| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of Media | RTS114 | 2. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Fatma GÜRSES |
| Instructor(s) |
Fatma GÜRSES |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to provide students with basic information about the historical development process of communication and related mass media, and to gain a general perspective about the studies of the history of communication. |
| Course Content | The course covers the general development process of humanity and the development of communication. In this context, what human communication is, how it started, and what forms it developed are discussed in detail. In addition, the stages of development of the basic tools of both communication and mass communication from primitive periods to the present are discussed together with the associations of the social background. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Students who have successfully participated in the course will have a perspective on the complex development of the media in Europe and beyond. - They obtain an analytical approach about the simultaneous evolutionary process of media and can carry this knowledge to current media development in a global context. - They can successfully describe current media developments in the light of the knowledge of media formation processes and analyze the changing relationships in social system units. - They gain the ability to analyze complex variable relationships between technological, cultural and political processes and to use systematic information on current events. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Introduction. Advances in verbal communication. Communication before the article Discussion on the general view of the press from stone tablet to digital tablet. | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression |
| 2. Week | Mass communication: an overview. The invention of writing and paper, communication in antiquity. Functions, tools, processes and effects of oral mass communication, transition from culture to written culture and the basic dynamics of the process. Advances in written communication | Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours |
| 3. Week | Communication in the Middle Ages | Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours |
| 4. Week | The mental transformation from printing and communication to mass communication in Western Europe | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | The development of the press in modern Europe. | Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression |
| 6. Week | The birth of the press in the Ottoman Empire and the main features of the first newspapers | Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | Inventions of transport and communication means | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research |
| 8. Week | Midterm | Practice Course Hours |
| 9. Week | Development of radio broadcasting | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression |
| 10. Week | Interaction with television, radio and cinema, the development of TV broadcasting types | Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research |
| 11. Week | Globalization and communication tools The birth of news agencies | Verbal Expression Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| 12. Week | Monopolization and uniformity in the media with the capital factor | Research Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 13. Week | Domestic and international news agencies. | Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Research |
| 14. Week | Internet and social media in the New Media age | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours Research |
| 15. Week | Fınal | Practice Course Hours |
| David Crowley Ve Paul Heyer, İletişim Tarihi Teknoloji, Kültür ve Toplum, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2011. |
| Jean-Noel Jeanneney, Başlangıcından Günümüze Medya Tarihi, Yapı Kredi Yayınları. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| PY11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40,60 |
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Homework 2 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Classroom Activities | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
