| Radio, Television and Cinema (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | NMC005 | ||||
| Course Name: | Digital Media Literacy | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Doç. Dr. ASUMAN KUTLU | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Assoc Prof. Asuman Kutlu | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | This course aims to introduce digital media literacy through providing student with skills of access, evaluation, and creation of digital media content as well as improving their critical skills by focusing on political, social and legal issues heavily discusses in new media environment. |
| Course Content: | This course covers basic principles of digital media literacy, legal rights and digital surveillance, information literacy and digital manipulation, online politics and big data. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Have knowledge about the principles of digital media literacy. 2) Gain critical thinking skills. 3) Analyze digital media content from a critical point of view. 4) Recognize social, political and economic impacts of digital media. 5) Become aware of ethical codes and legal rights in digital media. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Digital Media Literacy and Information Literacy Skills | |
| 2) | History and Evolution of Digital Media | |
| 3) | Media Literacy in the Digital Age | |
| 4) | Digital Democracy and Citizen Engagement | |
| 5) | Being a Citizen in a Digital Society-The Rise of Online Activism | |
| 6) | Digitalization of Surveillance- Privacy of Online Identity | |
| 7) | Information Literacy in The Post-Truth Era-Fake News-Digital Media Manipulation | |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | |
| 9) | Bursting Your Filter Bubble- Reconsidering Digital Echo Chambers and Polarisation | |
| 10) | Digital Media Ethics-Online Journalism | |
| 11) | Reflecting on Online Rights- Data Protection Rights, Privacy, Right to Erasure | |
| 12) | Big Data and the Data Economy | |
| 13) | Research on Digital Media Literacy | |
| 14) | Final Exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Materials covered in class can be downloaded from the system. |
| References: | Digital literacy: A primer on media, identity and the evolution of technology, Susan Wiesinger, Ralph Beliveau |
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| 1) By providing both theoretical and practical education, it prepares students for academic and business life. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2) It provides a critical perspective on mass media. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3) With the English curriculum, it allows students to follow the international market and academic studies from original sources. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4) Students will be an expert in front of the camera, behind-the-scenes, news center, light, sound, editing, directing, cinematography, screenwriting. | ||||||||||||||
| 5) Thanks to the media professionals, the students will be ready for the sector. | ||||||||||||||
| 6) Acquires production skills such as short and medium films, screenplays, documentaries and TV programs. | ||||||||||||||
| 7) Have the basic knowledge and experience of image technologies. | ||||||||||||||
| 8) Thanks to sectoral cooperation, professional business life will be started. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9) Through an applied curriculum, students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on different media studies. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 10) With the technical training to be taken in studio environment, students gain experience in the sector. | ||||||||||||||
| 11) They will have skills such as negotiating with the group, taking initiative. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12) Acquire basic values related to media and business ethics. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 13) Follow the developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 14) Students use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | ||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | By providing both theoretical and practical education, it prepares students for academic and business life. | 2 |
| 2) | It provides a critical perspective on mass media. | 3 |
| 3) | With the English curriculum, it allows students to follow the international market and academic studies from original sources. | 3 |
| 4) | Students will be an expert in front of the camera, behind-the-scenes, news center, light, sound, editing, directing, cinematography, screenwriting. | |
| 5) | Thanks to the media professionals, the students will be ready for the sector. | |
| 6) | Acquires production skills such as short and medium films, screenplays, documentaries and TV programs. | 1 |
| 7) | Have the basic knowledge and experience of image technologies. | |
| 8) | Thanks to sectoral cooperation, professional business life will be started. | 1 |
| 9) | Through an applied curriculum, students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on different media studies. | 3 |
| 10) | With the technical training to be taken in studio environment, students gain experience in the sector. | |
| 11) | They will have skills such as negotiating with the group, taking initiative. | 2 |
| 12) | Acquire basic values related to media and business ethics. | 3 |
| 13) | Follow the developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | 3 |
| 14) | Students use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 68 |
| Midterms | 2 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 116 | |