Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
- STV608 3 + 0 3.0 8.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face-to-face Education
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Fatma GÜRSES
Instructor(s)
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to evaluate and examine the effects of mass media on society and individuals within a cultural framework.
Course Content In this course, the effects of mass media on people will be examined within the framework of the history of communication research.
Learning Outcomes - Gain the ability to understand how society, culture and individuals change through media through basic theoretical discussions.
- Gain the knowledge to question the different and diverse effects of media on society, culture and individuals within historical, economic, political, social and cultural patterns with an emphasis on context.
- Evaluates communication, mass communication and media phenomena sociologically.
- Explain how mass communication/media studies have been periodized historically and how media have been evaluated in each period.
- Evaluates the (mass) communication system and media as a social institution.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Providing information about course content. Verbal Expression Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week Evaluation of mass and communication concepts Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
3. Week Historical development of communication research Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
4. Week Mass communication theories Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours
5. Week Chicago School Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Course Hours
6. Week Frankfurt school Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours Research
7. Week Development of other mass communication theories Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
8. Week Midterms Practice Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
9. Week Classical sociological theories Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research
10. Week Modern sociological theories Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours Verbal Expression
11. Week Culture and popular culture Course Hours Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Cultural theory Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research Course Hours
13. Week Social Media Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
14. Week The effects of mass media on different societies Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
15. Week Finals Practice Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research
Recommended Sources
Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi, Eric Maigret
Castells, M. (2006). Enformasyon Çağı: Kimliğin Gücü, (Cilt 2). (Çev. Ebru Kılıç). İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Timisi, N. (2016) “Teknoloji toplum, Ağlar ve aktörler”, Dijital Kavramlar, Olanaklar, Deneyimler. Der. N.Timisi, İstanbul: Kalkedon.
Wiener, N. (1982) Sibernetik. İstanbl: Say. Wise, J.M. (2009) “Intelligent Agency”, New Media, Der. L.A. Liewrouw ve Sonia Livingstone, NY: Sage. Cilt 3.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY2 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY3 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY4 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY7 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY8 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY9 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60,40,60
PY10 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 15 3 45
Verbal Expression 2 1 2
Visual Presentation 2 1 2
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 10 5 50
Homework 2 10 5 50
Quiz 1 10 5 50
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 204
ECTS Credit of the Course 8.0