SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
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
NMD3106	Cyberculture and Social Networks	Spring	3	0	3	5

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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 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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.

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	6	84
Quizzes	2	2	4
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			131

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)	To use theoretic and methodological approach, evidence-based principles and scientific literature in Speech and Language Therapy field systematically for practice.
2)	To have theoretic and practical knowledge for individual's, family's and the community's health promotion and protection.
3)	To use information and health technologies in practice and research in the field of Speech and Language Therapy.
4)	To communicate effectively with advisee, colleagues for effective professional relationships.
5)	To be able to monitor occupational information using at least one foreign language, to collaborate and communicate with colleagues at international level.
6)	To use life-long learning, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
7)	To act in accordance with ethical principles and values in professional practice.
8)	To take part in research, projects and activities within sense of social responsibility and interdisciplinary approach.
9)	To be able to search for literature in health sciences databases and information sources to access to information and use the information effectively.
10)	To take responsibility and participate in the processes actively for training of other therapist, education of health professionals and individuals about speech and languege therapy.
11)	To carry out speech and languge therapy practices considering cultural differences and different health needs of different groups in the community.