| EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| NMD3104 | Communication, New Media and Society | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| 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 AYBERK CAN ERTUNA |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None. |
| Course Objectives: | This course is designed to introduce the students both the classical and contemporary arguments about construction of reality in traditional and new media and equip them with theoretical means to challenge various ways of information disorder. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; - Will have an understanding about the critical perspectives on construction of reality in traditional media. - Will learn about opportunities and limits of social media tools. - Will learn about the recent discussions about concepts such as 'information disorder' and 'fake news'. - Will be able to critically analyse (new) media content. |
| Yeni medya teknolojileri haber ve eğlence tüketim alışkanlıklarını çok hızlı değiştirecek bir şekilde gelişmeye devam etmektedir. Medya üretim ve tüketim pratiklerinin birbirine yaklaşması pasif tüketicinin yerini hem üreten hem tüketen 'üretketici'ye bırakmasına sebep oldu. Dolayısıyla yaşadığımız bu çağda, doğruluk, mahremiyet, sorumluluk gibi temel ilkelere bağlı kalma sözü veren geleneksel medya kuruluşlarının bilgi paylaşımı pratikleri birçok üretketici tarafından sorgulanıyor. Ancak, bilgi kirliliği yalnızca bu ağ toplumunun yarattığı durum neticesinde ortaya çıkan bir sonuç olmaktan öte hükümetlerden muhalif hareketlere kadar birçok farklı muhatabının olduğu bir düzensizlik durumu. Bu derste öğrenciler, yeni medya alanındaki bütün bu meseleleri teorik tartışmalarla güçlendirerek analiz edip tartışacak. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction and Overview of the Course | |
| 2) | News, truth and post-truth | |
| 3) | Making news: Critical analysis | |
| 4) | TV Journalism and 24-hour news cycle (National and international scale) | |
| 5) | Critical analysis of social media | |
| 6) | Social media and the future of journalism | |
| 7) | Social media and politics | |
| 8) | Social media and politics | |
| 9) | Social media and politics | |
| 10) | Post-truth era | |
| 11) | Social media age | |
| 12) | Project paper presentations & discussion | |
| 13) | Project paper presentations & discussion | |
| 14) | Final review of the term |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | - The New Media Monopoly : Ben Bagdikian - Hakikat Sonrası Çağ : Ralph Keyes - Making News: Gaye Tuchman - Manufacturing Consent: Edward Herman / Noam Chomsky - On Television: Pierre Bourdieu - Media on the Move: Daya Kishan Thussu - Big Data (in Social Media): Christian Fuchs - The Power and Political Economy of Social Media (in Social Media) Christian Fuchs - Summarizing the Logic and Operations of Surveillance Capitalism: Shoshana Zuboff - New Media and Changing Perceptions of surveillance: A. Albrechtslund Politics 2.0: Social Media Campaigning: J. Baldwin – Philippi - Nationalism on the social media (C. Fuchs) Cambridge Analytica, IRS scandals - Social Media and New Protest Movements: T. Poell & J. v. Dijck - Challenges of filter bubbles and echochambers: C. Wardle, H. Derakhshan - Social Media Marketing: M. Serazio & B.E. Duffy - Self Representation in Social Media : J. W. Rettberg |
| References: | - Wag the Dog – Barry Levinson - The loudest voice (ep. 1-2) - Film: The Great Hack |
| 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 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 118 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. | 2 |
| 2) | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. | 2 |
| 3) | To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. | 3 |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. | 2 |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | 1 |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | 1 |
| 7) | To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. | 2 |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | 2 |
| 9) | To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. | 2 |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | 2 |
| 11) | To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. | 2 |
| 12) | To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. | 3 |