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Mathematics (English)

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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI276
Course Name: Gender and Media
Semester: Spring
Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. SADİ KERİM DÜNDAR
Course Lecturer(s): Ceren Saran Doğan
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: This course aims to question the role of the media in constructing representations of gender, race, class, ethnicity and sexuality, etc. This course examines these industries’ function in producing and reproducing gender roles by the medium.
Course Content: This course focuses on the basic concepts and approaches to gender and the relationship between gender and media. This course draws attention to the importance of the media industry in the production of ideology and meaning and examines the role of the media industry in the production and reproduction of gender roles. The basic theoretical approaches to gender are discussed in their historical context. In this course, gender representations in cultural products produced by the media and culture industries are analyzed.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) • Distinguish between the concepts of sex and gender.
2) • Comprehends the media industry’s role in the production and reproduction of ideology and gender.
3) • Be informed about the basic approaches to the media industry, ideology production, audience and reception studies in the field of media and communication studies
4) • Analyze gender discrimination in content produced in different media mediums.
5) • Determine gender, race, class and sexual identity stereotypes in cultural products produced by the media industry.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction: Basic Concepts Why should we discuss gender and media relations?
1) Introduction: Basic Concepts Why should we discuss gender and media relations?
2) Media Industries and Ideology: Mainstream Studies, Political Economy, Cultural Studies
3) Sex and Gender: Social and Cultural Construction
4) Women’s Movement, Body and Power
5) Feminism, Patriarchy and Capitalism
6) Masculinity Studies
7) Queer Theory
8) Representation, Reception, and Stereotypes
9) Gender Representation on Television
10) Gender Representation in Advertising
11) Gender Representation in Cinema
12) Gender Representation in News Media and Online Journalism
13) Digital Platforms, Algorithms, Bias and Discrimination
14) Social Media: Presentation of digital-self in everyday life

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: ● Dines, G., Humez, J.M. (2015) Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Critical Reader (4th ed.). SAGE.
● Critical Media Project (CMP), https://criticalmediaproject.org/
● Feminist Principles of the Internet (2016). https://feministinternet.org/en
References: ● Dines, G., Humez, J.M. (2015) Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Critical Reader (4th ed.). SAGE.
● Critical Media Project (CMP), https://criticalmediaproject.org/
● Feminist Principles of the Internet (2016). https://feministinternet.org/en

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Have the knowledge of the scope, history, applications, problems, methods of mathematics and knowledge that will be beneficial to humanity as both scientific and intellectual discipline.
2) Have the ability to establish a relationship between mathematics and other disciplines and develop mathematical models for interdisciplinary problems.
3) Have the ability to define, formulate and analyze real life problems with statistical and mathematical techniques.
4) Have the ability to think analytically and use the time effectively in the process of deduction.
5) Have the ability to search the literature, understand and interpret scientific articles.
6) Have the knowledge of basic software to be able to work in the related fields of computer science and have the ability to use information technologies at an advanced level of the European Computer Driving License.
7) Have the ability to work efficiently in interdisciplinary teams.
8) Have the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form, write effective reports and comprehend the written reports, make effective presentations.
9) Have the consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility and acting ethically; have the knowledge about academic standards.
10) Have the ability to use a foreign language at least at B1 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria.
11) Are aware of the necessity of lifelong learning; have the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to constantly renew themselves.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Have the knowledge of the scope, history, applications, problems, methods of mathematics and knowledge that will be beneficial to humanity as both scientific and intellectual discipline.
2) Have the ability to establish a relationship between mathematics and other disciplines and develop mathematical models for interdisciplinary problems.
3) Have the ability to define, formulate and analyze real life problems with statistical and mathematical techniques.
4) Have the ability to think analytically and use the time effectively in the process of deduction.
5) Have the ability to search the literature, understand and interpret scientific articles.
6) Have the knowledge of basic software to be able to work in the related fields of computer science and have the ability to use information technologies at an advanced level of the European Computer Driving License.
7) Have the ability to work efficiently in interdisciplinary teams.
8) Have the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form, write effective reports and comprehend the written reports, make effective presentations.
9) Have the consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility and acting ethically; have the knowledge about academic standards.
10) Have the ability to use a foreign language at least at B1 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria.
11) Are aware of the necessity of lifelong learning; have the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to constantly renew themselves.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
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PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK %
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Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 3 6 18
Project 3 9 27
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Final 1 7 7
Total Workload 114