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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| RADIO, TELEVISION AND CINEMA PR. | |
| Code | AIS409 |
| Name | Media Studies |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 7. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. NÜKET ELPEZE ERGEÇ |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. AYDIN ÇAM
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Interrogate the operating of media industry in Turkey. Interpret the media industry in Turkey at the levels of production, text and consumption. Construct/design proposals for new models despite the negativenesses of media industry in Turkey.
Course Content
Contain the basic approaches orientating the field of mass media studies.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explain the basic approaches (critical and liberal approaches), orientating the field of mass media studies. |
| LO02 | Explain the basic concepts, background and historical classifications of critical approach. |
| LO03 | Analyse the fundamental different points and specifications of every single approach constructing critical paradigm. |
| LO04 | Evaulate the the critical approach s view about the media environment as a whole at the levels of product, production and consumption. |
| LO05 | Evaluate the theoretical principles of critical approach, adopting them media milieu in Turkey. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | To be able to acquire the skills to think theoretically and to evaluate in the field of cinema, television and radio | |
| PLO02 | - | To develop skills to do research and apply different areas of social sciences to professsional practices | |
| PLO03 | - | To educate qualified employee for production and administration in the field of cinema and television | |
| PLO04 | - | To acquire skills to solve problems with a scientific approach in the areas of radio, television and cinema. | |
| PLO05 | - | To acquire skills to express ideas and feelings by realizing written, oral and visual texts. | |
| PLO06 | - | To acquire skills to produce films and to make programs for radio, television and cinema | |
| PLO07 | - | To be able to use communication technologies to follow changes and to improve oneself in this respect | |
| PLO08 | - | To acquire creativeness, to use initiatives and to be able to act independently | |
| PLO09 | - | To follow the national and international contemporary issues and to acquire the skills to evaluate | |
| PLO10 | - | To acquire skills to work in coordination with and within a team in the process of production for radio, television and cinema. | |
| PLO11 | - | To acquire knowledge and skills about radio and television administration | |
| PLO12 | - | To build up a general knowledge for professionals, working in the radio, television and cinema sectors. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Introduction | Reading - Mutlu, Erol (1998). İletişim Sözlüğü. Ankara: Ark Yayınları. | |
| 2 | Evaluation of the Liberal/Mainstream Approaches and Explaining their Differences from the Critical Approaches; Classification and Backgrounds of the Critical Approaches | Reading - Slack, J. Darly ve Martin Allor (1997). Eleştirel İletişim Araştırmalarının Politik ve Epistemolojik Kökenleri. | |
| 3 | Historical Background of Frankfurt School -I- (Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse, Benjamin and Habermas) | Reading - Bottomore, Tom (1994). Frankfurt Okulu. Çev. Ahmet Çiğdem. Ankara: Vadi Yayınları. | |
| 4 | Fields of interest of Frankfurt School -II- | Reading - Kızılçelik, Sezgin (2000). Frankfurt Okulu. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. | |
| 5 | Frankfurt School and Culture Industry -III- : High Culture, Popular Culture and Mass Culture | Reading - Türkoğlu, Nurçay (2004). İletişim Bilimlerinden Kültürel Çalışmalara Toplumsal İletişim. İstanbul: Babil Yayınları. | |
| 6 | Media and the Problematic of Ideology in the Critical Approaches (Marx, Volosinov, Gramsci, Althusser) | Reading - Horkheimer, Max ve TheodorAdorno (1995). Aydınlanmanın Diyalektiği. Felsefi Fragmanlar-I. | |
| 7 | Media and the Problematic of Ideology in the Critical Approaches (Marx, Volosinov, Gramsci, Althusser) | Reading - Althusser, Louis (1991). İdeoloji ve Devletin İdeolojik Aygıtları. Çev. Yusuf Alp-Mahmut Işık. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Structuralism and Semiology (Saussure, Levi-Strauss, Barthes) | Reading | |
| 10 | Critical Cultural Studies -I- (Williams, Hall, Fiske ve Morley) | Reading | |
| 11 | Critical Cultural Studies -II- (Williams, Hall, Fiske ve Morley) | Reading | |
| 12 | Post-modernism ve Feminist Approaches | Reading | |
| 13 | The Critical Political Economy Approach of the European Origin -I- (Golding, Murdock, Garnham, Curran, Mosco) | Reading | |
| 14 | The Critical Political Economy Approach of the American Origin -II- (Schiller, Smythe, Chomsky, Frank, Wallerstein) | Reading | |
| 15 | General Evaluation: Discussions on Turkish Media and Critical Theories | Reading | |
| 16 | Final Exam | Reading | |
| 17 | Final Exam | Reading |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |