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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 |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| 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
Binark, M., & Bek, M. G. (2021). Critical media literacy. Kalkedon Publications.
Notes
- Potter, W. J. (2021). Media literacy (10th ed.). SAGE Publications. - Silverblatt, A. (2014). Media literacy: Keys to interpreting media messages (4th ed.). Praeger. - Hobbs, R. (2017). Digital and media literacy: Connecting culture and classroom (2nd ed.). Corwin. - Sperry, C., & Scheibe, C. (2022). Teaching students to decode the world: Media literacy and critical thinking across the curriculum. ASCD. ISBN: 978-1-4166-3093-71
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands the basic principles of media literacy education in line with the basic principles of this education. |
| LO02 | Interprets the concepts of media, medium, media education, media literacy education in detail. |
| LO03 | Learns the historical process and development of media literacy education in Turkey and the World. |
| LO04 | Explains the production processes of media content. |
| LO05 | Analyzes media content from a scientific perspective. |
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 | Students will be able to associate basic knowledge about the instrumental (Radio, Television, Cinema, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Relations, Journalism, etc.) and objective (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.) fields of Social Communication. | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains how communication works in all aspects of individual, group, mass, institution or different cultures. | 4 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Associates scientific knowledge and methods with technological innovations in the field. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | With an interdisciplinary perspective on the concept of communication; Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, Anthropology, etc. synthesises information from fields such as Communication Sciences. | 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 the ability to communicate effectively, as well as the ability to express oneself; empathizes with the ability to understand the people and the environments they are in. | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Reports his/her observations in social, artistic and cultural events that he/she organises and actively participates in. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Interprets local, national and international events with a critical perspective. | 5 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They take an active role in group work as well as individual work. | 5 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | As an individual with a developed sense of responsibility towards society, develops projects for the benefit of society. | 5 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | In addition to professional development, it continuously improves itself in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields in line with its interests and abilities. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Rational thinking skills as well as methods and strategies to develop creative thinking, as well as written, verbal, visual, etc. express their thoughts through tools appropriate to the purpose. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues abroad with the knowledge of a foreign language at least at the general level of the European Language Portfolio (B). | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Acts in accordance with ethical principles in the process of accessing, using and transmitting all kinds of information and in all other thoughts and endeavors related to the profession. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses methods that can be disseminated to the society in general with basic application skills specific to the field 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 | Realizes future career planning in line with learning needs. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | It directs all its work within the framework of the legal legislation related to its 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, Gösteri |
| 3 | Violence in Media | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Media Literacy and Critical Media Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Media Literacy Analysis & Structural Analysis with Critical Thinking | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 6 | Visual Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Anlatım |
| 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, Anlatım |
| 10 | Media Production and Advertisements | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Gösteri, Tartışma |
| 11 | Propaganda | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Politics and Media Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 13 | News Literacy | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | New Literacies | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Public Service Announcements Analysis: Media for Social Good | References | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 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 | ||