ILT228 Mass Communication Theories II

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 4. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ILT228
Name Mass Communication Theories II
Semester 4. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÇİĞDEM YASEMİN ÖZKAN


Course Goal

The objective of the course to explain approaches of critical mass communication theories concerning mass communication, and relationship between mass media and society and to help students to gain critical perspective.

Course Content

In the course will be explained critical mass communication theories as a continuation of mainstream communication theories. Critical mass communication theories will be explained as historical, social, cultural and political. In this context, the course contains these subject; Frankfurt School, political economic approaches, cultural studies, linguistic and semiotic approaches, feminist media studies and technological approaches.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites for the course.

Resources

Burak Özçetin, Kitle İletişim Kuramları - Kavramlar, Okullar, Modeller, İletişim Yayınları.

Notes

İletişim Ansiklopedisi: http://yenimedya.info/. Erol Mutlu, İletişim Sözlüğü, Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Gains a critical perspective about mass communication, mass media and society.
LO02 Evaluates relationship between mass communication, mass media and power as hiistorical, cultural and class differences.
LO03 Categorises differences between mainstream communication theories and critical communicaion theories as systematically.
LO04 Evaluates approaches of mainstream and critical paradigms and so gains a comprehensive theoretical perspective.
LO05 Benefits from knowledges learned the course in the further theoretica and vocational courses.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. 5
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). 5
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 3
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. 5
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 2
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets.
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 4
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts.
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy,
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media)
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly.
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
2 Differences between approaches of mainstream and critical paradigms Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Frankfurt School I: Herkheimer, Adorno Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Frankfurt School II: Benjamin, Lowenthal, Marcuse Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Frankfurt School I: Habermas Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Media and the problematic of ideology in the critical paradigm (Marx, Volosinov, Gramsci, Althusser) Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Critical political economy (European and American ecoles) Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Structuralism and Semiology (Saussure, Levi-Strauss, Barthes, Eco) Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Cultural Studies I (establishing the Centre and developments-Hoggart, Williams, Hall) Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Cultural Studies II (Audience studies-Morley, Fiske, vd.) Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Feminist media studies Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 New media and technological paradigms I Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 New media and technological paradigms II Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 General evaluation Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


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 12 12
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 114
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,56
ECTS 5 ECTS