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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0606 | Prejudice and Aggression | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Objectives: | One of the main goals of this course is to introduce students to major sociological and social psychological concepts related with Prejudice and Aggression with an emphasis on developing social awareness and coping strategies. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students taking this course will develop observation skills and research abilities. It is expected that focusing on issues from daily world news will motivate students in understanding the value of scientific inquiry. |
A scientific approach to two significant human issues: Prejudice and Aggression. Major roots, causes, effects and coping strategies will be studied and discussed in the light of daily world news around common areas of prejudice and discrimination such as homosexuality, race, women’s issues etc. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Social Research/Phenomenology | Ders Notları | |
2) | Prejudice | Course notes | |
3) | Aggression | Course notes | |
4) | Socialization (Family, Peers,School, Media) | Course notes | |
5) | Social Cognition | Course notes | |
6) | Social Perception | Course notes | |
7) | Cognitive Dissonance | Course notes | |
8) | Conformity-Obedience | Course notes | |
9) | Group Effects | Course notes | |
10) | Loving, Liking and Interpersonal Sensitivity | Course notes | |
11) | Propaganda and Persuasion | Course notes | |
12) | Coping Strategies with Aggression, Prejudice, Progaganda and Persuasion | Course notes | |
13) | Modernization and Globalization effects | Course notes | |
14) | Discussions using terminology within real world news context | Course notes |
Course Notes: | -Elliot Aronson, The social animal (10th ed.). New York: Worth/Freeman. -Anthony Giddens, Sociology (5th ed.), Polity Press, UK. Films: -Destructive Obedience (Milgram) -Ageism, ABC TV |
References: | -Elliot Aronson, The social animal (10th ed.). New York: Worth/Freeman. -Anthony Giddens, Sociology (5th ed.), Polity Press, UK. Videos: Milgram, Destructive Obedience (Yıkıcı İtaat) Ageism, ABC TV (Yaşa Bağlı Ayrımcılık) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | 1 | % 15 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Quizzes | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Paper Submission | 0 | ||
Jury | 0 | ||
Final | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Total Workload | 96 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |