| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will be able to know information literacy,
2) Will be informed about the use of internet and social media and their effects on the individuals,
3) Will be able to know the power of spreading and misleading knowledge,
4) Will be able to have information about the strength of news dissemination & value of news and quality analysis,
5) Will be able to recognize media and perception management
6) Will be able to have knowledge about the legal rights and responsibilities for the media and the internet,
7) Will be able to have knowledge about the copyright & personality right,
8) Will be able to have knowledge about knowledge privacy & privacy violation,
9) Will be able to have knowledge about the use of language in the media,
10) Will be able to have knowledge about popular culture & the roles of women and men in the media,
11) Will be able to have knowledge about consumer culture and advertising
12) Will be able to have knowledge about stereotyping in the media.
13) Will be able to have knowledge and skills in media anaylsis
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Information literacy; conscious usage of internet and social media; effects of social media on individuals; power of dissemination and deception of information; media and perception management; Legal rights and responsibilities directed towards media and internet; copyright; personal right; information privacy ;violation of right of privacy; language usage in media; value and quality of news; popular culture; men and women roles in media; consumption culture and commercials; stereotyping in media. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Information literacy | | 2nd Week | Conscious use of the internet and social media | | 3rd Week | The effects of social media on individuals | | 4th Week | The power of information dissemination and misleading | | 5th Week | Power of news dissemination & value analysis of news | | 6th Week | Media and perception management | | 7th Week | Legal rights and responsibilities for media and internet | | 8th Week | Mid-term | | 9th Week | Copyright & Personality right | | 10th Week | Information privacy & Privacy violation | | 11th Week | Language use in the media | | 12th Week | Popular culture & men's and women's roles | | 13th Week | Consumer culture and advertising | | 14th Week | Stereotyping in the media |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Other,Project,Case Study,Discussion |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Assignment | 2 | 25 | | Quiz | 1 | 25 | | Project | 1 | 30 | | Total(%) | | 100 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 100 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 0 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Individual or group work | 10 | 3 | 30 | | Preparation for Final exam | | | | | Course hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | | | | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 7 | 2 | 14 | | Final exam | | | | | Homework | 16 | 2 | 32 | | Total Workload | | | 117 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 3,9 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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