Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Füsun ALVER
Prof. Dr. Mustafa YILMAZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Sevim KOÇER
Associate Prof. Dr. Aybike ÖZEL

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Describe the theoretical foundations of political public relations. Examine the models of political public relations
2) Formulate a theory about the relationship between the media and political system and evaluate these relations in the framework of the cultural studies.
3) Examine objectives, strategies and tools of political public relations
4) Explain the impact of the political public relations on the process of news production
5) Examine the relationship between system of the journalism and political public relations on the theoretical base.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Bölümün/programın program yeterlilikleri sistemde olmadığından ilişkilendirme işlemi yapılamamıştır.

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Theoretical foundations of political public relations and political public relations relating to the terms of the model will be discussed. The relationship between media systems and political systems, systems theory, materialist theories, integrative social theory, media ethics will be examined from the perspective of theory and cultural studies. Political public relations objectives, strategies and tools to the process of news production, the effect will be examined and will be questioned. Political public relations through press releases to the media will examine the routing process. In the press covered the news of the press release will be made into a case study.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduce students to the course content
2) The conceptual framework of the concept of social structure The social structure of the Ottoman Empire
3) Reflections of the Ottoman heritage: the separation of center-periphery transition to the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Turkey breakthroughs in effective exchange of social life
4) Social structure of Turkey in Republic period Methods and problems of Turkish modernization
5) Social structure of the single-party period Efforts to transition to multi-party system and the problems experienced in Turkey
6) Democratic Party and the transition to multi-party DP governement and the economic policies of the DP The mechanization of agriculture, migration and urbanization issues
7) Overview of 1960's Turkey May 27, 1960 military coup and the results
8) Overview of 1970's Turkey 12 March 1971 Memorandum and social consequences
9) Mid-term exam
10) Overview of Turkey in 1980 Decisions and economic change January 24 September 12, 1980 military coup and its aftermath
11) Mental, social and political change after 1980 The culture discussions in Turkey:Popular culture, the syntesis of the east and the west, new consumer culture
12) Transition to a consumer society from saving society
13) Overview of the 1990 in Turkey
14) Overview of the 2000 in Turkey The effects of globalization and Turkey
15) Turkey's present and future: the social transformations and current debates in Turkey
16) End-of-term exam

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Self Study

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)