GZS307 Media and Humour

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
JOURNALISM PR.
Code GZS307
Name Media and Humour
Term 2019-2020 Academic Year
Semester 5. 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. AYŞE ASLI SEZGİN BÜYÜKALACA
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. AYŞE ASLI SEZGİN BÜYÜKALACA (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The course aims to bring a different perspective to media content.The aim of this course is to enable students to evaluate the use of humour in the production of media content and to examine this in different way.

Course Content

Traditional and new media content will be evaluated in the course with examples about the way, the purpose and the results of humour.The current examples will be analyzed simultaneously with the transfer of theoretical knowledge and these examples will be analyzed within the scope of research methods used in communication sciences.

Course Precondition

Resources

Notes



Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Students gain a different perspective on all kinds of media content.
LO02 Recognize the details of media content and gain awareness about the use of humour.
LO03 Learns the relationship between media and humour in national and international literature
LO04 Learns the historical process of media-humour relationship in national sense.
LO05 Learn about the new approaches to the use of humour in the media with current references


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Information about course resources
2 General information about media, traditional media and new media Course readings
3 Humour, the use of humour in international media Course readings
4 Humour and Humour in Turkey Course readings
5 An interdisciplinary approach to humour Course readings
6 Humour and press Course readings
7 Humour and cinema Course readings
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Humour and television Course readings
10 Humour and public relations Course readings
11 Humour and internet, digital humour Course readings
12 Humour and social media Course readings
13 Relationship between power and humour, humour as an instrument of opposition Course readings
14 Analysis about the relationship between media-humour with the examples from world Course readings
15 Analysis about the relationship between media-humour with the examples from Turkey Course readings
16 Term Exams
17 Term Exams


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

Update Time: 18.05.2019 11:30