GZS207 Semiotics

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 3. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
JOURNALISM PR.
Code GZS207
Name Semiotics
Term 2018-2019 Academic Year
Semester 3. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Belirsiz
Type Normal
Label E Elective
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. Zeynep ÖZARSLAN
Course Instructor (Güz) (A Group) ()


Course Goal / Objective

The aim of the course is to teach basic concepts of semiotics and to have the participiants learn signs from different majors.

Course Content

The scope of the course,the main concepts of linguistics and semiotics will be handled and relationship between semiotics- communication, types of signs, contemporary theoreticians and theories will be taught.

Course Precondition

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Will be able to establish the connection between semiotics and other disciplines of social sciences, to evaluate the evolution of semiotics, semiotic practices in different areas.
LO02 Will be able to detect differences in approaches to semiotics-leading theorists and their methods of analysis by examining the implement.
LO03 Will be able to detect differences in approaches to semiotics-leading theorists and their methods of analysis by examining the implement.
LO04 Will be able to iınterpret cultural indicators, social indicators which are Based on theoretical approaches to evaluate fundamental contradictions within the framework of the preliminary information which is obtained to present a critical perspective
LO05 To be competent about the theories of semiotics
LO06 To be able to analyze written texts with respect to Semiotics
LO07 Able to evaluate signs and pictures
LO08 Creating messages based on signs


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 - Knows theoretical approaches in the field of media and communication, and gains ability of development of new approaches in these fields
PLO02 - Knows communication models, and interpreting these models in terms of sociology, psychology, economics etc., puts particular contributions to these models
PLO03 - Gains competent, mainly in social and humanities sciences, in some kind of sciences, does multidisciplinary science research, and analyses these kinds of studies/research
PLO04 - Recognizing news production models, leads to new models and approaches.
PLO05 - Protuces, edits and directs news/reporting in any kind of media (newspaper, magazine, web site, radia, television etc.).
PLO06 - Takes photograph, mainly in the field of press photo, in some kind of photography fields
PLO07 - Uses communication technologies effectively, and gains production ability of appropriate contents for increasingly developing new communication technologies
PLO08 - Works as press adviser, communication coordinator and maneger, and so on in some state and private institutions
PLO09 - Learning relevant concepts and notions of, notably in journalism field, communication and mess media, make some contributions to these fields as new concepts and notions
PLO10 - Reaches at a consciousness level in which synthesises society, culture and communication concepts each other
PLO11 - Gains empathy ability to recognize both individual and societal processes
PLO12 - Getting effective communication ability, learns basic dynamics of communication processes, and goes into action in this direction
PLO13 - Evaluating contents of media organisations, finds out actual issues and lacks, and has a part to come over these problems
PLO14 - Supports peace and consensus of a society, and taking over a mediator mechanism role in any conflicts, sees communication right as primary, and tries to figure out the issues in peaceful and humanitarian ways
PLO15 - Works in any national and international medya organisations such as newspaper, magazine, web site, radio, television etc
PLO16 - Together with gaining individual/free working ability, be able to be a part of any kind of collective institutions, and be successful to adapts to grups
PLO17 - Has self-confidence both to decision making and to participate in decision making process, and takes responsibility while any issue occured
PLO18 - Recognizes new missions and works easly, and easly adapts to new trends and movements in the developing and changing world and professional life.
PLO19 - Tends to events by professional ways, and considering rational mind and knowledge, tries to figure out issues and facts on the line of scientific
PLO20 - Has an high conciseness on society and collectivism, and as be able to be successful in personal life, takes the responsibilities belonging to himself/herself in a social system.
PLO21 - Approaches to personal, interpersonal and mess communication processes, knowing what communication and its aims are; and takes an opinion leader role in the communication processes.
PLO22 - Lerans a foreign language, at least, at a good level, and in the international area, participates in news/reporting flows and so on.
PLO23 - Grasps the field of media and communication, and making in his/her actions through dynamics of these fields, contributes to development of a good communication environment.
PLO24 - Conceders social utilities in his/her works and productions, and in these directions, develops communication strategies, and pays attention to humanitarian values as primarily in producing news, reporting, photo, video, graphics etc.
PLO25 - Enables society to recognize role of media, and gains depth about such particular subjects as media literacy, new media and social media and so on.
PLO26 - Tends to contents in related to general public interests in the media and communication environments such as newspaper, magazine, radio, television, blogs and web sides etc.
PLO27 - Since absorbs ethics values of vocation, doesn’t allows to any discriminating or othering content in either his/her professional life or in contents produced by him/her, and finally tries to prevent such kind of discourses.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introductıon to the course None
2 Axes of the correlation of language and concurrent-diachronic investigations Reading course's materials
3 Saussure and dualisms. Reading course's materials
4 The concept of linguistic value, and value. Reading course's materials
5 Linguistic indicators and features Reading course's materials
6 Indicator, semiotics, and the indicator species. Reading course's materials
7 The history of semiotics Reading course's materials
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading course's materials
9 Semiotic theorists Reading course's materials
10 Semiotics and the process of signification Reading course's materials
11 Semiotics and the process of signification Reading course's materials
12 Semiotics and narrative analysis Reading course's materials
13 Semiotics and text analysis. Reading course's materials
14 Semiotics and text analysis. Reading course's materials
15 Assesment Reading course's materials
16 Term Exams Reading course's materials
17 Term Exams Reading course's materials

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