COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Communication, Culture & Society I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
MCS 111
Fall
3
2
4
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Case Study
Q&A
Lecturing / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The course aims to introduce students to main concepts, issues, models, theories, approaches, and developments related to the field of media and communication studies.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Upon completion of this course students will:
  • have fundamental knowledge of different communication forms and practices within their historical and social context
  • define major models, theories, and approaches of media and communication
  • apply diverse theoretical tools to the discussion of the interplay between media/communication, culture, and society
  • evaluate main research trends and perspectives in the analysis of media and communication issues
  • critically engage with media and communication processes
  • demonstrate ability to develop strong arguments and clear statements in a reasoned manner
Course Description The course defines communication; evaluates different forms of communication; draws on major developments in the field; discusses key models and theories of communication; reflects on traditional and contemporary approaches of issues related to media and communication field.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 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
2 Theory Building and Communication Communication Theory, s.1/14
3 The mass – Media, Culture and Society Communication Theory, s. 43/59
4 Empiricist Approach P. F. Lazarsfeld and R. K. Merton, Mass Communication, Popular Taste and Organized Social Action. Mattelart & Mattelart, Theories of Communication, s. 5/11
5 Models and Effects Mc Quail, Mass Communication Theory, s.68/76 ve 86/94
6 Medium Theory Mattelart & Mattelart, Communication Theory, s.19/25
7 Midterm
8 Marxism and Media Theory Mattelart & Mattelart, Communication Theory, s.57/68
9 The Culture Industry Theodor Adorno, the culture Industry, s.62/84
10 The Political Economy of Media Dallas W. Symythe, On the Audience Commodity and its Work, s.230/256
11 Media and Cultural Studies Stuart Hall, Encoding/Decoding s.164/173
12 Postmodernism and Media Studies Guy Debord, Society of Spectacle, s.108/127. Jean Baudrillard, The Precision of Simulacra, s.453/481
13 Informationalism and the Network Society M. Castells, (2009) Communication Power and counter-power in the Network Society, s.238/259
14 Digital Cultures and Politics
15 Semester review
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Mattelart, A.  Mattelart M. (1998) Theories of Communication: A Short Introduction. London, Sage. ISBN: 1446232441, 9781446232446
Suggested Readings/Materials

Castells, M. (2009) Communication Power. Oxford Unıvers Wiley- Blackwell. ISBN: 978-0199595693

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
20
    Total
146

 

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.

 X
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.  

 X
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.  

 X
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.

 X
10

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

 X
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).  

 X
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