MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
NMD3106 | Cyberculture and Social Networks | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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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 SİNAN AŞÇI |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SİNAN AŞÇI |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None. |
Course Objectives: | Aim of the course to help students develop advanced philosophical, historical and anthropological viewpoints on the issues of cyberculture and social networks and acquire the analytical skills necessary for putting this knowledge into practice. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; - will be develop a historical understanding of the notion of cyberculture, from which historical moment it has first been developed to later adventures of the term, - will be able to trace the notion of cyberculture in the contemporary world, through the different meanings and connotations it posesses today, - will develop advanced knowedge about the avant-garde and niche practices which can be brough together under the umbrella cyberculture as a term, - will be able to gather the skills required for a deep understanding of the importance in life of an ordinary person of the communication and interaction modalities which can be associated with cyberculture and of the significance social networks play within this framework. |
The main elements of the content of this course are composed of original texts that contribute to the generation of the term, studies with philosophical and anthropological approaches to the issue and texts and applications that deal with the place of cyberculture in the contemporary world. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Culture vs. Digital Culture & Cyberculture | |
2) | History of the Internet | |
3) | Digital Technology and Society | |
4) | Digital Media in Everyday Life | |
5) | Self and Identity Online | |
6) | Subjectivity and Self-constitution | |
7) | Digital and Daily Practices of Self-representation | |
8) | Midterm | |
9) | Online Communities | |
10) | Digital Divide and Social Divisions | |
11) | Mobile - Network Culture | |
12) | Networked Media, Information and Democratic Discussion | |
13) | Algorithms | |
14) | Discussion of the overall topics |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1) Manovich, Lev (2009). “The Practice of Everyday (Media) Life: From Mass Consumption to Mass Cultural Production?” Critical Inquiry, Vol. 35, pp. 319-331. 2) Sauter, Theresa. “'What's on your mind?' Writing on Facebook as a tool for self-formation.” New Media & Society 16 (2014): 823-839. 3) Fred Turner, “Burning Man at Google: A Cultural Infrastructure for New Media Production,” New Media & Society, April 2009. 4) Wilson, S. M., & Peterson, L. C. (2002). The Anthropology of Online Communities. Annual Review of Anthropology, 31(1), 449–467. |
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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 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Quizzes | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 131 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |