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)	Professor Yavuz Ercil Associate Professor Fatma Senem Güngör
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know the role and the importance of the new media in contemporary globalized cultures, 2) Understand possible political manifestations of new media communications, 3) Gain the ability to critically analyze new media materials.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In the broadest sense, emerging technologies and the emerging communities they form can play a very significant role in your life, your career, and humanity's potential possibilities. In order to understand these digital cultures, this course is designed to teach you concepts, processes, and experience. This means that when the course is over, you will have an example of original research that you can use when applying for employment or graduate school. The ability to work on a research and also to do original thinking and original research is highly valued in today?s job market and also in higher education.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Digital Theory 2nd Week Understanding Digital Culture 3rd Week On the net 4th Week Digital TV 5th Week Digital art 6th Week Digital play 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Digital music 9th Week Digital democracy 10th Week New media 11th Week Digital device 12th Week Digital sociology 13th Week Self representation and Digital culture 14th Week Final
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Virtual Culture: The Way We Work Doesn't Work Anymore, a Manifesto Book by Bryan Miles Virtual Culture: Identity and Communication in Cybersociety by Steven Jones
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Oral Exam 1 40 Attendance 1 10 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 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 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No