FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

HUM 103 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Principles of Social Sciences I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HUM 103
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course is designed to introduce the students to basic concepts, ideas and theories of social sciences on the grounds of topics selected from its subdisciplines.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • define basic concepts of social sciences;
  • discuss social and political events within the framework of the social sciences;
  • explain social inequalities by using sociological imagination and basic concepts of sociology;
  • differentiate various forms of power by using the concepts of political science;
  • distinguish political ideologies by explaining different ideologies;
  • discuss the existence of prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping in social life by using the basic concepts of social psychology.
Course Description In addition to a specific discussion on the nature of scientific knowledge and social sciences, the course will cover selected issues from anthropology, psychology, sociology, social psychology, political science and economics.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Presentation and overview of the course
2 Science and Social Sciences Hunt & Colonder, 2007, chapter 1
3 Society, Sociology, Stratification Hunt & Colonder, 2007, chapter 11
4 Politics, State and Society Heywood, 2011, chapter 3
5 Nation and Nationalism. Heywood, 2011, chapter 5
6 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
7 Ideologies I Heywood, 2011, chapter 2
8 Ideologies II Heywood, 2013, chapter 2
9 Movie screening (The Wave) Umberto Eco, “ur-fascism” (will be uploaded to blackboard)
10 In-class Writing Exam
11 Prejudice, Minorities, and Discrimination Hunt & Colander, 2007, Chapter 12
12 Politics, Society and Identity Heywood, 2013, chapter 7
13 Political Economy and Globalization Heywood, 2013 chapter 6
14 Review of the semester
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

-Hunt, E.F. & Colander, D.C. (2007) Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society (13th Edition), London: Alyn & Bacon ISBN-10: 0205971458

-Andrew Heywood, (2007) Politics, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillian, ISBN-10 : 9780230396357

-Andrew Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave, ISBN-10 : 9781137535573

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
25
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
15
3
45
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
23
23
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
23
23
Final Exam
1
41
41
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.

X
2

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

X
6

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

X
7

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.

X
8

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

11

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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