Sociology | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | YMD403 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Media Sociology | ||||||||
Course Semester: |
Fall |
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Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
Course Requisites: | |||||||||
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Common Pool | ||||||||
Course Level: |
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SEMRA GEÇKİN ONAT | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SERRA ORKAN Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SEMRA GEÇKİN ONAT |
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Course Assistants: |
Course Objectives: | The aim of the course is to make students understand the basic concepts of communication and society, to contribute to the knowledge of basic concepts, facts and events of communication and media sociology. In addition, the course helps to apply theoretical concepts to real social and cultural processes and to analyze different perspectives on the effects of mass media through examples. |
Course Content: | What is the meaning of media on society? What are the relations between mass communication studies and other dimensions of social practice? How did internet and digitalization reshape social, cultural, political and economic relations? Are media cultures affirmate today's dominant social relations? |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Explaining the relationship between human evolution and individual technique. To introduce different media theorists in terms of media and communication sociology. | |
2) | Explaining the history of media and examining the historical development process of mass media. | |
3) | The Difficulties of Thinking on Communication, Basic Concepts of Social Sciences and Communication. | |
4) | General information about media theorists and media theories. | |
5) | Direct Impact theories: Propaganda, Fear, Hypodermic Syringe, Persuasion. | |
6) | Marshall McLuhan - Global Village, Typographic Human. | |
7) | Jean Baudrillard - Simulakr and Simulation, Sociology of Consumption. | |
8) | Sociology of Cultural Practices. | |
9) | Christian Fuchs - Digital Labor and Karl Marx | |
10) | Anthony Giddens - The Results of Modernity. | |
11) | Identity and Gender: A Perspective on Feminist Media Studies. | |
12) | Theories of public sphere: Transformation of the public sphere: Sociology of New Media: A chain of information. | |
13) | Communication and Sports: Popular Culture and Football: Football, Nationalism and Violence. | |
14) | General evaluation, criticism and analysis through examples. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Maigret, E. (2011), Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi, Çev. Halime Yücel, İletişim Yay. Erol Mutlu. (2005), Globalleşme, Popüler Kültür ve Medya, Ütopya Yayınları. Ünsal Oskay. (2013), Yıkanmak istemeyen Çocuklar Olalım, Yapı Kredi Yayınları. |
References: | Ritzer, G. (2011), Sociological Theory, McGraw Hill. ) Manuel Castellls & Martin Ince (2006), Manuel Castells’le Söyleşiler Manuel Castells (2005), Enformasyon Çağı: Ekonomik, Kültür ve Toplum, 1. Cilt Nick Stevenson (2008 ), Medya Kültürleri: Sosyal Teori ve Kitle İletişimi, Çev. Göze Orhon&Barış Engin Aksoy, Ütopya Yayınevi. |
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Program Outcomes | |||||||||
1) Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. | |||||||||
2) Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. | |||||||||
3) Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field. | |||||||||
4) Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. | |||||||||
5) Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. | |||||||||
6) Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. | |||||||||
7) Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form. | |||||||||
8) Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. | |||||||||
9) Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. | |||||||||
10) Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. | |
2) | Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. | 5 |
3) | Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field. | |
4) | Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. | |
5) | Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. | |
6) | Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. | |
7) | Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form. | |
8) | Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. | |
9) | Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. | |
10) | Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. |
Field Study | |
Expression | |
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats | |
Individual study and homework | |
Lesson | |
Reading | |
Homework | |
Report Writing | |
Q&A / Discussion |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Homework | |
Individual Project | |
Reporting | |
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 | 112 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 |
Total Workload | 166 |