GRADUATE SCHOOL
Media and Communication Studies (With Thesis)
MCS 567 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Digital Media Theory and Practice
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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MCS 567
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionCase StudyCritical feedbackLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course provides the students with the theories and necessary skills to design research in the broad field of digital media. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | A wide variety of issues including new media technologies and their influences on the society, dynamics of online media, and networks are covered. Both theoretical and practical aspects of these issues are discussed in the context of digital media. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | History of the Internet | http://www.historyofthings.com/history-of-the-internet |
| 3 | Conceptualising the Internet | Naik, U. & Shivalingaiah, D. (2008). Comparative Study of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. CALIBER 2008 Collections |
| 4 | Informationalism and networks | Castells, M. (2004). Informationalism, Networks, and the Network Society: A Theoretical Blueprint. In Castells, M. (ed.) The Network Society: A Cross-cultural Perspective, pp. 3-49. Cheltenham, UK: Edwar Elgar Publishing. |
| 5 | The rise of network society | Castells, M. (2004). Informationalism, Networks, and the Network Society: A Theoretical Blueprint. In Castells, M. (ed.) The Network Society: A Cross-cultural Perspective, pp. 3-49. Cheltenham, UK: Edwar Elgar Publishing. |
| 6 | Short essay writing I | - |
| 7 | Network society, social transformation, and key policy issues | Castells, M. (2005). The Network Society: From Knowledge to Policy. In Castells, M. and Gustavo, C. (eds.) The Network society: From Knowledge to Policy, pp. 2-23. Massachusetts: Center for Transatlantic Relations. |
| 8 | A critical introduction to social media | Fuchs, Christian (2014). Social media: A critical introduction. London: Sage – chapter 1: What is a Critical Introduction to Social Media? |
| 9 | Facebook and the network society | Fuchs, Christian (2014). Social media: A critical introduction. London: Sage – chapter 7: Facebook: A Surveillance Threat to Privacy? |
| 10 | Twitter and the network society | Fuchs, Christian (2014). Social media: A critical introduction. London: Sage – chapter 8: Twitter and Democracy: A New Public Sphere? |
| 11 | Short essay writing II | |
| 12 | Networked social movements | Castells, M. (2012). Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press - Changing the World in the Network Society, pp.218-244. |
| 13 | Social movements | Toplumsal hareketler Farro, A. L. and Demirhisar, D. G. (2013). The Gezi Park Movement: A Turkish Experience of the Twenty-first-century Collective Movements. International Review of Sociology (24) 1, pp. 176-189. |
| 14 | Midterm Exam | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Reading materials will be provided to the students bu the lecturer |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Course reader, Hand-outs, PowerPoint presentations Bibliography, print journals, open access journals |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project |
2
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60
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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5
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70
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
2
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32
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64
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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35
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35
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
217
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to improve and ultimately deepen the level of theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the discipline of media and communication studies, |
X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to carry on learning and conduct advanced research independently by critically evaluating knowledge in the field of media and communication, |
X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to utilize theoretical and practical knowledge at an expert level in the field of media and communication when developing plans, strategies, and policies, |
X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity and as part of a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise in the area of communication in daily life, |
X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to grasp the interdisciplinary qualities of media and communication studies, |
X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to combine the knowledge of the media and communication field with knowledge from various related disciplines to form new knowledge in order to utilize interdisciplinary approaches and research methods to solve critical problems, |
X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to critically investigate social relations and the forms and norms of communication that constitute these relations while being to take action to improve and, when necessary, change these relations, |
X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to act with special concern for social and scientific values, as well as ethical principles, during the collection, interpretation, and publication of data related to the field of media and communication, and to take action to disseminate these values, |
X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to reconstruct a problem in the media and communication field as an academic problem, in order to conduct research, generate methods of solution, and evaluate results, |
X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge in the media and communication field and to communicate with foreign colleagues, |
X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to communicate systematically, in written, oral, and visual forms, contemporary developments in media and communication to groups inside and outside the discipline, |
X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced level computing and IT skills. |
X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest