| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media Analysis | RTS207 | 3. 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 Res. Assist. Gülizar ÖZTÜRK |
| Instructors |
Gülizar ÖZTÜRK |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to understand how meaning is produced, discussed, negotiated in media texts and ideology, class, nation, gender, etc. To gain critical skills to analyze and understand how they relate to broader power structures such as. |
| Course Content | Various media texts and genres will be studied using basic theories and notions of thought currents such as Marxism, feminism, semiology, structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalysis and post-modernism. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Understands the importance of media analysis process for society - Recognize the methods used in the media analysis process - Analyze different media texts - Evaluates the effect of media on society. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | General introductory lesson. | Verbal Expression Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| 2. Week | Research methods in communication studies. | Research Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study |
| 3. Week | Methodological foundations of media analysis, theoretical and conceptual foundations of contemporary approaches to news discourse and reception. | Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Course Hours |
| 4. Week | Basic concepts of media analysis, language, ideology in news research, and theoretical foundations of a contemporary approach to the problem of power/power. | Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 5. Week | Language and discourse in news | Course Hours Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study |
| 6. Week | Discourse analysis | Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours Verbal Expression |
| 7. Week | Semiotic analysis | Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression |
| 8. Week | Midterm | Course Hours Practice |
| 9. Week | Transition from quantitative methodology to qualitative methodologies in reception studies | Research Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours |
| 10. Week | General evaluation and examination of student presentations and works | Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research |
| 11. Week | Student presentations. | Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 12. Week | Student presentations. | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation Research |
| 13. Week | Student presentations. | Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research |
| 14. Week | Student presentations. | Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research Visual Presentation Course Hours |
| 15. Week | Fınal | Practice Course Hours |
| Ayşe İnal, Haberi Okumak |
| Fatma Gürses, Medya Söylem Demokrasi |
| Erol Mutlu, İletişim Sözlüğü |
| 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 | ||
