GZT102 Communication History

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

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
JOURNALISM PR.
Code GZT102
Name Communication History
Term 2018-2019 Academic Year
Semester 2. 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 Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜLNUR KAPLAN ESEN
Course Instructor Doç. Dr. FİLİZ YILDIZ (Bahar) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

It is aimed to analyze all technological, social and political aspects of communication history. Within this context, all the technological innovations from the processes of preparing written civilization to the contemporary communication age are examined.

Course Content

The course covers all phases of the communication history from the day of mankind to the present day. Technological revolutions such as writing, printing, press, telephone, telegraph, radio, television and internet are explained in the context of their period from Palaeolithic period until today.

Course Precondition

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Has knowledge about the relationship between communication and history.
LO02 Has knowledge about how individuals communicated in prehistoric times.
LO03 Gains the ability to evaluate the development of communication and communication tools within the framework of the conditions of the relevant period.
LO04 Examines the emergence and effects of various communication tools, newspapers, radio, cinema and the internet within the framework of the conditions of the period.
LO05 Evaluates the current development of communication technologies within the framework of historical examples.


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. 0
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 0
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 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 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 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 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. 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 General information about the course Reading of literature
2 The first age of communication and symbols Reading of literature
3 Communication in the paleolithic periods Reading of literature
4 Communication in the oral culture period Reading of literature
5 Causes of written civilization Reading of literature
6 The invention of writing and first civilizations using writing Reading of literature
7 The entry of book and libraries into our lives Reading of literature
8 Mid-Term Exam Taught course subjects
9 Printing press and the results of the printing revolution Reading of literature
10 The birth of the press in the world and Turkey Reading of literature
11 The invention of the telegraph and telephone in the world and Turkey Reading of literature
12 Historical development of cinema Reading of literature
13 The invention of television and changes in society Reading of literature
14 The establishment of TRT and the beginning of private television broadcasting Reading of literature
15 Today's communication world and social media Reading of literature
16 Term Exams Taught course subjects
17 Term Exams Taught course subjects


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