COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Research and Manangement Studio I
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
MCSR 301
Fall
2
6
5
12
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The primary objective of the course is to introduce the students to fundamental readings in the field of communication studies. The course also aims to provide students with the methodological tools to prepare and present their seminar works and to enable students to support their arguments in a logical manner during seminar discussions.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students should comprehend themes to be selected for their seminar works.
  • Students should select written and visual material to produce, by a deadline, a coherent and convincing argument.
  • Students should develope and write an effective literature review for their seminar works.Students should demonstrate an ability to present a paper with a clear thesis statement or question, by supporting this statement or addressing this question in a logical manner, and drawing logical conclusions from their findings.
  • Students should demonstrate an ability to present a paper with a clear thesis statement or question, by supporting this statement or addressing this question in a logical manner, and drawing logical conclusions from their findings.
  • Students should develop independent study capability.
  • Students should participate actively in seminar discussions.
Course Description This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students the metholodology of the stages of writing a seminar work including the selection process of a research topic, developping and preparing an effective litterature review, writing introduction, main section and conclusion of dissertation, learning citation methods and preparing bibliography regarding academic honesty policies.




ACADEMIC CAUTION

Academic honesty: Plagiarism, copying, cheating, purchasing essays/projects, presenting some one else’s work as your own and all sorts of literary theft is considered academic dishonesty. Under the rubric of İzmir University of Economics Faculty of Communication, all forms of academic dishonesty are considered as crime and end in disciplinary interrogation. According to YÖK’s Student Discipline Regulation, the consequence of cheating or attempting to cheat is 6 to 12 months expulsion. Having been done intentionally or accidentally does not change the punitive consequences of academic dishonesty. Academic honesty is each student’s own responsibility.

Plagiarism is the most common form of academic dishonesty. According to the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary, to plagiarize means to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own. The easiest and most effective way to prevent plagiarism is to give reference when using someone else’s ideas, and to use quotation marks when using someone else’s exact words.


A detailed informative guideline regarding plagiarism can be found here.
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 Presentation and overview of the course, course organization, requirements and methods of evaluation
2 Discussion on the first theme (modernity) I
3 Discussion on the first theme (modernity) II
4 Presentation of papers
5 Discussions on the second theme (nationalism) I
6 Discussions on the second theme (nationalism) II
7 Presentation of papers
8 Discussions on the third theme (globalization) I
9 Discussions on the third theme (globalization) II
10 Guest speaker
11 Presentation of papers
12 Discussions on the fourth theme (gender) I
13 Discussions on the fourth theme (gender) II
14 Guest speaker
15 Presentation of papers
16 An overview of the course
Course Notes/Textbooks Detailed bibliography of the course will be delivered
Suggested Readings/Materials Students should prepare and present their seminar works to the class

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
1
10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
4
30
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
50
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
11
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
6
Study Hours Out of Class
14
8
112
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
4
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
280

 

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.

 X
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.  

 X
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. 
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