| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Communication And Politics | GZT414 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Emel Şerife BAŞTÜRK
Associate Prof. Dr. İhsan KARLI
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognize political communication and the concepts relating to that.
2) Associate the concepts of political speech and participatory democracy
3) Evaluate the public sphere and transformation of the media
4) Evaluate role of the media on the development of social movements
5) Discuss the effect of political campaigns on voters
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| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
e-course
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Basic concepts such as politics, political science,political speech and communication policies etc. and the role of political communication in democratic society; communcation freedom and the relationship between media and goverment will be discussed with topical subjects.
Weekly Schedule
1) What is communication? What is Mass Communication? What is communication? What is Media? What are the functions of the media? What is the Press? What are the responsibilities of the press?2) What is the mainstream press? What is the Local Press? Regional Periodicals What is it? What is feeding the press? What is painted in the press? What is the foreign press? What is printed in Works? What is Extension? Who is the publisher? What is broadcast? What is a Periodical? What is the broadcast indefinitely? What newspaper? What are the features of the newspaper? What Types of newspapers? Newspaper Boulevard / Wall Newspaper / Nylon Newspaper / Newspaper What is the reference? What Are the Different Parts Newspaper and Magazine?
3) News What is the layout? What is a Hierarchy of Media? What is headline news? Sürmanşet What is it? News What is Title? What are the Elements of Composition of the news topic? Upper Title / Main Title / Sub Title What is it? Spot / summary / What is the news section? What is Search Titles? Titles Are there any precautions? What is complementary visual material? What is announced? What is advertising? What is a Press Release?
4) What are the types of newspaper articles?
5) Who works in a media institutions? Press Organizations which is composed of units? Who is a journalist? Basic Principles and Duties of the journalist / reporter in Turkey / Other Countries Journalist / Reporter Who? What are the Characteristics of a successful journalist?
6) Responsibility and Self-Supervision in Journalism
7) Evaluation and discussion about course.
8) Midterm Examination/Assessment
9) The importance of the concept of news and features will be examined.
10) The importance of the concept of news and features will be examined.
11) Internet and ınternet journalism will be examined.
12) Local journalism and problems will be examined.
13) The concept and of the Ombudsman and its practice will be explained.
14) Press Council its structure will be explained.
15) Evaluation and discussion about course.
16) Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Yüksel, Erkan (2000) Basın ve Siyaset Gündeminde Özelleştirme, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2- Gülseren Adaklı, Türkiye'de Medya Endüstrisi, Ütopya Yayınları, 2006.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Brain Storming
6) Case Study
7) Problem Solving
8) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required