COMPUTER 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
NMD2908	Digital Culture and 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
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SİNAN AŞÇI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None.
Course Objectives:	This course will explore sociological understandings of youth cultures, tracing the socio-historical factors which facilitated the development of the modern youth market and critically evaluating the ways in which sociology has theorized the relationship between young individuals, popular culture and “traditional” and “new” media.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- account for the social and historical factors that facilitated the development of the modern youth market,
- critically assess key theoretical accounts factors of the relationship between youth and popular culture in a local and global context,
- reflect on the notions of youth, gender and ethnicity as they are represented in, shaped by, and articulated through popular culture,
- critically evaluate the relationship between youth cultures and “traditional” and “new” media,
- examine the theoretical relevance of the terms “subcultural” and “post-subcultural” in an understanding of contemporary youth cultures,
- connect themes and issues covered in the course to wider sociological debates.

Course Content

Themes covered within the course include young individuals and mass media, TV and film, cultural representations of youth style and gender, subcultural groups and ethnic identities, youth cultures and music scenes, young individuals and new technologies, and global and local youth cultures.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	An overview of the course’s content, objectives, learning methods, and tips for academic reading
2)	Basic Concepts: Youth, Culture, Youth Media Studies
3)	Sociological Understanding of Youth Style, Subcultures and Youth
4)	Questioning Youth Culture - Generations & Transitions?
5)	Transnational Youth Cultures
6)	Mediatization of Culture
7)	Midterm
8)	Youth Culture and the Mass Media
9)	Subcultures in Detail: Gendered Subcultures, Criminalized Subcultures
11)	Subcultures in Detail: Virtual & Global Subcultures, Subculture as Performance & Style
12)	Youth and Violence
13)	Youth and Difference
14)	Youth and Media (in General)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

1) Williams, Patrick J. (2007) ‘Youth Subcultural Studies: Sociological Traditions and Core Concepts’, Sociology Compass, 1/2: 572-593.
2) Nazan Maksudyan. 2011. “Orphans, Cities, and the State: Vocational Orphanages (Islahhanes) and Reform in the Late Ottoman Urban Space.” International Journal of Middle East Studies 43: 493-511.
3) Christine Elizabeth Griffin. 2010. “The trouble with class: Researching youth, class and culture beyond the ‘Birmingham School’.” Journal of Youth Studies 14 (3): 245-259.
4) Erll, A. (2014). Generation in literary history: Three constellations of generationality, genealogy, and memory. New Literary History, 45(3), 385-409.
5) Siibak, A., Vittadini, N., & Nimrod, G. (2014). Generations as media audiences: An introduction. Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, 11(2), 100-107.

References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
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	8	112
Quizzes	2	2	4
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			159

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)	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and computer engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2)	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.	2
3)	Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.	3
4)	Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in computer engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5)	Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or computer engineering research topics.	3
6)	Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.	2
7)	Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write active reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8)	Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.
9)	To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10)	Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11)	Knowledge of the effects of engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.