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)	Professor Şebnem Pala Güzel
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To analyze relationship between media-society-individual and concrete case/states with the help of communication discipline's concepts 2) Use effectively those terms and theories 3) Provide a critical media literacy.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To acquire a critical understanding of the current issues and debates within both academic and professional contexts of communication, public relations and publicity.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Globalization, localization and media 2nd Week Globalization, localization and media 3rd Week Globalization, localization and media 4th Week Media and everyday life 5th Week Media and everyday life 6th Week Media and everyday life 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Consumption Society and life style 9th Week Consumption Society and life style 10th Week Information society discourse and media 11th Week Information society discourse and media 12th Week Alternative media 13th Week Alternative media 14th Week Critical media literacy
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Mutlu, E. (1997) Iletişim Sözlüğü. Ankara: Ark Yayınları. (Z) Adorno, T.W. (2007) Kültür Endüstrisi ve Kültür Yönetimi. İstanbul: İletişim (EK) Türkoğlu, N. (2004) Toplumsal İletişim. İstanbul: Babil Yayınları. (Z) Mutlu, E. (Der.)(2005) Globalleşme, Popüler Kültür ve Medya. Ankara:Ütopya. (Z) Mutlu, E. (Der.) (2005) Kitle İletişim Kuramları. Ankara: Ütopya. (Z) Field, J. (2006) Sosyal Sermaye. İstanbul: Bilgi Ünv. Y.(EK) Lefebvre, H. (1998) Modern Dünya da Gündelik Hayat. İstanbul.Metis (EK) Thompson, J.B. (2008) Medya ve Modernite. İstanbul: Kırmızı.(Z) De Certeau, M. (2008) Gündelik Hayatın Kullanımı. Ankara:Dost. (EK) Baumann, Z. (2006) Sosyolojik Düşünmek. İstanbul. Ayrıntı. (Z) Stevenson, N. (2008) Medya Kültürleri: Sosyal Teori ve Kitle İletişimi. Ankara:Ütopya. (Z) Featherstone, M. (1996) Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü. İstanbul: Ayrıntı. (EK) Chaney, D. (1999) Yaşam Tarzları. Ankara:Dost. (EK) Bocock, R. (1997) Tüketim. Ankara. Dost. (EK) Desfos Edles, L. (2006) Uygulamalı Kültürel Sosyoloji. İstanbul: Babil. (EK) Smith, P. (2005) Kültürel Kuram. İstanbul: Babil. (EK)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 1 20 Project 1 20 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