| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Kıvılcım Romya Bilgin
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Observe the importance and roles of the mass communication within the main concepts and topics of political science.
2) Recognize the national, international, social and intercultural dimensions of communication.
3) Critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of communication.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of the role of the media in the political system. Both historical and current political trends will be highlighted as they deliberated and analyzed by the media. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction. | | 2nd Week | Political Process and the Mass Media. | | 3rd Week | Historical Development of Politics and Media Relations. | | 4th Week | Political System and Media: Democaracy. | | 5th Week | Political System and Media: Authoritarianism. | | 6th Week | Citizen and Media. | | 7th Week | Civil Society and Media. | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | International Media and Politics. | | 10th Week | Globalization, Politics and Media. | | 11th Week | The Effect of Social Media in Politics. | | 12th Week | Case Study: Russian, American and Chinese Media. | | 13th Week | Case Study: Europe and Media. | | 14th Week | Term Evaluation. |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Lisa Müller, The Functions of the Media for Democracy, Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies: Patterns of Media Performance, Palgrave: London, 2014.
Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, Hegemony: The Genealogy of a Concept, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics, Verso: London, 2001
Eric Louw, Media and Political Process, Sage Publications: London, 2005
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Report Preparation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 20 | | Quiz | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 2 | 15 | 30 | | Total Workload | | | 156 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,2 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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