| Biomedical Engineering (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | UNI143 | ||||
| Course Name: | Digital Communication and Culture | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. SADİ KERİM DÜNDAR | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Dr.Chein Yang Erdem | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | This course aims to: • Define and analyze digital culture through relevant theoretical perspectives in cultural studies; • Critically examine the relationship between new media technologies and culture practices; • Engage in scholarly debates on emergent cultural forms generated by digital and networked communication; • Examine our roles as consumers and producers of culture in a highly datafied, digitized, and networked society. |
| Course Content: | This course explores contemporary cultural phenomena that are shaped by digital communication technologies. Drawing on digital humanities, memory studies, audience studies, game studies, material culture, and posthuman studies, this course analyzes the formation of public memory, community, subculture, identity, subjectivity, and agency. Topics include digital archive, remix, selfies, influencers, memes, online trolling, hacker culture, and posthuman culture. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • Define the characteristics of contemporary digital culture; 2) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • Apply theoretical perspectives of cultural studies to analyze digital cultural phenomena. 3) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • Demonstrate understanding of the role of digital media in shaping public memory, community, subculture, identity, subjectivity, and agency. 4) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • Formulate their own critical thoughts on current issues of digital culture; 5) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • Critically reflect on their everyday interaction with digital media and their role as media professionals. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Course introduction | lecture notes |
| 2) | What is digital culture | lecture notes |
| 3) | The internet, networked communication, and computerizing culture | lecture notes |
| 4) | Cultural data & cultural analytics | lecture notes |
| 5) | Digital archive | lecture notes |
| 6) | Remix | lecture notes |
| 7) | Selfie | lecture notes |
| 8) | Midterm | lecture notes |
| 9) | Gaming | lecture notes |
| 10) | Internet celebrity | lecture notes |
| 11) | Memes | lecture notes |
| 12) | Trolling | lecture notes |
| 13) | Hacker | lecture notes |
| 14) | Culture in a post-human and post-digital age | lecture notes |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ders notları |
| References: | Lecture notes |
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| 1) Adequate knowledge of mathematics, science and biomedical engineering disciplines; Ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields in solving complex engineering problems. | |||||||||||
| 2) Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex biomedical engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |||||||||||
| 3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |||||||||||
| 4) Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in biomedical engineering practices; Ability to use information technologies effectively. | |||||||||||
| 5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex biomedical engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. | |||||||||||
| 6) Ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; individual working skills. | |||||||||||
| 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; the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and constantly renew oneself. | |||||||||||
| 9) Knowledge of ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and standards used in engineering practices. | |||||||||||
| 10) Knowledge of business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation; information about sustainable development. | |||||||||||
| 11) Information about the effects of biomedical engineering practices on health, environment and safety in universal and social dimensions and the problems of the age reflected in the field of engineering; Awareness of the legal consequences of biomedical engineering solutions. | |||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of mathematics, science and biomedical engineering disciplines; Ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields in solving complex engineering problems. | |
| 2) | Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex biomedical engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |
| 3) | Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |
| 4) | Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in biomedical engineering practices; Ability to use information technologies effectively. | |
| 5) | Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex biomedical engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. | |
| 6) | Ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; individual working skills. | |
| 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; the ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology, and constantly renew oneself. | |
| 9) | Knowledge of ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and standards used in engineering practices. | |
| 10) | Knowledge of business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation; information about sustainable development. | |
| 11) | Information about the effects of biomedical engineering practices on health, environment and safety in universal and social dimensions and the problems of the age reflected in the field of engineering; Awareness of the legal consequences of biomedical engineering solutions. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | % 50 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 25 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 75 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 25 | |
| 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 | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 | ||||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Project | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||
| Total Workload | 134 | ||||||