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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| COMMUNICATION STUDIES (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) (INTERDISCIPLINARY) | |
| Code | ILEM738 |
| Name | Popular Culture Discussions |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. İLKER ÖZDEMİR |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Aim of this course is to analyze different approaches related the popular cultural and mass cultural phenımenas is mediated in our everyday lives.
Course Content
Popular culture in our daily lives will be analyzed by handling within aspects of different approaches about the popular culture and mass culture .
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Recognizes the concept of popular culture and mass culture. |
| LO02 | Explain the importance of the popular culture and mass culture concepts within the cultural concepts. |
| LO03 | Recognizes the different theoretical approaches about the popular culture and mass culture. |
| LO04 | Analyzes popular cultural phenomenas with the knowledge acquire different theoretical approaches about popular culture and mass culture. |
| LO05 | Makes researches about popular cultural phenomenas. |
| LO06 | Updates his/her knowledge about popular culture by following the theoreticel studies on this field. |
| LO07 | Synthesize the knowledge from psychology, sociology, social psychology, and cultural anthropology with popular culture. |
| LO08 | Make deepest analyzes by using knowledge about popular culture field on studies in communication, makes researches and writes rteports and articles. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in Communication Studies disciplines. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have sufficient knowledge about the basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | He/she has knowledge of basic methodological approaches, methods, research techniques and their application and evaluation in communication and media studies. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Identify local, national and international problems in the field of Communication Studies. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Selects data collection and analysis techniques within the appropriate methodologies and applies empirical studies in order to solve these problems, | |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | She /he reports a social research she designed in the field of communication studies and turns it into original works in accordance with academic rules. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability to analyze and synthesize the phenomena in the field of social sciences in an interdisciplinary context. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Leads and works effectively individually and/or in a team by taking responsibility. . | 3 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | She/he carryes her/his education to the next level of education. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | He/she transfers his/her knowledge of the field in an effective and systematic way, both verbally and in writing. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Recognizes and applies social, scientific and professional ethical values. | 4 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Develops critical thinking skills. | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The concept of culture and communication. | Reading, lecture and comment. | |
| 2 | The relationship between the concept of culture and communication | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 3 | The concepts of popular culture and mass culture. | Anlatı, yorum ve tartışma | |
| 4 | The development of popular culture studies. | Lecture and discussion | |
| 5 | Popular Cultural theories 1 (Conservatist-Elitist Approaches) | Lecture, comment and discussion | |
| 6 | Popular Cultural theories 2 (Liberal Approaches) | Anlatı, yorum ve tartışma | |
| 7 | Popular Cultural theories 3 (Modern and Postmodern Approaches) | Lecture, comment and discussion | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Term Paper | |
| 9 | Popular Cultural Theories 4- Introduction to Critical Approaches | Lecture, comment and discussion | |
| 10 | Popular Cultural Theories 5- Introduction to Marxist Approaches | Lecture, comment and discussion | |
| 11 | Popular Cultural Theories 6- Frankfurt School and Culture Industry | Lecture, comment and discussion | |
| 12 | Popüler Culture Theories 7- Althusser ve Gramsci | Lecture, comment and discussion | |
| 13 | Popular Culture Theories 8- British Cultural Studies | Lecture, comment and discussion | |
| 14 | Comparision and Discussion about popular culture theories | Comment and discussion | |
| 15 | Owerall evaluation and discussion about popular culture theories | Comment, discussion and owerall evaluation | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Research and Writing an Article | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Research and Writing an Article |
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 | ||