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 Şebnem Pala Güzel Associate Professor Kıvılcım Romya Bilgin
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will learn to exhibit knowledge of basic concepts and approaches of international communication. 2) Gain a systematic understanding of historical background of international communication. 3) Will be able to analyze the interplay of economy, culture and technology.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, International communication: basic themes and concept. Network society, History of information and communication technology, New Information and Communication Technology information highways. Technology, mass communication, telecommunication, data communication, convergence in mediated communication, dynamics of international information flow, New information and communication technology and economy Media industry, production, distribution, control deregulation, privatization, liberalization, Oligopolization, natural monopolies, reregulation, virtual offices, vertical and horizontal concentration, Some approaches International communication: the tradition of development and its discourse, dependency theory, media imperialism, the information flow model, Current debates on information society and network society, what has changed in information traffic patterns?, International new systems, ownership and control, International news agencies, and models of the flow of news, International organizations, Democracy and state sovereignty, tele -democracy, bureaucracy and infocracy, Transformation in the politics of international communication, empires of media, international television, International film industry: the structure, ownership and control, International music industry: the structure, ownership and control, International advertising and PR companies and dynamics of their transactions, Transnationalization, cultural imperialism, homogeneity, International communication and Turkey: an economic, cultural and political evaluation subjects are discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week International communication: basic themes and concept. Network society 2nd Week New Information and Communication Technology information highways. 3rd Week New information and communication technology and economy 4th Week Oligopolization, natural monopolies, reregulation, virtual offices, vertical and horizontal concentration 5th Week Some approaches International communication 6th Week Current debates on information society and network society, what has changed in information traffic patterns? 7th Week International organizations, Democracy and state sovereignty, tele -democracy, bureaucracy and infocracy 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Transformation in the politics of international communication, empires of media, international television 10th Week International film industry: the structure, ownership and control 11th Week International music industry: the structure, ownership and control 12th Week International advertising and PR companies and dynamics of their transactions 13th Week Transnationalization, cultural imperialism, homogeneity 14th Week International communication and Turkey: an economic, cultural and political evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	BARKER, Chris 1999. From Television, Globalization and Cultural Identities. Buckingham and Philadelphia: Open University Press. FEATHERSTONE, Mike(ed.). 1997 Global Culture. London: SAGE Publications. HALL, Stuart. 1998 Yerel ve Küresel: Küreselleşme ve Etniklik. (Çev. Hakan Tuncel) Kültür Küreselleşme ve Dünya Sistemi (Der. Anthony King.) Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları. HAMELINK, Cees.1994. From Trends in World Communication: On Disempowerment and Self-Empowerment. Penang, Malaysia: Third World Network. MORLEY, David ve Kevin ROBINS, 1995. Kimlik Mekanları, Küresel Medya Elektronik Ortamlar ve Kültürel Sınırlar (Çev. Emrehan Zeybekoğlu). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. MOSCO, Vincent and WASKO, Janet (ed.) 1998. The Political Economy of Information. USA: Wisconsin University Press. MOWLANA, Hamid 1986.Global Information and World Communciation: New Frontiers in International Communication. New York: Longman. MOWLANA, Hamid. 1996. From Global Communication in Transition: The End of Diversity? Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. MUHAMMADI, Ali, 1997.International Communication and Globalization . London. Sage Publication. SALMON Trevor 2000.Issues in International Relations. New York: Routledge TAYLOR, Philip,M.1995. Global Communications, International Affairs and The Media Since 1945. NewYork: Routledge. TOMLINSON, John 1999. Kültürel Emperyalizm (Çev. Emrehan Zeybekoğlu). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. TOMLINSON, John . 1999. Globalization and Culture.Cambridge: Polity Press. Van DIJK, Jan, 1999.The Network Society (Trans. Leontine Spoorenberg). London. Sage Publication
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 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 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 30 30 Project 1 25 25 Total Workload 151 Total Workload / 30 5,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No