Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| JOURNALISM PR. | |
| Code | GZT202 |
| Name | Mass Media Theories II |
| Term | 2021-2022 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Uzaktan Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. ÇİĞDEM YASEMİN ÖZKAN BERKSUN |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. ÇİĞDEM YASEMİN ÖZKAN BERKSUN
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Basic concepts and arguments of the approaches and theories examined are put forward, the historical, cultural and intellectual contexts in which theories are produced are tried to be clarified
Course Content
Critical Theory / Frankfurt School, critical political economy approach, semiotics, tradition of cultural studies, feminist approaches, new media and postmodernism-media relations will be discussed.
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explain what the criticism is and what it is about. |
| LO02 | Distinguish the historical and intellectual roots of social criticism. |
| LO03 | Evaluates media criticism within the framework of social criticism. |
| LO04 | Compares critical thinking with traditional criticism. |
| LO05 | Reveals the scientific knowledge of traditional criticism and critical thinking. |
| LO06 | Describes the historical and intellectual roots of critical theories. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and course presentation | None | |
| 2 | Frankfurt School (Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 3 | Frankfurt School II (Herbert Marcuse and Walter Benjamin) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 4 | Frankfurt School III (Leo Lowenthal and Jürgen Habermas) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 5 | Economic Political Approach I (England: Peter Golding, Graham Murdock, Nicholas Garnham) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 6 | Economic Political Approach II (North America: Robert McChesney, Vincent Mosco, Dan Schiller) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 7 | Semantics (Roland Barthes, Umberto Eco) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading course materials | |
| 9 | Cultural Studies I (Coding codec model, Stuart Hall) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 10 | Cultural Studies II (Audience Surveys, David Morley and John Fiske) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 11 | Feminist media studies-I (liberal, socialist and radical feminist media approaches) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 12 | Feminist media studies-II (Angela McRobbie, Ien Ang, Janice Radway, Laura Mulvey) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 13 | New media and postmodernism-media relations-I (Jean Baudrillard) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 14 | New media and approaches to postmodernism-media relations-II (Paul Virilio and Manuel Castells) | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 15 | Evaluation | Reading course materials and discussion | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading course materials | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading course materials |
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 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||