TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Define to political communication and related to the other disciplines 2) To be knowledgeable about the connection and interaction between political power struggle and mass media. 3) Evaluate how to continue political communication process in Turkey
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To be knowledgeable about the connection and interaction between political power struggle and mass media.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting. A conversation about testing student's information of the politics and communication. To quote a basic information about these concepts. 2nd Week The definition of Political Communication. The roles of political power, state, government, political parties, pressure groups,etc. in the process of political communication. 3rd Week The relationship between political communication and other disciplines. (sociology, political science, social anthropology, social physchology, history, law,etc.) Political Communication and Language 4th Week The actors of political process and Political Communication: State 5th Week The classes of Political Communication and the techniques and methods in Political Communication. 6th Week Political Communication in Political Parties 7th Week Midterm. 8th Week Political Campaigns (Referendum, Public Elections, Political Campaigns during Elections 9th Week Political Campaigns in Turkey. Historical development and case studies. 10th Week Researches for analysing Political Communication Process in Turkey. 11th Week To analyse how to occur the Political Communication Process in Turkey. 12th Week To analyse how to occur the political communication process in Turkey. 13th Week The effect and role of the Media in Political Communication. 14th Week The effect and role of the Media in Political Communication.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Aysel Aziz, Siyasal İletişim, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2003 Eser Köker, Politikanın İletişimi İletişimin Politikası, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara, 1998 John Keane, Medya ve Demokrasi, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 1993
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 2 15 30 Individual or group work 1 20 20 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 4 4 Homework 2 30 60 Field Research 1 25 25 Article Presentation 1 2 2 Article 1 30 30 Total Workload 276 Total Workload / 30 9,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No