Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Populer Culture and Media RTS122 Turkish Compulsory 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face education
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Erdem YEDEKCİ, Prof. Dr. Kazım Özkan ERTÜRK
Instructor(s)
Goals Considering the development processes of mass media; It is the ability to make up-to-date readings around the phenomena of Mass Culture, Modernization and Popular Culture.
Course Content Popular Culture, Semiotics, Mainstream Theories, Critical Theories.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Ideology and its meanings It is the knowledge of mass culture, modernization and popular culture and critical theories within the general development line of mass media.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Communication Theory Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
2. Week Models Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
3. Week Other Models Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
4. Week Communication, Meaning and Indicators Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research
5. Week Codes Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research Class Hours
6. Week Codes Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research
7. Week Interpretation Preparation, After Class Study Research Class Hours Verbal Expression
8. Week Midterm Class Hours Practice
9. Week Semiological Methods and Applications Class Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research
10. Week Semiological Methods and Applications Verbal Expression Class Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week Structuralist Theory and Applications Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
12. Week Empirical Methods Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours Research Verbal Expression
13. Week Ideology and Meanings Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression
14. Week General Evaluation Class Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
15. Week Final Class Hours Practice
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to define the concepts related to cinema and television sectors.
2 Students will be able to discuss the reflections of this information in the fields of application by dominating both basic and new theoretical orientations and concepts in cinema and television fields.
3 Students will be able to comprehends the historical processes of cinema, television, media and communication fields and compares them with today's sectoral trends.
4 Students will be able to have knowledge about the structure and working principle of the technical materials used in the field, follow the current material developed in line with the new orientations and apply this knowledge by reflecting on their own studies.
5 Students will be able to work in the field of cinema and television, they develop appropriate solutions by calculating possible problems.
6 Students will be able to combine the theoretical knowledge related by the cinema and television sectors with the practical methods.
7 Students will be able to develop collaborative work by linking cinema and television fields with other arranged disciplines.
8 Students will be able to questioning the innovations they pursue, they discover their own directions of cinema and television.
9 Students will be able to provide the opportunity to use and share knowledge, skills effectively by participating in national and international film screenings, festivals, contests and similar organizations.
10 Students will be able to recognize the ethical values in cinema and television fields and applies them in the working environment.
11 Students will be able to organize that bring together individuals working in the field of cinema and television organizations and arrange an environment of reflection and discussion.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1
PY1 3
PY2 5
PY3 4
PY4 4
PY5 4
PY6 5
PY7 4
PY8 3
PY9 3
PY10 4
PY11 5
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • İletişim Çalışmalarına Giriş, John FISKE, Ark Yayınları Çev. Süleyman İRVAN
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 1 14
Research 14 2 28
Other Activities 3 1.5 4.5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0