Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Meral ÇİFTER
Associate Prof. Dr. Sevim KOÇER

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Recognize characteristics of the functioning of the media.
2) Recognize communication systems and communication systems' economic, political, social, cultural structure interaction.
3) Evaluate media-power relations.
4) Recognize approaches of media literacy.
5) Recognize critical approaches of media literacy.
6) Evaluate media literacy education in Turkey and abroad.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Learning Outcomes
	1	No relation	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	2	Middle	High	Middle	High	High	High	High	Middle	High
	3	High	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	High
	4	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	Middle	High	High
	5	High	Middle	High	High	Middle	High	High	High	Middle
	6	High	Middle	Middle	High	High	High	Middle	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Media, features, operation, field of communications regulation, mainstream and critical approaches to media literacy, media literacy practices in the world and in Turkey

Weekly Schedule

1) Course introduction and explanation of basic concepts
2) Media, both traditional and new media, and the media in the globalization process
3) Communication systems: an authoritarian system, the liberal system
4) Communication systems: social responsibility approach, the developmental model
5) Communication Systems: the totalitarian model, to participating democratic model approach to citizen journalism
6) The reasons for the field of communications regulation, principles and methods.
7) The concept of literacy and media literacy.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) The historical development of media literacy activities.
10) Mainstream approaches to media literacy.
11) Critical approaches to media literacy.
12) Media literacy education practices in the world.
13) Media literacy practices in Turkey.
14) Turkey to discuss problems and solutions related to the implementation of media literacy
15) Critical approaches to media literacy in order to implement the recommendations creation and discussion
16) Final examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) 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

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Media Literacy	HIT346	Elective	Bachelor's degree	3	Spring	3