Media and Society (PR236) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Media and Society PR236 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course focuses on providing necessary knowledge about the mass communication for the students in public relations and advertising.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understand the basic concepts such as mass, media, mass media and mas media related terms.
  • Learn the history, devlopment, organization and practice of mass media
  • Discuss the prevailing issues in mass media.
  • Recognize the social, economical, political and cultural functions of mass media
Course Content No data provided

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Orientation
2 On the basic concepts such as mass, media, mass media and mass communication 23-25
3 Production, producer and product in mass media. 41-62
4 Development, structure and function of mass media: Books, Printing, Press 41-62
5 Development, structure and function of mass media: Radio 41-62
6 Development, structure and function of mass media: Cinema 41-62
7 Midterm Exam
8 Development, structure and function of mass media: TV 67-108
9 Development, structure and function of mass media: Internet 67-108
10 Development, structure and function of public relations and advertising 111-125
11 Control of mass media: Freedom of the press, censorship, auto-control 209-223
12 Prevailing issues on media representation 231-280
13 Prevailing issues on media representation 231-280
14 International mass communication 361-369
15 International mass communication 361-369
16 Overall discussion

Sources

Course Book 1. Erdoğan, İrfan (2014). Medya Teori ve Araştırmaları. Ankara: Erk.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 15
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics
2 The ability to define problems, as well as to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data, and to devise solutions, making use of the information, skills, and competencies in the field
3 The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field
4 The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually
5 The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language
6 The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values
7 The ability to read, understand, and interpret the relevant legislation in the field of international trade and logistics, and to see the global, and social effects of practices
8 The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture
9 The ability to stay up to date regarding the local, regional, and global changes in the international trade and logistics, and the supply chain sector; and relevant through improvements on professional competencies and backgrounds, and to devise quick and effective solutions to possible problems through an innovative approach
10 The ability to track national and international regulations in international trade and logistics, to learn logistic procedures and risk management, to use current instruments of technology and informatics, to analyze and improve processes, to devise new ideas and suggestions, to manage activities for change, and to report and document these processes
11 -

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 15 15
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 117