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

General course introduction information

Course Code:

YMD416

Course Name:

Data Mining in New Media

Course Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	7

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Department Elective

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 :

Öğr.Gör. HAMZA ŞAMLIOĞLU

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Data mining, which has an important place in determining the target audience-communication language and strategy in the field of communication and marketing, also tells what the content density is saying positively and negatively and what it usually talks about. In addition, it is also effective in producing insight, product development and risk-crisis management.
The aim of the course is to enable students, who aim to take part in the new media sector, to manage social media effectively and to communicate correctly with consumers on social media by analyzing content.

Course Content:

Data analysis, data categorization and data interpretation, social media monitoring, social listening, data mining, insight production, product development, risk-crisis management, reporting.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) To be able to comprehend the basic concepts required for data tracking and analysis in new media, to explain the basic, theoretical and applied information for data, data analysis, data tracking, monitoring, insight and reporting.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) To carry out studies for social area by using data mining techniques with a sense of social responsibility. To be able to develop solutions to social problems with insights gained through the work carried out.
Learning Competence
1) To be able to transfer basic knowledge and gains about data mining to other disciplines of communication. To be able to evaluate the literature of new media and communication discipline in the perspective of data mining. To be able to use the applications and tools developed for data mining competently.
Field Specific Competence
1) To be able to use the monitoring and data processing programs developed specifically for new communication technologies and social networks, to report the results obtained and to transform them into results and findings that the society can make sense of.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
1) Being able to take data with the right keywords and analyze and apply it independently for new purposes and needs in new media platforms. Ability to plan and manage activities for the development of employees under their responsibility for analyzing data and producing insights.

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Information transfer for the digital communication industry. What is data mining and where is it used?	None
2)	Focus group review with in-class practice. PDPL rules in data mining.	none
3)	Group examination on social media and evaluation of results with in-class practice. Examples of data mining research in new media.	none
4)	Personal and corporate profile review with In-class practice.	none
5)	Brand language and brand strategy. Analysis and determination of language and strategy with data mining.	none
6)	Student reviews and presentations on brand language and brand strategy.	none
7)	Midterm Exam.	..
8)	Risk and crisis management in social media. Important examples of crisis in the history of social media and the role of data mining in crisis communication.	none
10)	The importance of data mining for accurate and effective insight. Insight examples reached by data mining.	none
11)	Agenda review and insight capture with data mining. Presentation of captured insights.	none
12)	What is Responding management, how is it done? What are the rules? Why is it important for accounts in the new media?	none
13)	Coding system in Data Mining. Sample coding with the installed system.	none
14)	How to use the data coding tool Somera? What are the features? Research examples with data mining in new media.	https://www.somera.com.tr/
15)	Final Exam	..

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Baloğlu, A. (2015), Sosyal Medya Madenciliği, Beta Yayınları.
References:	Baloğlu, A. (2015), Sosyal Medya Madenciliği, Beta Yayınları.

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	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.	3
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.	5
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.	4
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	5

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Field Study
Expression
Individual study and homework
Lesson
Group study and homework
Reading
Homework
Project preparation
Case Study
Web Based Learning

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Application
Individual Project
Group project
Presentation
Peer Review
Bilgisayar Destekli Sunum
Case study presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	1	% 20
Homework Assignments	2	% 30
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	48
Application	14	28
Study Hours Out of Class	16	80
Homework Assignments	16	32
Midterms	1	3
Final	2	6
Total Workload		197