| Course Name | Introduction to Communication Studies |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMC 101 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecturing / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce the students issues to the approaches, methods, and concepts of media and communication studies, and helps them prepare for the advanced theory courses. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course provides students with the necessary theoretical and methodological knowledge to understand and analyze different forms and means of communication. The course defines the main issues and porous borders of communication studies as an interdisciplinary field. It helps students develop the necessary analytical skills to criticize media texts. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course: An overview of the topics and themes | |
| 2 | The Field of Communication Studies. The Etymology of Communication and its Definition | Dimbleby and Burton (1992), pp. 1-40; Hartley (2002), pp. 32-34; Williams (1985), pp. 72-73. |
| 3 | Interpersonal Communication | Barker and Gaut (2002), pp. 119-142. |
| 4 | Intrapersonal Communication and Verbal Communication | Beck, Bennett and Wall (2002), pp. 139- 164 and 165-182. |
| 5 | Organizational Communication | Barker and Gaut (2002); pp. 171-197. |
| 6 | Mass Communication I: The Structure of Mass Media | Downes and Miller (1998) Ch. 1 & Ch. 2; Baran Ch. 14. |
| 7 | Mass Communication II: Functions and Effects of Mass Communication | Trenholm (2011) Ch. 11; Baran (2014) Ch. 13. |
| 8 | Midterm | - |
| 9 | Public Relations | Baran (2014) Ch. 11. |
| 10 | Advertising | Baran (2014) Ch. 12. |
| 11 | Communication in the Internet Age | Crowley and Heyer (2003), pp. 301-311 and pp. 319-323; Fuchs (2014), pp. 4- 10. |
| 12 | Audience in the Internet Age | Baran (2014). Introduction to Mass Communication, pp. 339-404 |
| 13 | The Social Dimension and the Ethics of Mass Communication: Freedom of Expression, Social Responsibility, Ethics | O’Shaughnessy (1999), pp.70-90. |
| 14 | Review of the semester | |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Baran (2014), Introduction to Mass Communication.ISBN: 0077507983 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | John Fiske (2010), Introduction to Communication Studies, 3rd ed., Routledge.ISBN: 0415596491 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 24 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 30 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 36 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 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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