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MEDICINE
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
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 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) Integrates the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired from basic and clinical medical sciences, behavioral sciences and social sciences, and uses them in health service delivery.
2) In patient management, shows a biopsychosocial approach that takes into account the socio-demographic and sociocultural background of the individual, regardless of language, religion, race and gender.
3) In the provision of health services, prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society.
4) Taking into account the individual, societal, social and environmental factors affecting health; does the necessary work to maintain and improve the state of health.
5) By recognizing the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target audience, provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other healthcare professionals.
6) Shows a safe, rational and effective approach in health service delivery, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes.
7) Performs invasive and/or non-invasive procedures in diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes in a safe and effective way for the patient.
8) Provides health services by considering patient and employee health and safety.
9) In the provision of health services, takes into account the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviors of the people who apply to it.
10) Takes good medical practice into account while carrying out his/her profession.
11) Fulfills its duties and obligations within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities required by its profession.
12) Demonstrates decisive behavior in providing high-quality health care, taking into account the integrity of the patient.
13) Evaluates his/her performance in his/her professional practice by considering his/her emotions and cognitive characteristics.
14) Advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social responsibility for the protection and development of public health.
15) Can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components for the protection and development of health.
16) Evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services.
17) The physician attaches importance to the protection of his/her own physical, mental and social health, and does what is necessary for this
18) Shows exemplary behavior and leads the healthcare team during service delivery.
19) Uses resources cost-effectively, for the benefit of society and in accordance with the legislation, in the planning, implementation and evaluation processes of health services in the health institution he/she is the manager of.
20) Establishes positive communication within the health team it serves and assumes different team roles when necessary.
21) Is aware of the duties and responsibilities of the health workers in the health team and acts accordingly.
22) In the professional practices, works in harmony and effectively with the colleagues and other professional groups.
23) Communicates effectively with patients, their relatives, healthcare professionals, other professional groups, institutions and organizations.
24) Communicates effectively with individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different socio-cultural characteristics.
25) In the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes, shows a patient-centered approach that associates the patient with the decision-making mechanisms.
26) Plans and implements scientific research, when necessary, for the population it serves, and uses the results and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society.
27) Reaches and critically evaluates current literature knowledge about his/her profession.
28) Applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in clinical decision making.
29) Uses information technologies to increase the effectiveness of its work on health care, research and education.
30) Effectively manages individual work processes and career development.
31) Demonstrates skills in acquiring and evaluating new knowledge, integrating it with existing knowledge, applying it to professional situations and adapting to changing conditions throughout professional life.
32) Selects the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health service it offers, organizes its own learning process