Ä°LT631 - CONTEMPORARY MEDIA DEBATES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTEMPORARY MEDIA DEBATES | Ä°LT631 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Nevin Yıldız | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to discuss the new perspectives of media especially with its political and economic aspects and to focus on the contemporary debates on media. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | In this course, we look at the transformations of communication technologies and practices via culture, society and politics. | |||||
| References | Kellner, Douglas (1995). Media Culture: Cultural Studies, Identity and Politics between the Modern and the Postmodern. London, New York: Routledge. Lacey, Nick (1998). Image and Representation: Key Concepts in Media Studies. New York: St. Martin's Press. Taylor, Lisa (1999). Media Studies: Texts, Institutions, and Audiences. Malden, Ma: Blackwell Publishers. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Meeting students, introducing course syllabus and reading materials |
| Week 2 | Mainstream approaches to the media 1 |
| Week 3 | Mainstream approaches to the media 1 |
| Week 4 | Critical approaches to the media-political economy of the media |
| Week 5 | Critical approaches to the media-cultural studies |
| Week 6 | Media representation identity |
| Week 7 | Media and women studies |
| Week 8 | Media and globalization 1 |
| Week 9 | Media and globalization 2 |
| Week 10 | Media debates on new media era 1 |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 20 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 60 |
| Presentation | 2 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 56 | 56 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 82 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. The students successfully completing HU Communication Sciences Graduate Program will be competent in evaluating basic concepts and the conceptual interrelations as well as their reflections on theoretical and practical levels. | X | ||||
| 2. will have the knowledge of the basic methodological approaches, methods and research technics and their implementations. | X | ||||
| 3. is capable of designing a social research, implementing it, analyzing the findings, reporting them and putting all into an original piece of academic writing. | X | ||||
| 4. will be able to think, question, assess and evaluate in an interdisciplinary mode. | X | ||||
| 5. will follow the contemporary knowledge and approaches in the communication sciences area and evaluates these with a critical and inquisitive manner. | X | ||||
| 6. will be able to present his/her knowledge in the field orally and in written effectively and systematically. | X | ||||
| 7. is aware of the scientific and ethical principles and in every academic production acts in accordance with these principles. | X | ||||
| 8. will be able to get involved in team work for identifying and solving problems related to the area and shares knowledge. | X | ||||
| 9. will be able to use the knowledge and the skills related to the area, find solutions to the problems in communication and media, develop policy propositions and transform these into projects and action. | X | ||||
| 10. has strong social communication in business life. | X | ||||
| 11. will pursue a higher degree in his/her education. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest