| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Issues of Press | GZT113 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Gürsoy DEĞİRMENCİOĞLU
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Define local, regional, national, international, transnational media
2) Recognize monopoly and the form of monopoly
3) Evaluate the giant media companies and the consequences of monopoly in Turkey
4) Make the definition of the magazine
5) Explain the important of the local media and the problems of the local media
6) Explain the citizen journalism
7) Evaluate the problems of the digital media
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 6 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 7 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None.
Course Contents
Evaluating the media in general, local, regional, national, international, transnational media descriptions, about media organizations in Turkey and around the world , media and Monopolization and Accumulation, The history of Accumulation and Monopolization in the World
Weekly Schedule
1) The information about the course's aim and content and the overview of the current problems of the press.2) Local, regional, national, international, transnational media descriptions
3) Media-related organizations in Turkey and around the world
4) Accumulation of monopolies and the history of the world and forms of Monopolization
5) The emergence of the media conglomerates.
6) The process of monopolization in Turkish media.
7) The importance of local media and the problems of local media
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) The historical background and specific conditions of local media in Kocaeli
10) The problems of the digital media.
11) The copyright issue in the digital media.
12) The concept of citizen journalism.
13) Social Sharing Sites and Journalism.
14) The process of transformation in the reporting in the age of the new media.
15) The use of the Internet in the world and Turkey and its effects to media.
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Hıfzı Topuz, 2.Mahmut'tan Holdinglere Türk Basın Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2003.
2- Orhan Koloğlu, Osmanlı'dan 21.Yüzyıla Basın Tarihi, Pozitif Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006.
3- Semra Atılgan, Türk Basın Sendikacılığında Gazetecilerin Yasal Hakları, Bas-Haş Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001.
4- Benjamin Radford, Medya Nasıl Yanıltıyor, Güncel Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2004.
5- Ders Kitabı ve Ders Notları.
6- Textbooks and Lecture Notes.
7- Ara Sınav ve Final Exam.
8- Midterm Exam and Final Exam.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required