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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | ||||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| 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 | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to course | A.Briggs & P. Burke (2005) A social history of the media: from Gutenberg to the Internet. 2nd edition Cambridge: Polity Press.J. Chapman (2006) Comparative Media History. Cambridge: Polity Press.L. Gorman and D. McLean (2003) Media and Society in the Twentieth Century Oxford: Blackewell.J. Man (2002) The Gutenberg Revolution. London: Hodder Headline.M. McLuhan (1973) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. London: Sphere Book |
| 2 | Communication Before Writing | H. Innis ‘Media in Ancient Empires’ M. Ascher and R. Ascher ‘Civilization without Writing’ |
| 3 | Writing Begins ; Communication in the Middle Ages | Robinson ‘The Origins of Writing’. R.K. Logan ‘Writing and the Alphabet Effect’ ; J. Burke ‘Communication in the Middle Ages’ U. Eco ‘A Medieval Library’ |
| 4 | The Print Revolution | T.F. Carter ‘Paper and Block Printing From China to Europe’L. Mumford ‘The Invention of Printing’ |
| 5 | Midterm I | |
| 6 | The Reading Society ; The Rise of Journalism | E. Eisenstein ‘The Rise of the Reading Public’ H.J. Graff ‘Early Modern Literacies’ ; J.B. Thompson ‘The Trade in News’ M. Schudson ‘The New Journalism’ |
| 7 | Electricity and Telecommunication | T. Standage ‘The Victorian Internet’ C.S. Fischer ‘The Telephone Takes Command’. |
| 8 | Photography and the Visual Era | S. Sontag “On Photography”. U. Kellner “Early Photojournalism |
| 9 | Cinema | J. Fowles ‘Mass Media and the Star System’ S. Eyman ‘Movies Talk’ |
| 10 | Film screening | |
| 11 | Midterm II | |
| 12 | Radio Days | S.J. Douglas ‘Early Radio’ M. McLuhan ‘Understanding Radio’ |
| 13 | The TV | W. Body ‘Television Begins’ E. Carpenter ‘The New Languages’ |
| 14 | IT and the New Media | J. Beniger ‘The Control Revolution’ R.S. Cowen ‘The Social Shape of Electronics’ |
| 15 | Summary and Evaluation of the course | |
| 16 | Summary and Evaluation of the course |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Crowley, D., and P. Heyer (editors). Communication in History: Technology, Culture, Society, Boston: Pearson A and B. (any edition) |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Fictive and documentary films screened in the classes. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 60 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 65 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 35 | |
| 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 | 16 | 3 | |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | - | 14 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 2 | 18 | |
| Final Exams | 24 | ||
| Total | 132 |
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. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and use with scientific methods the necessary data to for the processes of production and distribution. | |||||
| 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) | |||||
| 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) | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest