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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| COMMUNICATION STUDIES (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) (INTERDISCIPLINARY) | |
| Code | ILEM724 |
| Name | Mass Media and Freedom of Speech |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ONUR DURSUN |
| 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 inform students on freedom, freedom of speech and freedom of press. Scrutinizing freedom and freedom of press, it draws attention important of these concepts for human and society.
Course Content
Discourses on notion of mass media and freedom of press. And examines notion of freedom, its historical background and different approaches of freedom. Tries to shed light on origin of freedom of press, its development and current state.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows historical process of freedom. |
| LO02 | Comprehends different approaches of freedom. |
| LO03 | Realizes content and hictorical process of freedom of speech and freedom of press. |
| LO04 | Learns significance of freedom of speech and freedom of press for human and society. |
| LO05 | Gets informations about making scientific research in the field of media and communication. |
| LO06 | Gets informations about concept of freedom in the social sciences literature. |
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. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have sufficient knowledge about the basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. | 3 |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 2 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Leads and works effectively individually and/or in a team by taking responsibility. . | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | She/he carryes her/his education to the next level of education. | 1 |
| 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. | 2 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Develops critical thinking skills. | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | None | |
| 2 | Informing about content and method of the course | Reading courses materials | |
| 3 | Discoursing on concept of freedom | Reading courses materials | |
| 4 | Different approaches of concept of freedom | Reading courses materials | |
| 5 | Concept of freedom and freedom of speech in history. | Reading courses materials | |
| 6 | Notion of freedom in Ancient Greek (Plato, Aristoteles) | Reading courses materials | |
| 7 | Thoughts on freedom and freedom of speech in Enlightenment Era (Spinoza, Locke). | Reading courses materials | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading courses materials | |
| 9 | Thoughts on freedom and freedom of speech in Enlightenment Era (Kant, Hegel, Marx). | Reading courses materials | |
| 10 | First toughts on freedom of press | Reading courses materials | |
| 11 | Hictorical developlent of freedom of press | Reading courses materials | |
| 12 | Forming processes of theories on freedom of press | Reading courses materials | |
| 13 | Forming processs of laws related to notions of freedom and freedom of press. | Reading courses materials | |
| 14 | Appearance of freedom of press around the world. | Reading courses materials | |
| 15 | Current situation and problems of freedom of press | Reading courses materials | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading courses materials | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading courses materials |
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 | ||