ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Sociology | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | SOS433 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Communication Technologies and Society | ||||||||
| Course Semester: |
Fall |
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
| Course Requisites: | |||||||||
| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
| Course Level: |
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ESRA KÖTEN | ||||||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | To analyse the dynamics between media and social issues. To discuss the role of media in the construction of social realities and cultural identities. |
| Course Content: | In this course, the relations between media and society will be discussed thematically by focussing on a range of popular media. These media include women’s magazines, popular music, news, TV soaps, film advertising and sport. Themes include nationalism, globalization, democracy, radical politics and gender. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | Syllabus |
| 2) | Media Institutions and their place in society. Case study: “Good Night, Good Luck”. | Burton, G. (2005). Media and Society: Critical perspectives, pp.5-26. |
| 3) | Media texts, ideology and society. Case study: “the Pacific”. Describe and hand out presentation | Burton, G. (2005). pp. 46-54, 61-67. |
| 4) | Audiences and effects on society. Case study: “Resevoir Dogs”. | Burton, G. (2005). pp. 83-102. |
| 5) | Media and violence. Case study: Shawn of the Dead”. | Burton, G. (2005). pp.108-121 |
| 6) | Media and politics. Case study: TV “The Simpsons”. Presentations on violence representations in Turkey. | Burton (2005).pp. 108-123 |
| 7) | Midterm | Lecture notes |
| 8) | Globalisation: Popular music. Case study: “Rock ‘n’ roller”. Presentations on media and politics in Turkey. | Burton, G. (2005). pp.146-173 |
| 9) | Radical politics: Popular music. Case study: “Spinal Tap”. Presentations on effects of music globalisation in Turkey. | Frith, S. (1981).pp 202-234 Way and Süer (2014) |
| 10) | Gender 1: Women’s magazines and gender. Case study: “Ugly Betty”. Presentations on radical politics in Turkish popular music. | Burton, G. (2005). pp.130-145. Machin, D (2010) Cosmopolitan |
| 11) | Gender 2: TV Soaps and gender. Case study: “East Enders”, “Dallas”, and “Hanımın Çifliği”. Presentations on gender representations in Turkish magazines. | Burton, G. (2005). pp.248-272 |
| 12) | Nationalism in media. Case Study: “G.O.R.A”. Presentations on gender representations in Turkish soaps. | Billig (1995). pp. 93-109 |
| 13) | Nationalism in news Case study: “Forrest Gump”. Presentations on Turkish nationalism in media. | Burton, G. (2005). pp.274-292. |
| 14) | Presentations on nationalism in Turkish news. Review | Lecture notes |
| 15) | General Evaluation | All documents |
| 16) | Final Exam | All documents |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Burton, G. (2005). Media and Society: Critical perspectives, pp.5-26. |
| References: | Burton, G. (2005). Media and Society: Critical perspectives, pp.5-26. |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 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. | |||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| 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. | 5 |
| 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 |
| 4) | Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. | 1 |
| 5) | Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. | 3 |
| 6) | Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. | 4 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 8) | Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. | 1 |
| 9) | Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. | 4 |
| 10) | Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. | 3 |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Expression | |
| Lesson | |
| Reading |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
| Homework |
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 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 14 | 42 |
| Homework Assignments | 13 | 42 |
| Midterms | 1 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 146 | |