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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
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| Course Name | |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Spring |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | ||||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | - | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description |
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| 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 | Cyllabus. What is social media? What is alternative media? | |
| 2 | Why do we use social media? Why do we need alternative media? Who is using social media? Who is following alternative media? What are the intersections? Critical approaches. | |
| 3 | What does social media mean for traditional journalism? Is it a source or is it a rival? Does the social media increase the visibility of alternative media? | |
| 4 | Identity, privacy and virtual communities in social media. | |
| 5 | Access to social media. How does the digital divide affect societies? The prevalence and accessibility of alternative media and the distribution of alternative media. | |
| 6 | History and social media. Is a good source for nostalgia or does it trigger new questions for understanding the past? | |
| 7 | Politics and social media. Politics and alternative media. | |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | Arts and social media. Arts and alternative media. | |
| 10 | The future of mainstream media, alternative media and social media. | |
| 11 | State and social media. State and alternative media. Regulations and censorship. | |
| 12 | Economics and social media. Social media as a medium for marketing and social media as a commodity. | |
| 13 | Organization and social media. The uses of social media in big-scale (such as state) and small-scale organizations (such as a small ngo). | |
| 14 | Exam | |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Review |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | 1)course handout 2)lectures (PowerPoint presentations) 3)seminars (thought questions and material for class discussion) 4)workshops (case studies, role plays) sessions 5)bibliography |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | PRINT JOURNALS: 1)Communication, Culture & Critique 2)Communication Research 3)Cultural Studies 4)European Journal of Communication 5)Information,Communication & Society 6)Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture 7)Javnost – The Public 8)Journal of Communication Inquiry 9)Journal of ComputerMediated Communication 10) Media, Culture and Society 11)New Media & Society 12)Postmodern Culture 13)Technology & Culture 14)Television & New Media OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS: 1)Culture Machine 2)Cyborg Subjects 3)First Monday 4)Global Media Journal 5)International Journal of Communication 6)Interface: a Journal for and about Social Movements 7)Journal of ComputerMediated Communication 8)Journal of eMedia Studies 9)M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Culture 10)Platform: Journal of Media and Communication 11)Spaces of Identity 12)The Fibreculture Journal 13)Transformations 14)Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture 15)Wired 16) 3CMedia: Journal of Community, Citizen’s and Third Sector Media and Communication |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 15 | 20 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 20 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 80 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | 15 | 2 | |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 18 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 15 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 5 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 123 |
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 media and communication discipline. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the mediaproduction process. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | X | ||||
| 4 | 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 media and communication. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of media and communication studies. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problemsolving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report those methods to the public. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and use with scientific methods the necessary data to for the processes of production and distribution. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to use and develop the acquired knowledge and skills in a lifelong process towards personal and social goals. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to follow developments in new technologies of media and communication, as well as new methods of production, new media industries, and new theories; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1) | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level) | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest