| Course Name |
Communication, Culture & Society II
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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MCS 112
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Spring
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3
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2
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4
|
6
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
-
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| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | Explore the structural and cultural context of media and communication practices, examine processes of news and entertainment making/reception across diverse media fields, encourage students to research and analyze media institutions and goods in local/global terms. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The course draws on diverse aspects of the media of communication, probing into their social, cultural and political implications |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Culture, Ideology & Identity I | O’Shaughnessy (1999) Media and Society: An Introduction Melbourne: Oxford University Press (pp.31-52) |
| 2 | Film Screening | |
| 3 | Culture, Ideology & Identity II | O’Shaughnessy (1999) Media and Society: An Introduction Melbourne: Oxford University Press (pp.157-183) |
| 4 | Media, Modernity & Orientalism | Aksoy, A. & Robins, K. (1997) Peripheral Vision: Cultural Industries and cultural identities in Turkey. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 29(11). |
| 5 | Nationalism and Media | Barker, C. (1999). Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities. Philadelphia: Open University Press (Chapter 3) |
| 6 | Film Screening | |
| 7 | First Midterm | |
| 8 | Globalization and Media I | Barker, C. (1999). Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities. Philadelphia: Open University Press (Chapter 2) |
| 9 | Globalization and Media II | From internationalization to transnationalisation by J. Chalaby |
| 10 | Digital Media Cultures I | Fuchs, C. Critical Introduction to Social Media (Chapter 2) |
| 11 | Digital Media Cultures II | Fuchs, C. Critical Introduction to Social Media (Chapter 3) |
| 12 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| 13 | Overview of the Semester | |
| 14 | Second Midterm | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Textbooks | Handouts, lectures (PowerPoint presentations, seminars, structured questions and materials for class discussion, workshops, case studies, role play sessions |
| References | Bibliography, print journals, open access journals |
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage |
| Participation |
1
|
15
|
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
5
|
25
|
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Portfolios | ||
| Midterms / Oral Exams |
2
|
60
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| Final / Oral Exam | ||
| Total |
| Contribution of Semester Work to Final Grade | 8 |
100 |
| Contribution of Final Work to Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours Including exam week: 16 x total hours |
16
|
5
|
80
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| Laboratory / Application Hours Including exam week: 16 x total hours |
16
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
|
2
|
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| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
3
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| Homework / Assignments |
5
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||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Portfolios | |||
| Midterms / Oral Exams |
2
|
10
|
|
| Final / Oral Exam |
13
|
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| Total |
128
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Program Qualifications / Outcomes |
* Level of Contribution
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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| 1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of media and communication discipline. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the mediaproduction process. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | X | ||||
| 4 | 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 media and communication. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of media and communication studies. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problemsolving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report those methods to the public. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and use with scientific methods the necessary data to for the processes of production and distribution. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to use and develop the acquired knowledge and skills in a lifelong process towards personal and social goals. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to follow developments in new technologies of media and communication, as well as new methods of production, new media industries, and new theories; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1) | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level) | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
