	Identify, define, formulate and solve engineering problems, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose.
4)	Analyse a system, system component or process and design it under realistic constraints to meet desired requirements; apply modern design methods in this direction.
5)	Select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications.
6)	Design and conduct experiments, collect data, and analyse and interpret results.
7)	Work effectively both as an individual and as a multi-disciplinary team member.
8)	Access information via conducting literature research, using databases and other resources
9)	Follow the developments in science and technology and constantly update themself with an awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning.
10)	Use information and communication technologies together with computer software with at least the European Computer License Advanced Level required by their field.
11)	Communicate effectively, both verbal and written; know a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.
12)	Have an awareness of the universal and social impacts of engineering solutions and applications; know about entrepreneurship and innovation; and have an awareness of the problems of the age.
13)	Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
14)	Have an awareness of project management, workplace practices, employee health, environment and work safety; know the legal consequences of engineering practices.