FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
Department of New Media and Communication
NMC 203 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Sociology of Communication
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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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NMC 203
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Fall
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2
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2
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3
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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 |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionCase StudyQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims at introducing the students of communication to the study of media from a sociological perspective. The course is built around the general theme of “the self and the other” and questions the notions of ideology and power within this context. The course not only urges students to critically engage in their everyday media practices, but through its ‘practice’ component it also introduces students to critical content creation. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course follows a thematic approach. That is, throughout the semester, in the lecture component of the course a range of different themes such as nationalism, modernization, globalization, democracy etc. are scrutinized. At the end of this course, students should aim to have a general understanding of the role of media in the creation of social realities. Furthermore, the weekly two hour application component of the course urges students to produce media content with a particular awareness towards the themes that will be dealt with throughout the semester. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| 3 | Media, Culture and Society | Turkle, S. (2013) Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less From Each Other. Basic Books Chap 10 (p.269-299) |
| 4 | Media, Power and Control | Herman, E.S. and Chomsky, N., 2010. Manufacturing consent: The political economy of the mass media. Random House, introduction: pages xi-xix. |
| 5 | Media, Ideology & Identity | O’Shaughnessy (1999) Media and Society: An Introduction Melbourne: Oxford University Press (pp.31-52) & Barker, C. (1999). Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities. Philadelphia: Open University Press (Chapter 6) |
| 6 | Media, Modernity & Orientalism | West and the Rest: Discourse and Power by Stuart Hall (özet bölümler). & Aksoy, A. & Robins, K. (1997) Peripheral Vision: Cultural Industries and cultural identities in Turkey. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 29(11). |
| 7 | General Overview | An elaboration on what we have covered so far |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Media and Nationalism | Excerpts from Ernest Rennan (1-5, 7- 11), Benedict (5-11) Anderson and Eric J. Hobsbawm (3-9) & Barker, C. (1999). Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities. Philadelphia: Open University Press (Chapter 2) |
| 10 | Globalisation and Media | Barker, C. (1999). “Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities”. Philadelphia: Open University Press (Chapter 2) “From internationalization to transnationalisation” by J. Chalaby (özet bölümler) |
| 11 | Media and Democracy | Lippman, McChesney ve Chomsky (özet bölümler) ve Alankuş, S. (2009)The relationship between democracy and other media. Online International Journal of Communication Studies, vol.1 |
| 12 | Sexed Subjects and Gendered Representations | Niall Richardson, Gender in the media, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014, introduction: pp. 1-9. |
| 13 | Media, Race and Ethnicity | Williams, D., Martins, N., Consalvo, M. and Ivory, J.D., 2009. The virtual census: Representations of gender, race and age in video games. New media & society, 11(5), pp.815-834. |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | O’Shaughnessy (1999) Media and Society: An Introduction Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195507886 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Additional reading materials will be provided throughout the semester. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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3
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42
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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14
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14
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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25
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25
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| Final Exam |
1
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35
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35
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| Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 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. |
X | ||||
| 3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. |
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| 4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. |
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| 10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. |
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| 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). |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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