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| Code | ILT229 |
| Name | Media Literacy I |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 1-2 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. AYŞE ASLI SEZGİN BÜYÜKALACA |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. AYŞE ASLI SEZGİN BÜYÜKALACA
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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Course Goal / Objective
In the first semester of the course, in line with the principles of basic media literacy education, it is aimed to be able to analyze constructivist media, critical thinking and evaluation, participate in classroom discussions, evaluate messages from the media (visual, audio, etc.) and produce these contents.
Course Content
In this course, which will be given in two semesters, in the first semester, the general topics including the concept of media literacy and its applications will be discussed, starting with the definition of the concept of media.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite for the course.
Resources
Mini exams will be held at regular intervals during the course, with evaluations in the form of Questions & Answers and True & False evaluations regarding the sources given.
Notes
Sperry, C., & Scheibe, C. (2022). Teaching students to decode the world: Media literacy and critical thinking across the curriculum. ASCD. ISBN: 978-1-4166-3093-7
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | In the course, first projects will be prepared by defining the media correctly and using different sources. |
| LO02 | Students who define media will be planned to prepare their second projects within the framework of the basic principles of media literacy. |
| LO03 | Following the first two projects, studies will be carried out to create media content using different sources. |
| LO04 | Students who create media content will be asked to design final projects in which they use different media to share these contents. |
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. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | |
| 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. | 4 |
| 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. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | |
| 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. | 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 | 5 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 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, | 5 |
| 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) | 3 |
| 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 | First information about the course, basic concepts | No preliminary preparation required | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | From Television to Digital Media | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 3 | Violence in Media | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 4 | Media Literacy and Critical Media Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Media Literacy Analysis & Structural Analysis with Critical Thinking | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Visual Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 7 | Critical Thinking & Internet Analysis | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Media and Popular Culture | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 10 | Media Production and Advertisements | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Propaganda | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Politics and Media Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 13 | News Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | New Literacies | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Public Service Announcements Analysis: Media for Social Good | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 117 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,68 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||