TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Erinç Ulusoy
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Analyses how social relations and institutions are changing through digital media. 2) Achieves the knowledge of examining the effects of digital media in different contextual frames. 3) Will gain necessary knowledge about the communication theories, methods, strategies and techniques.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Social, economic and supervisory processes related with creativity in digital media, information and communication technologies will be covered. Widely used social communication in cyberspace and as an output of that social networks, the effects of virtuality of cyberspace on individuals and socializing dynamics will be analyzed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Conceptual and theoretical framework of digital media 2nd Week Digital media related concepts (virtual culture, digital representation, social networking sites) 3rd Week Digital media and (new) social movements 4th Week Digital media and political communication 5th Week Digital media and gender- identity 6th Week Digital media and gender-interpersonal relations 7th Week Digital media youth and consumption culture 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Digital media and ethics 10th Week Digital media and intellectual property 11th Week Digital media and visual culture 12th Week Digital media and health 13th Week Digital media and methodological questions 14th Week General evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	BAŞARAN, Funda ve Haluk GERAY (der) (2005) İletişim Ağlarının Ekonomisi. Ankara: Siyasal Kitapevi. BİNARK, Mutlu. (der.) (2007) Yeni Medya Çalışmaları. Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları. BİNARK, Mutlu ve Barış KILIÇBAY. (2005) İnternet, Toplum, Kültür. Ankara: Epos Yayınları. BURNETT, Ron. (2007) İmgeler Nasıl Düşünür? (Çev. Güçsal Pusar) İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. CASTELLS, Manuel. (2005) Ağ Toplumunun Yükselişi Enformasyon Çağı: Ekonomi, Toplum ve Kültür. Cilt 1. (Çev. Ebru Kılıç) İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. CASTELLS, Manuel. (2006) Kimliğin Gücü Enformasyon Çağı: Ekonomi, Toplum ve Kültür. Cilt 2. (Çev. Ebru Kılıç) İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. CASTELLS, Manuel. (2007) Binyılın Sonu Enformasyon Çağı: Ekonomi, Toplum ve Kültür. Cilt 3. (Çev. Ebru Kılıç). İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. TİMİSİ, Nilüfer (2003) Yeni İletişim Teknolojileri ve Demokrasi. Ankara: Dost Yayınları. TOPRAK, Ali vd. (2009) Toplumsa Paylaşım Ağı facebook: "Görülüyorum Öyleyse Varım!". İstanbul: Kalkedon Yayınları. TÖRENLİ, Nurcan. (2005) Yeni medya, yeni İletişim Ortamı. Ankara: Blim ve Sanat Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture, Discussion, Özgün Uygulama
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Attendance 1 20 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 60 60 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No