AS348 Information Networks

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 6. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code AS348
Name Information Networks
Semester 6. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör.Dr. FIRAT BERKSUN


Course Goal

The purpose of the course is to review theories of information society and comprehend the historical development stages of information technologies.

Course Content

The concept of information, history of media and information technologies, fordism/post-fordism, discussions about modernity/post-modernity, network society are some of the subjects which will be covered throughout the course.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Williams, R. (2003). Televizyon: Teknoloji ve Kültürel Biçim. Türkbağ, A. U. (çev.), Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları. Sanayi Sonrası Toplumdan Post-modern Topluma: Çağdaş Dünyanın Yeni Kuramları (çev. Küçük, M.). Ankara: Dost Kitabevi.

Notes

Zeka, N. (1990) Postmodernizm: Jameson, Lyotard, Habermas, İstanbul: Kıyı Yayınları


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Recognizes theories of information society.
LO02 Reviews the historical background of concepts such as information and network.
LO03 Explains basic perspectives about the relation between technology and society.
LO04 Analyzes the methods and problems which emerged in the fields like politics, law and art with the development of information technologies.
LO05 Compares the methods in social sciences for research in digital cultures.


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. 3
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. 3
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work.
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.
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 5
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. 3
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 5
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 3
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. 3
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) 2
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 Discussion Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 What is information society Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 History of information technologies 1 Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
4 History of information technologies 2 Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
5 Fordism/Post-fordism Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
6 Modernity/Post-Modernity 1 Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
7 Modernity/Post-Modernity 2 Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Time, space and society Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
10 Identity in the network society Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
11 Global system - social movements Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
12 Globalization and the state Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
13 Free software/copyrights Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
14 How to question technology Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
15 Projections about the future, dysutopias Reading / presentations Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Grup Çalışması
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 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 24 24
Total Workload (Hour) 88
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,52
ECTS 4 ECTS