| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology and Woman | KCA118 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Funda DAĞ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Defines the elements of technology and technology culture.
2) Analyzes technology and technology culture in the context of gender.
3) Explains the diversity of literacy in the information age.
4) Interprets the status of women in terms of literacies in society within the framework of existing research.
5) Explains digital transformation and digital transformation concepts (e.g. digital citizenship, digital native, digital immigrant, etc.).
6) Interprets the relationship between digital transformation and gender.
7) Analyzes the opportunities and obstacles that digital transformation presents to women's lives.
8) Explains feminist approaches to technology.
9) Analyzes the effects of current technologies (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Social Networks) on social and individual life in terms of gender concept and women.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | No relation | High | High | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | Low | |
| 3 | No relation | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | Middle | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | |
| 6 | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 7 | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | |
| 8 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | |
| 9 | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Non
Course Contents
Technology and technology culture, Gender of technology, From Single Literacy to Multiple Literacy: Types of Literacy, Information Society and Digital Citizenship - Digital Access and Digital Divide - Digital Transformation, Technology Integration, Technology Leadership, Technology from a feminist perspective, Current trends in technology (Artificial Intelligence, Social networks) and their social reflections
Weekly Schedule
1) Technology and history of technology2) Technology culture
3) Technology, Society and Women's Relations
4) From single literacy to multiliteracy: Types of Literacy
5) Life in the Digital World: Digital concepts
6) Digital Divide and Gender Relations
7) Life in the Digital World: An Interpretation of Concepts and Models
8) Technology from a feminist perspective: Technofeminism, Cyberfeminism and Cyborgs
9) Life in the Digital World: Artificial Intelligence and Ethical and Social Issues
10) Midterm Exam
11) Life in the Digital World: Reflections of Social Technologies on Individual and Social Life (Research assignment-1)
12) Interpreting the Digital World in terms of Gender
13) Examining the Effects of the Digital World on Women's Lives (Research assignment-2)
14) Opportunities and Challenges of the Digital World for Women and the Future (Research Assignments-3)
15) Final Study
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Tiles, M & Oberdiek, H. (2010). Teknoloji Kültürü: İnsan Araçları ve İnsan Değer Yargıları,Atlantis Yayıncılık: İstanbul
2- Doğan, M. (2010). Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi. Anı Yayıncılık: Ankara
3- Betz, F. (2010). Teknolojik Yenilik Yönetimi: Değişimle Gelen Rekabet Avantajı, Tübitak: Ankara
4- Önday, Ö. (2017). Dijital Dönüşüm. Gazi Yayıncılık: Ankara
5- Palfrey, J. & Gasser, U. (2017). Doğuştan Dijital: Dijital Yerlilerin İlk Kuşağını Anlamak.
6- Dijital Vatandaşlık (2016). eTwinning Projesi Dokümanı.
7- Riding, R. & Rayner, S. (1998). Cognitive Styles and Learning Strategies
8- Silva, P. (1989). Davis' Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). IgıGlobal
9- Wheeler, T. (2016). Women in Tech. Sasquatch Books • Cohoon, J. & Aspray, W. (Ed.) (2008). Women and Information Technology. MIT Press
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required