Electrical & Electronics Engineering (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | YMD418 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Digital Activism | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SEMRA GEÇKİN ONAT | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SEMRA GEÇKİN ONAT |
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Course Objectives: | As internet-based new technologies have changed the communication paradigm; social organization forms, activism and protest movements have also changed. The aim of this course is to examine the types of alternative media, the digitalization of activism and the types of digital activism, the sociological, political and economic analysis of the new social movements and the position of the new media. |
Course Content: | Network society, online public space, digital social movements, activism, digital activism, digital cultures, network-based sociability, civil society, identity. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | New social movements. The dynamics of new social movements. | |
2) | Theoretical approaches to social movements. | |
3) | New social movements. The dynamics of new social movements. | |
4) | Organizing, identity and activism. | |
5) | The role of new communication technologies in digital protest movements as alternative media. Social media platforms and activism. | |
6) | The relationship between new social movements, activism and new media. | |
7) | Midterm. | |
8) | Evaluating the activities of digital public relations in the context of new social movements. | |
9) | Feminist activism in digital environment. | |
10) | Environmental Movements in Digital Media. | |
11) | LGBTi Movements on digital media. | |
12) | Art, activism and new media. | |
13) | The importance of social media tools in the context of subculture and opposing culture. | |
14) | General Evaluation and Review. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | The Network Society, Van Dijk, J. Sage, London: 2010. İnternet ve Sokak, Yasemin İnceoğlu. İstanbul: 2015 |
References: | Toplumsal Hareketler Sosyolojisi, Ahmet Uysal. İstanbul: 2016 Sanaldan Sokağa Toplumsal Hareketler, Gülcan Işık. İstanbul: 2015 |
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1) Sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering related to their branches; and the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. | ||||||||||
2) The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
3) The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions include such issues as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, according to the nature of design.) | ||||||||||
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively. | ||||||||||
5) Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results to examine engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. | ||||||||||
6) The ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; individual work skill. | ||||||||||
7) Effective communication skills in Turkish oral and written communication; at least one foreign language knowledge; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | ||||||||||
8) Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal. | ||||||||||
9) Conform to ethical principles, and standards of professional and ethical responsibility; be informed about the standards used in engineering applications. | ||||||||||
10) Awareness of applications in business, such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, and innovation; information about sustainable development. | ||||||||||
11) Information about the universal and social health, environmental and safety effects of engineering applications and the ways in which contemporary problems are reflected in the engineering field; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
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Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering related to their branches; and the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. | |
2) | The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |
3) | The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions include such issues as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, according to the nature of design.) | |
4) | Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively. | |
5) | Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results to examine engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. | |
6) | The ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; individual work skill. | |
7) | Effective communication skills in Turkish oral and written communication; at least one foreign language knowledge; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |
8) | Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal. | |
9) | Conform to ethical principles, and standards of professional and ethical responsibility; be informed about the standards used in engineering applications. | |
10) | Awareness of applications in business, such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, and innovation; information about sustainable development. | |
11) | Information about the universal and social health, environmental and safety effects of engineering applications and the ways in which contemporary problems are reflected in the engineering field; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
Field Study | |
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Individual study and homework | |
Lesson | |
Reading | |
Homework | |
Case Study |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Homework | |
Observation | |
Individual Project | |
Presentation | |
Case study presentation |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 48 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 95 |
Homework Assignments | 16 | 48 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 |
Final | 2 | 6 |
Total Workload | 200 |