Public Opinion and Governance
Public Relations and Publicity
Vocational School of Kandıra
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion and Governance | HIP220 | Elective | Associate degree | 2 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Abdulvahap AKINCI
Prof. Dr. Ali Poyraz GÜRSON
Associate Prof. Dr. Tuncay BİLECEN
Lecturer Oktay ÇETİN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Define the concept of public opinion
2) Explain the role of the concept of public political communication.
3) Show the power of public opinion to influence political decisions.
4) Compare the models developed for the mass media.
5) Evaluate the relationship between democracy and public opinion.
6) Combine the relationship between the public and the concepts of governance.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Political Science
Course Contents
The course is located such as that contents; public space, private space issues, the concept of public opinion, the transformation of the social structure of the public,influence of the mass media in creating public opinion ... about the mass media developed models, the formation of public opinion, political systems, and the public, democracy, public opinion and political communication, the concept of governance.
Weekly Schedule
1) Public space, private space transformation of the social structure of the public debate ...2) The transformation of the political function of mass media in creating public opinion Kamusalligin effect ...
3) Modernization theory and its critics ... Political development, theoretical problems of ideology on the relationship between
4) Political relations in modern society, political institutions, political participation ...
5) Political Culture, citizenship, culture, mass media and political communication
6) Mass media about the developed models,
7) dominant ideology model, elite values ??model, the pluralist model, the market model
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Political regimes, and political participation
10) political participation in democracies, the totalitarian systems of political participation
11) What is public opinion?
12) The formation of public opinion, political systems and public
13) Power to influence the political decisions of public opinion
14) Democracy, Public Opinion and Political Communication
15) The concept of governance, political, Emerging New Discourse of Restructuring Process: Governance
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Group Study
4) Lab / Workshop
5) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required