| Course Name | Communication, Literature and Philosophy |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| GEAR 211 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This module aims to introduce students to analytic thinking and philosophizing via short readings and analysis of literary texts, art works, photography and cinema. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course focuses on the historical trajectory of western philosophy in parallel to its relations particularly with literature and art, and generally with culture and communications. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | What is Reality? How do philosophy and film represent the conflict between appearance and reality? | Reading: The Allegory of the Cave - Media: The Matrix |
| 2 | What Does It Mean to Be Human? Existentialism and the concept of self. What makes us human? How does technology affect this question? | Reading: Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity - Media: Blade Runner |
| 3 | What is Freedom? The tension between freedom and responsibility. What is the cost of freedom in both philosophical and digital realms? | Reading: Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov - Media: The Social Dilemma |
| 4 | What is the Absurd? The absurd and the search for meaning. How do different mediums represent the absurdity of existence? | Reading: Albert Camus, The Plague - Media: Cindy Sherman’s photography |
| 5 | How Should We Live? Ethics and moral philosophy. How do we balance personal freedom with societal norms? | Reading: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov (continued) - Media: The Truman Show |
| 6 | Utopian Visions and Ideal Societies. Utopia and social structures. How are utopian and dystopian ideals explored in literature? | Reading: Thomas More, Utopia - Media: The Matrix (selected scenes) |
| 7 | What is Alienation? Alienation and isolation in modern life. How do literature and film depict alienation? and loss of identity? | Reading: Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis - Media: Blade Runner |
| 8 | Midterm Week | |
| 9 | Death, Desire, and Decadence. Mortality and desire. How do desire and societal expectations shape human existence? | Reading: Thomas Mann, Death in Venice |
| 10 | The Power of Social Norms. Social norms and moral behavior. How do societal expectations influence moral decisions? | Gabriel García Márquez, Chronicle of a Death Foretold |
| 11 | What is Truth? The search for truth in a post-truth world. How does media influence our understanding of truth? | Reading: Selected essays on truth - Media: The Truman Show |
| 12 | Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Communication. Ethics in the digital age. How does modern communication technology challenge ethical responsibilities? | Reading: Selected essays on ethics and communication - Media: The Social Dilemma |
| 13 | Philosophy and Technology: The Role of Digital Media. How digital media influences philosophical inquiry. How has technology reshaped the way we engage with philosophical questions? | Excerpts on philosophy and technology |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Student Presentations | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | - Plato, The Allegory of the Cave (from The Republic) - Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity - Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov - Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis - Albert Camus, The Plague - Orhan Pamuk, Snow - Thomas More, Utopia - Thomas Mann, Death in Venice - Gabriel García Márquez, Chronicle of a Death Foretold - Film: The Matrix - Film: Blade Runner - Documentary: The Social Dilemma - Visual Art: Selected works of Cindy Sherman Additional readings and materials will be provided on the course platform. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 50 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| 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 | 48 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 14 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 25 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 150 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
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