GZT101 Introduction to Communication

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 1. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
JOURNALISM PR.
Code GZT101
Name Introduction to Communication
Term 2018-2019 Academic Year
Semester 1. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label C Compulsory
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. ONUR DURSUN
Course Instructor Doç. Dr. FİLİZ YILDIZ (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

Introduction to Communication course aims to give an understanding of the importance of communication within a frame of basic information, key concepts and theoretical discussions. Graduate students of this course who plan to have professional jobs in communications will be able to take a step into an academic area where the knowledge comes within aspiration for intellectual creativity.

Course Content

Content of the course is as follows: process of communication, forms of communication,mass media, historical transformation from writing to internet,language and semiotics, meaning and semiotics, media and ethics and ethics of profession, interpersonel communication,group communication, interorganizational communication, international communication.

Course Precondition

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Has information related to the fields as a basis with the instrumental Social Communications and teleological.
LO02 Explains the basic concepts and framework of the field.
LO03 Synthesizes information from an interdisciplinary perspective.
LO04 Has the knowledge and skills to explain how it works in every aspect of communication in different cultures.
LO05 Distinguishes the scientific method from non-scientific knowledge.
LO06 Knows how to interpret comparatively the importance and process of communication with the basic concepts of society.


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 0
PLO02 - Knows communication models, and interpreting these models in terms of sociology, psychology, economics etc., puts particular contributions to these models 0
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 0
PLO04 - Recognizing news production models, leads to new models and approaches. 5
PLO04 - Recognizing news production models, leads to new models and approaches. 0
PLO05 - Protuces, edits and directs news/reporting in any kind of media (newspaper, magazine, web site, radia, television etc.). 5
PLO05 - Protuces, edits and directs news/reporting in any kind of media (newspaper, magazine, web site, radia, television etc.). 0
PLO06 - Takes photograph, mainly in the field of press photo, in some kind of photography fields 0
PLO07 - Uses communication technologies effectively, and gains production ability of appropriate contents for increasingly developing new communication technologies 5
PLO07 - Uses communication technologies effectively, and gains production ability of appropriate contents for increasingly developing new communication technologies 0
PLO08 - Works as press adviser, communication coordinator and maneger, and so on in some state and private institutions 5
PLO08 - Works as press adviser, communication coordinator and maneger, and so on in some state and private institutions 0
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 5
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 0
PLO10 - Reaches at a consciousness level in which synthesises society, culture and communication concepts each other 0
PLO11 - Gains empathy ability to recognize both individual and societal processes 5
PLO11 - Gains empathy ability to recognize both individual and societal processes 0
PLO12 - Getting effective communication ability, learns basic dynamics of communication processes, and goes into action in this direction 0
PLO13 - Evaluating contents of media organisations, finds out actual issues and lacks, and has a part to come over these problems 5
PLO13 - Evaluating contents of media organisations, finds out actual issues and lacks, and has a part to come over these problems 0
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 0
PLO15 - Works in any national and international medya organisations such as newspaper, magazine, web site, radio, television etc 0
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 0
PLO17 - Has self-confidence both to decision making and to participate in decision making process, and takes responsibility while any issue occured 0
PLO18 - Recognizes new missions and works easly, and easly adapts to new trends and movements in the developing and changing world and professional life. 0
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 5
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 0
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. 4
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. 0
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. 0
PLO22 - Lerans a foreign language, at least, at a good level, and in the international area, participates in news/reporting flows and so on. 0
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. 0
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. 0
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. 0
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. 0
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. 0


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to social communication articles in the course file
2 Defining communication and short history of Communication articles in the course file
3 Communication process and elements articles in the course file
4 Types of Communication: Oral, Written and Non-Oral (Non-verbal). articles in the course file
5 Mass communication, basic characteristics of mass communication, mass media articles in the course file
6 Basic communication models articles in the course file
7 Models of communication articles in the course file
8 Mid-Term Exam articles in the course file
9 Communication Channels: Techniques readings
10 Language and semiotics articles in the course file
11 Meaning and semiotics articles in the course file
12 media and ethics articles in the course file
13 types of communication: interpersonel communication,group communication, interorganizational communication currents issues
14 types of communication: international communication and political communication articles in the course file
15 General evaluation all articles in the course file
16 Term Exams general evaluation
17 Term Exams general evaluation


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


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 09.05.2025 05:07