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| Code | AS362 |
| Name | Science Communication |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| 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 | Prof. Dr. ONUR DURSUN |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
The course aims to raise awareness about the representation of science in the media and aims to train qualified science journalists.
Course Content
The course focuses on the social functions of science and in particular the publicization of science / knowledge. It emphasizes the role of the media in the process of knowledge production and distribution; and in the context of science communication, questions the relations/connections between scientists and the media and society.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Bilim İletişimi (Çiler Dursun ve Onur Dursun)
Notes
Bilim İletişimi: Aktörler, Mecralar ve Sorunlar (Editör: Umur Bedir)
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learns the historical and social functions of science |
| LO02 | Have knowledge about science communication. |
| LO03 | Learns about science communication and its operating processes |
| LO04 | Have information about the social function of science news |
| LO05 | Gains practical knowledge about producing and publishing science news. |
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. | 3 |
| 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.). | 4 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 4 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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. | 5 |
| 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. | 4 |
| 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. | 2 |
| 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 | History of Science and Philosophy 1 | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | History of Science and Philosophy 2 | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Social Functions of Science / Knowledge | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Science Communication As A Concept | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Aims and Social Functions of Science Communication | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Theoretical Approaches to Science Communication | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading course resources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Proje / Tasarım |
| 9 | Genre-based Approach to Science Communication | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Connections/Relationships Between Scientists and Science Communication | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Science Communication and Media | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Tasks and Functioning of Science Journalism in Turkey and in the World | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Presentation of Information in Media and Related Problems | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Science Journalism and Approaches | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Basic Problems of Science Journalism | Reading course resources and research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading course resources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Proje / Tasarım |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading course resources | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev, Proje / Tasarım |
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 | ||