New Media
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

YMD401

Course Name:

Media Law

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	5

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SEMRA GEÇKİN ONAT

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SEMRA GEÇKİN ONAT

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

•Understanding the boundaries of the mass communication activities and the rules to be followed,
•Understanding the foundations of mass communication law,
•Explanation of constitutional foundations, freedom of expression and dissemination of thought,
•Explaining freedom of expression and communication in international law, European human rights convention and court decisions,
•to explain the legal regulations in the field of communication,

Course Content:

The aim of the course is to establish the awareness of the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms in the proper execution of mass communication activities. Explaining the basic concepts of freedom of expression and opinion, explaining the basics of mass communication law, explaining legal regulations and responsibilities related to print media, television broadcasting and internet.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Acting on the basis of mass communication law; to be able to express the freedom of expressing and spreading thoughts. Ability to define the sources of press law, criminal and legal responsibility for press and publication activities, freedom of expression and personality rights.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) To be able to identify, analyze and evaluate specific problems in communication, media and law. To be able to describe the limits of freedom of expression and to discuss the violation of the right of personality through the press.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) Understanding the relationship between freedom of communication and freedoms of information acquisition, dissemination, criticism and with social responsibility awareness, ensuring that individuals in society are aware of the legal rights and freedoms of communication.
Learning Competence
1) To be able to produce arguments that are justified, critical and open to debate in media law. To be able to evaluate the decision, laws and legislations, to be able to contribute to its development.
Field Specific Competence
1) To be able to examine scientific studies, judicial decisions and legislation written in the field of Media Law. Solving area-specific problems in the light of the principles that dominate this area.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
1) To be able to conduct legal research on the Turkish and EU Media Laws independently, to be able to interpret and examine the place and importance of freedom of communication in mass media. To be able to report the problems encountered in the field of mass communication law with the understanding of responsibility and to question the ideas put forward for the solution of these problems.

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	• Defining the rules governing social life • Understand the features of legal rules • Explaining the sources of law and the distinction between private law and public law • Understanding the concepts of norms and rights
2)	• Understand the elements of communication activity • Limits of mass communication activity • Defining mass communication law
3)	• Evaluation of the freedom of communication in the historical process • Describe regulations and restrictions on freedom of communication in the Constitution and laws • Related articles of the turkish criminal law
4)	• Understanding the freedom of expression • Evaluation of constitutional foundations • Right to information • Freedom of expression and thought • Freedom of communication
5)	• Universal declaration of human rights • European Convention on Human Rights • European Court of Human Rights • The place and importance of international regulations in domestic law
6)	• Understanding the concept of press and its tasks • Explanation of basic concepts of press • Offenses against press law • The right to reply and correct
7)	• Radio-television regime • Radio-television monopoly period, TRT and legal status • End of monopoly and radio-television arrangements in the new era • New features of the radio-television regime
8)	• Public and private radio and television organizations • Understanding the establishment, duties and authorities of Radio and Television Supreme Council • Freedom of organizing programs and publishing principles • Restrictions on the freedom to organize programs
9)	Midterm
10)	• Cinema and Video regime • Describing the censorship system • Censorship system based on the law and powers of the police • Evaluation of the censorship system against the Constitution
10)
11)	• Internet and informatics regime • Explaining the Internet's development in the world and Turkey • Legal issues raised by Internet use • Unlawful acts and responsibilities committed on the Internet
12)	• Freedom of expression and evaluation of internet freedom • Internet freedom in international law • Council of Europe cybercrime agreement • Declaration of freedom of access on the Internet • Restriction of internet freedom in international law • Unlawful content, harmful content
13)	• Internet freedom in Turkey • Investigation of access prevention decisions • Access blocking decisions under Law No. 5615 • Access exclusion decisions given in the scope of Law No: 5615
14)	• Final Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Prof.Dr.Kayıhan İçel, Prof.Dr. Yener Ünver, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, Beta, 2012 Prof. Dr. Nusret İlker Çolak, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, XII Levha
References:	Artun Avcı , Türkiye’de İnternet ve İfade özgürlüğü, Legal,2013

