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) Formation of public opinion, the value and meaning of the propaganda and media will be discussed in terms of terrorism. Students will learn the relationship between these terms. 2) To learn thorougly the media theories. 3) To ave opinion about the meaning and the value of media in terms of public opinion.
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 MEDIA AND IMPORTANCE 2nd Week MEDIA THEORIES 3rd Week GLOBALIZATION AND MEDIA 4th Week MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC OPINION 5th Week COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY AND CHARACTERISTICS 6th Week GROUP - CROWD OF PEOPLE - PUBLIC OPINION 7th Week MIDTERM 8th Week IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC OPINION IN TERMS OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 9th Week IMPORTANCE OF MEDIEN IN POINT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS 10th Week MEDIEN - PUBLIC OPINION - TERROR 11th Week PROPAGANDA - MEDIEN - PUBLIC OPINION 12th Week MEDIEN - - CROWD OF PEOPLE - POWER 13th Week TO DETERMINE THE MEDIA AGENDA 14th Week EXAMPLES OF MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION HAS MOVED IN TERMS OF VALUE
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Sevindik, Aytekin (2005). Kalabalık Yönetimi, Nüans Yayıncılık, İstanbul. Onaran, Alim Şerif (1984). Kamuoyu, İstanbul: Filiz Kitapevi. Canetti, Elias (1998); Kitle ve İktidar, çeviri: Gülşat Aygen, Ayrıntı Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 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