Strategies of Risk Communication
Communication Sciences
Institute of Social Sciences
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategies of Risk Communication | IBD101 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Fall | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. İnci YAKUT
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Examine the technical and socio-cultural approaches to the policy, principles and programs about the health, environment and disaster risk communication
2) Synthesize the risk communication theories
3) Conduct qualitative researches in risk communication
4) Conduct quantitave researches in risk communication
5) Investigate the risk society
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||
| 1 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 2 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 3 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 4 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 5 | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
This course makes students familiar with the risk and risk communication, risk theory, risk communication in communication sciences , risk communication theories, socio-cultural theory and risk communication strategies, technical-scientific theories and strategies of risk communication, risk management, health-related-environmental - technological risks and communication, risk assessment and research methods applied to social issues related to risk.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction of terms and concepts related to risk and risk communication2) Risk Theories
3) The place of risk communication in the communication sciences.
4) Risk communication theories
5) Socio-cultural theories and strategies of risk communication
6) Technical-scientific theories, and risk communication strategies
7) The place of risk communication in risk management
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Environmental risks, health risks and communication
10) Technological risks and communication
11) Risk assessment and communication
12) Scientific research methods applied to social issues related to risk
13) Readings and presentations related to the risk communication -1
14) Readings and presentations related to the risk communication-2
15) General Review
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- İnci Yakut, İletişim Bilimi Perspektifinden Risk İletişimi Stratejileri, 1. Baskı, Ankara: Umuttepe Yayınları, 2008.
2- İnci Yakut, Toplumun Deprem Tehlikesine Karşı Hazırlıklı Olmasında Risk Yönetimi ve Risk İletişiminin Rolü" Kocaeli Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Araştırma Dergisi (KİLAD), Yıl:1 Sayı:1 Bahar 2002 s.109-126
3- İnci Yakut,Toplumun Deprem Tehlikesine Hazırlıklı Olması (Yerel Toplumsal Gruplarla Etkileşim), KOU Yay. No:150, 2004.
4- Stuart Allan, Media, Risk, and Science. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press, 2002.
5- K. Haddow and G. Haddow, Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.
6- Kim Heldman and Vanina Mangano, PMI: Risk Management Professional, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 2011.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group 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)
Not Required