Computer Engineering | |||||
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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Fall Spring |
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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. |
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) | Literacy and Information Literacy - Basic Definitions and Concepts | |
2) | Media General status- History, Development Process, Current Situation in the World and Turkey | |
3) | The Communication Age and Economic-Political and Sociocultural Effects of Media as a Medium of Culture Industry | |
4) | Media Message Types and Their Effects | |
5) | Information and News: Agenda Setting, Propaganda, Manipulation | |
6) | Power of dissemination and deception: Media and perception management, Persuasion, Proof, Background | |
7) | Literacy and Approaches of Bloom, Bandura, Gerbner and McLuhan | |
8) | Critical reading concept - critical viewership | |
8) | Critical reading concept - critical viewership | |
9) | Midterm Exam | |
10) | Consumer culture and media: Stereotyping in the media | |
11) | Female and male roles in the media | |
12) | Female and male roles in the media | |
13) | New Media and Digital Critical literacy | |
14) | The Right to Be Forgotten - Media Literacy Research, Effects of Media Usage, Discussion |
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) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and computer engineering principles, both theoretical and practical, and the ability to apply this knowledge to complex engineering problems | |||||||||||
2) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications. | |||||||||||
3) Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development. | |||||||||||
4) Knowledge of the effects of computer engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in computer engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of computer engineering solutions. | |||||||||||
5) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex computer engineering problems using appropriate analysis and modeling techniques. | |||||||||||
6) Ability to design and develop complex computer systems, devices, or products that meet specific requirements and operate under realistic constraints and conditions, using modern design methods. | |||||||||||
7) Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |||||||||||
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously. | |||||||||||
9) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools used for the analysis and solution of complex computer engineering problems, and the ability to use information technologies effectively. | |||||||||||
10) Ability to plan and conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and interpret results in the study of complex computer engineering problems or research topics. | |||||||||||
11) Ability to work effectively within and multidisciplinary teams; individual study skills. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and computer engineering principles, both theoretical and practical, and the ability to apply this knowledge to complex engineering problems | |
2) | To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications. | |
3) | Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development. | |
4) | Knowledge of the effects of computer engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in computer engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of computer engineering solutions. | |
5) | Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex computer engineering problems using appropriate analysis and modeling techniques. | |
6) | Ability to design and develop complex computer systems, devices, or products that meet specific requirements and operate under realistic constraints and conditions, using modern design methods. | |
7) | Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |
8) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously. | |
9) | Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools used for the analysis and solution of complex computer engineering problems, and the ability to use information technologies effectively. | |
10) | Ability to plan and conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and interpret results in the study of complex computer engineering problems or research topics. | |
11) | Ability to work effectively within and multidisciplinary teams; individual study skills. |
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 | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 14 |
Homework Assignments | 14 | 14 |
Midterms | 14 | 22 |
Final | 14 | 26 |
Total Workload | 118 |