Violations and Risks In New Media Environments
Information Technology and Communication
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violations and Risks In New Media Environments | BTI105 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Fall | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Emel Şerife BAŞTÜRK
Associate Prof. Dr. Aysel ÇETİNKAYA
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Be able to know the basic concepts of new media
2) Be able to undrestand dijital gap
3) Be able to develop awereness about cyberbullying
4) Be able to argue the struggling methods about these risks
5) Be able to comprehend the importance of critical new media literacy on dijital age
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
-
Course Contents
Internet technologies; developments and the impact on communications, New media and new opportunities, Violates and risks that occured by internet and new media, Dijital gap and dijital divide, Types of cyberbullying and preventive approaches, Surveillance society debate, Hate speech on new media, Internet usage of disadvantageous groups and new media literacy.
Weekly Schedule
1) A general view to the concept of identity2) Individual and collective identities (gender identity, ethnic identity, cultural identity)
3) Concepts of modernity and national identity
4) Modernism and formation of European identity
5) Modernism and development of European identity (Continuation of the previous lecture)
6) Orientalism, Orientalist discourse, and the construction of the East
7) Identity and otherness; the role of media on the construction of "the other"
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Postmodernism, identities in the postmodern era
10) Gender, the social construction of femininity and masculinity, femininity and masculinity roles
11) Representation of women in the media, news, magazine programs and the representation of women on different areas like politics
12) Masculine and the studies of critical masculinity
13) Representation of masculinity in the media through the concepts such as hegemonic masculinity and power
14) The transformation of national Identities in the process of globalization
15) Discussion of European identity, sub-identity, upper identity through media texts
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Emel Baştürk Akca (der.), Kimlik, Medya ve Temsil: Kimlik Kurgusu ve Temsilleir Üzerine Medya Analizi, Ankara: Nobel Yayınları, 2007
2- David Morley ve Kevin Robbins, Kimlik Mekanları, çev. emrehan Zeybekoğlu, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 1998
3- Jorge Larrain, İdeoloji ve Kültürel Kimlik, İstanbul: Sarmal Yayıncılık, 1995
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
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
Other
Work Placement(s)
Not Required