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Subject |
Related Preparation |
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An overview of the course’s content, objectives, learning methods, and tips for academic reading |
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Basic Concepts: Youth, Culture, Youth Media Studies |
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3) |
Sociological Understanding of Youth Style, Subcultures and Youth |
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4) |
Questioning Youth Culture - Generations & Transitions? |
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5) |
Transnational Youth Cultures |
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6) |
Mediatization of Culture |
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7) |
Midterm |
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8) |
Youth Culture and the Mass Media |
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9) |
Subcultures in Detail: Gendered Subcultures, Criminalized Subcultures |
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11) |
Subcultures in Detail: Virtual & Global Subcultures, Subculture as Performance & Style |
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12) |
Youth and Violence |
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13) |
Youth and Difference |
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14) |
Youth and Media (in General) |
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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: |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and electric-electronic engineering subjects; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. |
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2) |
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. |
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3) |
Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.) |
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4) |
Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for electrical-electronic engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. |
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5) |
Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems. |
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Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. |
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7) |
Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. |
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8) |
Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. |
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Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. |
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10) |
Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. |
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11) |
Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
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