Media and Communication Studies (With Thesis)

MCS 567 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Digital Media Theory and Practice

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
MCS 567	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	7.5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Case Study Critical feedback Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Y Gökçen KARANFİL
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Y Gökçen KARANFİL
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

#	Content	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
#	Content	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
1	will be able to develop a critical understanding of digital media and analyze their indications within the society,
2	demonstrate literacy skills relevant to the forms of digital media,
3	deconstruct and construct digital media texts,
4	conduct research and make appropriate use of necessary tools in the analysis of new media artefacts,
5	develop and use digital media methods in their research projects.

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.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
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	Weighting	LO 1	LO 2	LO 3	LO 4	LO 5
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project	2	60
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	100
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	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	2	32	64
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	35	35
Final Exam			0
		Total	217

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
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	-	-