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)	Assistant Professor Reyhan Ünal Çınar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Wll gain knowledge about the connection between power struggle and mass media. 2) Will learn national, international, societal and intercultural dimensions of communication. 3) Will evaluate his/her knowledge and skills with a critical approach.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, The definition of Political Communication, The roles of political power, state, government, political parties, pressure groups,etc. In the process of political communication, The relationship between political communication and other disciplines. (sociology, political science, social anthropology, social physchology, history, law,etc. Political Communication and Language, The actors of political process and Political Communication: State, The classes of Political Communication and the techniques and methods in Political Communication, Political Communication in Political Parties, Political Campaigns (Referendum, Public Elections, Political Campaigns during Elections, Political Campaigns in Turkey. Historical development and example events, Political Campaigns in Turkey. Historical development and example events, Researches for analysing Political Communication Process in Turkey, To analyse how the Political Communication Process occur in Turkey, Political Communication and Elections, The effect and role of the Media in Political Communication, A General Evaluation subjects are discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting. A conversation about testing students's information of the politics and communication. 2nd Week The Definition of Political Communication. Historical Development of the Concept of Political Communication. 3rd Week Anglo American and Critically Political Communication 4th Week The Actors of Political Communication. The Relationship between Political Power and Political Communication. Types of Political Communication and methods and techniques in political communication. 5th Week Political Communication and Language, Political Communication and Rhetoric, Political Communication and Propaganda. 6th Week Representative Democracy and Its Applications. 7th Week Representative Democracy and Its Applications. 8th Week Midterm 9th Week The Relationships among Politics, Media and Democsracy 10th Week Political Campaigns (Referendum, Public Elections, Political Campaigns during Elections 11th Week The Election campaigns, Political Advertisements and case studies. 12th Week Presentations 13th Week Presentations. 14th Week Presentations.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Aziz, Aysel. (2003). Siyasal İletişim, Ankara: Nobel. Köker, Eser. (1998). Politikanın İletişimi İletişimin Politikası, Ankara: Vadi Tokgöz, Oya. (2020). Siyasal İletişimi Anlamak. İstanbul: İmge.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Attendance 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 5 5 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 20 20 Presentation (including preperation) 1 3 3 Total Workload 144 Total Workload / 30 4,8 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No