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| Code | ILT304 |
| Name | Sociology of Communication |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 6. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. ÖZLEM AYDOĞMUŞ ÖRDEM |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. ÖZLEM AYDOĞMUŞ ÖRDEM
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to examine the sociological effects of contemporary media practices. Analyzes the effects of Old and New Media channels on social change in today's globalized and connected world. It reveals the sociocultural and political effects of digitalization and especially social media tools on the lives of people living in different regions of the world. The ultimate aim of this course is to examine the effects of 21st century media practices on the construction of individual and social identity, on the meaning of social life and on cultural change.
Course Content
This course will examine the 21st century media practices in terms of social and cultural importance. It is a reading-weighted lesson and includes the understanding of the sociocultural importance of media tools and channels that students frequently use in the flow of everyday life in the light of the theoretical literature.
Course Precondition
The course has no prerequisites.
Resources
Eric, Maigret (2011). Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi. İletişim Yayıncılık. Serdar, Öztürk (2011). Türkiye’de İletişim Sosyolojisinin Kaynakları. Siyasal Kitabevi (zorunlu değil, ek kaynaktır).
Notes
Eric, Maigret (2011). Medya ve İletişim Sosyolojisi. İletişim Yayıncılık. Serdar, Öztürk (2011). Türkiye’de İletişim Sosyolojisinin Kaynakları. Siyasal Kitabevi (zorunlu değil, ek kaynaktır).
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Gain knowledge about the development of sociology of communication, its fields of study, its importance and its place in social sciences. |
| LO02 | Students evaluate communication styles, features and interaction diversity at different levels of social interaction. |
| LO03 | Students analyze the relationship between corporate culture, identity and communication. |
| LO04 | Students gain awareness of the importance of mass communication in modern society |
| LO05 | Students explains old and new media tools critically. |
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. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains how communication works in all aspects of individual, group, mass, institution or different cultures. | |
| 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. | 3 |
| 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. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They take an active role in group work as well as individual work. | |
| 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. | |
| 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). | 2 |
| 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. | |
| 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 | Realizes future career planning in line with learning needs. | 5 |
| 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 | Media, Communication and Social Change | Meeting and Preparation for Basic Concepts | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Old Media and New Media Interactions | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 3 | Globalization and Identity Construction | Identification of research questions related to the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Implications on Individual Empowerment through Facebook, Twitter and Blog | Reading and preparation for presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Human Relations in the Age of Social Media | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | New Media Tools and Politics | Reading Theorists | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Smartphone Age and Cultural Effects | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Cultural Digitalization | Identification of research questions related to the subject | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 10 | Material Culture and Digital World Relations | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 11 | Interactive Media Production and Consumption | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Different Cultural Roles of Popular YouTube Videos | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Media, Viewers and Post modernity Internet-Based Fans of Popular Media Products | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Internet-Based Fans of Popular Media Products | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Brand Production and Management | Reading Articles and Analysis | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
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 | 7 | 7 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 109 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,36 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||