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) 1. Acquainting oneself with technologic developments which have effect on new media area. 2. Gaining the theoretical infrastructure controling the influence flow within social media, society and digital culture. 3. Implementing digital communication on productive and strategic projects by using the right applications. 4. Wining theoretical and factual infrastructure to use data which can reach the right information in an ethical way.
2) 1.Designing, strategizing and managing related processes as an active actor of the new media at the center of all transformations and changes, especially production, marketing, journalism, social relations. 2.Being able to comprehend the interdisciplinary structure of the new media and the tendency to work with traditional media such as newspapers, radio and TV, and to produce interactive content in this direction. 3.Generating a new generation of news in the context of news gathering and writing transformations; to be a new media correspondent, editor or producer in newspapers, radio or TV institutions carrying publishing activities on the Internet and mobile media. 4.Designing, producing and implementing content for public and private organizations with disciplines as public relations, trade, advertising for effective reach to target audience, productivity and competitive advantage. 5. Solving the crisis based new media at the institutions and to produce parallel strategies to the new situation. 6.Portal management, learning and implementation of stages in web design areas.
3) 1.Entrepreneurship that to be able to present thoughts and creativity in all new media platforms like web, newspaper, blog, e-commerce. 2.Informative, entertaining content production based on social existence, sharing and interaction in social media. 3.To be able to perform the profession as a team member and fulfill the responsibilities, while remaining committed to ethical values. 4.Paying attention to the fair representation of the views of all parties within the framework of accountability, equal approach to the parties and not misleading.
4) 1. Comprehension of media literacy skills in the process of news gathering. 2. Learning how to effectively use and develop new media platforms. 3. Comprehension of conceptual connections between media and politics 4. To be able to understand and question the basic principles of mass communication and the place and importance of mass communication. 5. Developing a perspective of being able to analyze and tired of economic politics, social, political and cultural influences of mass communication.
5) 1. communicating with digital agencies about new media projects in order to be a part of the solution. 2. Sharing the solution suggestions on communication area using qualitative and quantitative research. 3. Organizing and implementing projects and events for one'ssocial environment using the digital communication formats in a creative way.
6) 1. Understanding the basic principles and doctrines of communication and foprming a point of view. 2. Understanding and evaluating theoritical approach on communication. 3. Comprehension of criticism on media theories. 4. In Turkey and in the world assessing industry 4.0 strategies, Making the analysis of the practices. 5. Solving possible crises in the institutions by evaluating all technological, political and economic developments that will affect the new media field and producing parallel strategies to the new situation

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	1. Acquainting oneself with technologic developments which have effect on new media area. 2. Gaining the theoretical infrastructure controling the influence flow within social media, society and digital culture. 3. Implementing digital communication on productive and strategic projects by using the right applications. 4. Wining theoretical and factual infrastructure to use data which can reach the right information in an ethical way.	5
2)	1.Designing, strategizing and managing related processes as an active actor of the new media at the center of all transformations and changes, especially production, marketing, journalism, social relations. 2.Being able to comprehend the interdisciplinary structure of the new media and the tendency to work with traditional media such as newspapers, radio and TV, and to produce interactive content in this direction. 3.Generating a new generation of news in the context of news gathering and writing transformations; to be a new media correspondent, editor or producer in newspapers, radio or TV institutions carrying publishing activities on the Internet and mobile media. 4.Designing, producing and implementing content for public and private organizations with disciplines as public relations, trade, advertising for effective reach to target audience, productivity and competitive advantage. 5. Solving the crisis based new media at the institutions and to produce parallel strategies to the new situation. 6.Portal management, learning and implementation of stages in web design areas.	5
3)	1.Entrepreneurship that to be able to present thoughts and creativity in all new media platforms like web, newspaper, blog, e-commerce. 2.Informative, entertaining content production based on social existence, sharing and interaction in social media. 3.To be able to perform the profession as a team member and fulfill the responsibilities, while remaining committed to ethical values. 4.Paying attention to the fair representation of the views of all parties within the framework of accountability, equal approach to the parties and not misleading.	3
4)	1. Comprehension of media literacy skills in the process of news gathering. 2. Learning how to effectively use and develop new media platforms. 3. Comprehension of conceptual connections between media and politics 4. To be able to understand and question the basic principles of mass communication and the place and importance of mass communication. 5. Developing a perspective of being able to analyze and tired of economic politics, social, political and cultural influences of mass communication.	4
5)	1. communicating with digital agencies about new media projects in order to be a part of the solution. 2. Sharing the solution suggestions on communication area using qualitative and quantitative research. 3. Organizing and implementing projects and events for one'ssocial environment using the digital communication formats in a creative way.	5
6)	1. Understanding the basic principles and doctrines of communication and foprming a point of view. 2. Understanding and evaluating theoritical approach on communication. 3. Comprehension of criticism on media theories. 4. In Turkey and in the world assessing industry 4.0 strategies, Making the analysis of the practices. 5. Solving possible crises in the institutions by evaluating all technological, political and economic developments that will affect the new media field and producing parallel strategies to the new situation	4

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Field Study
Expression
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats
Individual study and homework
Lesson
Reading
Homework
Report Writing
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Presentation
Reporting
Case study presentation

Assessment & Grading

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

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	16	96
Midterms	1	3
Final	1	3
Total Workload		144