International Relations | |||||
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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Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||||||
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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 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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1) Students will able to explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of International Relations, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | ||||||||
2) Students will able to employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | ||||||||
3) Students will able to categorize the basic concepts of Turkish politics, comparative politics, international relations, diplomatic history and foreign policy. | ||||||||
4) Students will able to analyze and critically evaluate local and global dynamics of contemporary socio-economic and political developments, foreign policy making and conflict resolution with all aspects. | ||||||||
5) Students will able to discover and create novel opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and use expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | ||||||||
6) Students will able to apply their knowledge in international institutions and multicultural environments and develop an interdisciplinary approach enabling them to relate and synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines and draw novel conclusions. | ||||||||
7) Students will able to communicate in written and oral English with people from diverse backgrounds, and have the English proficiency to follow and interpret the global dynamics in the areas of International Relations. | ||||||||
8) Students will able to appreciate and defend human rights and multi-cultural diversity, and should emphatically interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in social and professional settings. | ||||||||
9) Students will able to identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Students will able to explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of International Relations, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. | |
2) | Students will able to employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | |
3) | Students will able to categorize the basic concepts of Turkish politics, comparative politics, international relations, diplomatic history and foreign policy. | |
4) | Students will able to analyze and critically evaluate local and global dynamics of contemporary socio-economic and political developments, foreign policy making and conflict resolution with all aspects. | |
5) | Students will able to discover and create novel opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and use expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | |
6) | Students will able to apply their knowledge in international institutions and multicultural environments and develop an interdisciplinary approach enabling them to relate and synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines and draw novel conclusions. | |
7) | Students will able to communicate in written and oral English with people from diverse backgrounds, and have the English proficiency to follow and interpret the global dynamics in the areas of International Relations. | |
8) | Students will able to appreciate and defend human rights and multi-cultural diversity, and should emphatically interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in social and professional settings. | |
9) | Students will able to identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
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 |