| Political Science and Public Administration | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | UNI023 | ||||
| Course Name: | Media Literacy | ||||
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Spring Fall |
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. OYA HACER ADIGÜZEL | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Dr. Şükran Pakkan | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | 1- To examine the impact of mass media and the content offered on the social, cultural and economic life depending on the consumption habits of the target audience, 2- Understanding the effects of media on societies, readers and listeners 3- Propaganda-persuasion techniques and public opinion formation, perceptions, prejudices and stereotypes (stereotypes) to be noticed, to distinguish between reality and fiction (interpretation, opinion, etc.), 4- To teach the ability of critical reading and interpretation-analysis of messages with media literacy in visual, written and auditory media. |
| Course Content: | With the power of the media, the effect of the mass media on societies, the shaping of the changing and developing mass media in the globalization process according to the new world order and new discourses, the pressures on the media, the influence of the states, the democratization of the media and the censorship mechanisms, freedom of expression, personality rights, information public interest, written and visual media critical reading / viewing in the world and approach to media literacy in Turkey. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) . Have knowledge about the functioning of media, the basic concepts and effects of news and messages. 2) Learn to understand and analyze the language of media correctly. 3) Learns the production processes of the contents prepared in the media and can read critically. 4) Instead of passively absorbing the media messages, he sees what is being actively absorbed into him and becomes difficult to persuade. 5) Becomes an active reader, can produce alternative media content. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Media and Communication | |
| 2) | Media Education and Media Studies | |
| 3) | Basic Concepts, Literacy, Media Literacy | |
| 4) | Overview of Media Literacy | |
| 5) | Approaches to Media Literacy | |
| 6) | Principles of Media Literacy Education | |
| 7) | Models of Media Literacy | |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | |
| 9) | A Critical Approach to the Media | |
| 10) | Active Audience & Theories and Approaches | |
| 11) | Media Literacy Education and Practices Around the World | |
| 12) | Media Literacy Education and Practices in Turkey | |
| 13) | Digital Rights and Responsibilities |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | İletişimin ABC'si- Ünsal Oskay, İletişim Araştırma ve Kuramları Prof. Dr. Şermin Tekinalp, Temel Gazetecilik Prof. Dr. Oya Tokgöz, Medya Okuryazarlığı El Kitabı-Kemal İnal |
| References: | Temel Gazetecilik Prof. Dr. Oya Tokgöz, Medya Okuryazarlığı El Kitabı-Kemal İnal |
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| 1) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | ||||||||
| 2) To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ||||||||
| 3) Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | ||||||||
| 4) Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | ||||||||
| 5) To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | ||||||||
| 6) To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | ||||||||
| 7) To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ||||||||
| 8) Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. | ||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | 2 |
| 2) | To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 2 |
| 3) | Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | 3 |
| 4) | Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | 3 |
| 5) | To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | 2 |
| 6) | To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | 2 |
| 7) | To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 2 |
| 8) | Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. | 2 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 15 |
| Project | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Midterms | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 32 | ||
| Final | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | ||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||||||