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Related Preparation |
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• Identify the cultural impacts of social media and its development through time.
• Describe the process of digital media’s use by social purposes.
• Describe and recognize the cultural needs and transformation depending on social media.
• Describe the digital environment and list the usage purposes by people.
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session-Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st - First Section |
2) |
• Describe how companies use people’s social media data
• Identify social media platforms and compare and contrast their privacy settings
• Analyze privacy as a luxurious commodity |
Homework: assigned reading for the next class session -Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st - Second Section |
3) |
• Describe bloggers’ and content providers’ legal obligation
• Analyze defamation cases in twitter
• Explain and discuss ethical communication codes in internet
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st – Third Section |
4) |
• Discuss the web and the end of forgetting due to immortal data in it
• Analyze public displays of important figures in Turkey
• Demonstrate fake reviews in various social media platforms
• Evaluate self presentation on facebook
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
5) |
• Recognize the definition and history of social networking sites
• Analyzing the power of social capital
• Arguing on social capital and news media
• Evaluating the social affordances for networked individualism
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
6) |
• Explain the difference between men and women regarding social networking
• Present augmented reality demos
• Represent the combining of foursquare and google maps
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
7) |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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8) |
• Identify google as a social media company
• Name word of mouse marketing previously word of mouth marketing in the traditional media
• Explain social crisis in social media with a wide impact such as h1n1 virus in 2009
• Describe how to calculate ROI in social media
• Identify SEO for communicators
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
9) |
• Analyze how facts backfire
• Recognize the participatory news consumer
• Determine crowd sourcing and sentiment analysis of twitter
• Demonstrate and explain examples of citizen journalism
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
10) |
• List the companies investing on social websites
• Criticize and evaluate employers who block social media access
• Address the digital divide within the organizations
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
11) |
• Identify government 2.0 in context
• Determine censorship in social media, list the reasons and find solutions for a freer social media environment
• Show the site twiplomacy.com for a resolving the content and wording of various politicians twits
• Underline presidential selections and the power of social media, present Trump's selection as a case study.
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
12) |
• Restate transmedia activism network
• Select brands promoting social change through social media
• Present the predictions of revolution in twitter
• Identify social activism at the click of a like button
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Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
13) |
Making Presentation |
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14) |
Discussion and Analysis of the examples raised in class. |
Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
15) |
• Technological Convergence and the rise of mobile technology -Critical Thinking and Discussion |
Homework: assigned reading for the next class session- Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Edition: 1st |
16) |
Final Exam |
Final Exam |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. |
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2) |
Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. |
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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. |
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4) |
Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. |
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5) |
Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. |
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6) |
Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. |
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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. |
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8) |
Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. |
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9) |
Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. |
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10) |
Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. |
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