COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Globalization and The Media
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 461
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to probe into key understandings and conceptualizations of the globalization force, point out historical and normative accounts of globalization processes, and their relation to cultural and media practices, and encourage students to apply theory to practice by drawing upon real world case studies in the globalization of media and communications.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Analyze the cultural, political and economic implications of international media flows
  • Compare and contrast how media differ around the world and to develop an understanding of cultural differences
  • Critically reflect on the major descriptive and explanatory theories of cultural globalization
  • Examine the economic and political context of media globalization
  • Explore the changing nature of global communications
  • Specify the various ways in which the media can be used to effect change and development.
  • Assess the effects of globalization on media production, distribution, and consumption.
Course Description This course is designed to introduce students to diverse theories, concepts, and analyses related to the consequences of globalization processes in the social, economic, cultural and political realms.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to course Textbook: Sparks, C. (2007) Globalization, Development and the Mass Media. London: Sage Publications
2 What is globalization? Reading text: Bauman, Z. (1998) Globalization – The Human Consequences. New York: Columbia University Press
3 Modernity Reading text: Therborn, G. (1995) ‘Routes to/through Modernity’, in Featherstone, M., Lash, S., and Robertson, R. (eds) Global Modernities. London: Sage
4 Passing of Modernity Reading text: Giddens, A. (1999) Runaway World: How Globalization is Reshaping our Lives. London: Rrofile
5 Cultural Imperialism Reading text: Barker, C. (1997) Global Television: an Introduction. London: Blackwell
6 Media Imperialism Reading text: Tomlinson, J. (1999) Globalization and Culture. Cambridge: Polity
7 Media and Globalization Reading text: Rantanen, T. (2005) The Media and Globalization. London: Sage
8 Midterm Exam
9 Global Media Case studies: a)CNN: The World’s News Leader b)MTV Music Television c) www.google.com Tutorial: How to make a presentation
10 Global Audiences Case studies: a) Olympic Games b) Lost (ABC) c)www.youtube.com Tutorial: How to write an essay
11 Global – Local Case studies: a) Zee TV (hybrid TV) b) Al Jazeera News c) www.indymedia.org
12 Student Presentations of Group Reports case study (presentation) : Reuters b) case study (presentation) : Entertainment and Sports Network (ESPN) c) case study (presentation) : Microsoft Corporation d) case study (presentation) : your choice
13 Student Presentations of Group Reports a )case study (presentation) : Bollywood b) case study (presentation) : Children’s TV (Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Fox Family Worldwide) c) case study (presentation) : TV Globo d) case study (presentation) : your choice ...
14 Revision and Panel Discussion Workshop (Delivery date of the essay)
15 Review of the Semester
16 Review of the Semester
Course Notes/Textbooks

Jack Lule (2012), Globalization & Media: Global Village of Babel, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.ISBN: 1442244585.; Terhi Rantanen (2005), The Media and Globalization, Sage Publications. ISBN: 0761973133.

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
6
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
3
Final Exams
1
    Total
119

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.

X
2

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

6

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

7

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.

X
8

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

X
9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

11

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest