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Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
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) Knows the basic terms used in optics, the history of optics, its development and the profession of optician. | |||||||||||||||
2) Knows the environmental, social and ethical problems related to her\his profession and assumes the responsibilities related to them. | |||||||||||||||
3) Observes the health and safety measures related to her\his profession. | |||||||||||||||
4) It adopts the total quality philosophy and supports the relevant corporate processes. | |||||||||||||||
5) Gains the basic math and physics knowledge required in the optician profession. | |||||||||||||||
6) Learns information technologies, uses basic computer programs and professional software programs. | |||||||||||||||
7) Knows eye anatomy and optics, has information about eye diseases. | |||||||||||||||
8) Learns the refraction errors, knows the optical equipment used to correct these defects, measures the diopters of optical glasses by means of a phonometer, and determines the type of lens. | |||||||||||||||
9) Knows the properties of materials defined in optics and recognizes optical instruments. | |||||||||||||||
10) She/He reads the prescriptions prepared by the ophthalmologist, supplies the optical equipment, selects the most suitable glass and frame for the patient, and performs the most appropriate glasses assembly procedures in order to eliminate or alleviate vision disorders. | |||||||||||||||
11) When there is a problem with optical materials in the optician laboratory or establishment, she/he understands and fixes the problem. | |||||||||||||||
12) Obtains the knowledge of history belonging to the Ottoman and Republican Periods. | |||||||||||||||
13) Learns Turkish language structure and acquires a basic level of English grammer that will enable her/him to communicate. | |||||||||||||||
14) He/she makes the necessary financial planning in his/her institution and has general accounting knowledge. | |||||||||||||||
15) The researcher is open to changes, has creative, program-solving skills and the ability to share solution suggestions. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Knows the basic terms used in optics, the history of optics, its development and the profession of optician. | |
2) | Knows the environmental, social and ethical problems related to her\his profession and assumes the responsibilities related to them. | |
3) | Observes the health and safety measures related to her\his profession. | |
4) | It adopts the total quality philosophy and supports the relevant corporate processes. | |
5) | Gains the basic math and physics knowledge required in the optician profession. | |
6) | Learns information technologies, uses basic computer programs and professional software programs. | |
7) | Knows eye anatomy and optics, has information about eye diseases. | |
8) | Learns the refraction errors, knows the optical equipment used to correct these defects, measures the diopters of optical glasses by means of a phonometer, and determines the type of lens. | |
9) | Knows the properties of materials defined in optics and recognizes optical instruments. | |
10) | She/He reads the prescriptions prepared by the ophthalmologist, supplies the optical equipment, selects the most suitable glass and frame for the patient, and performs the most appropriate glasses assembly procedures in order to eliminate or alleviate vision disorders. | |
11) | When there is a problem with optical materials in the optician laboratory or establishment, she/he understands and fixes the problem. | |
12) | Obtains the knowledge of history belonging to the Ottoman and Republican Periods. | |
13) | Learns Turkish language structure and acquires a basic level of English grammer that will enable her/him to communicate. | |
14) | He/she makes the necessary financial planning in his/her institution and has general accounting knowledge. | |
15) | The researcher is open to changes, has creative, program-solving skills and the ability to share solution suggestions. |
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 |