New Media Sociology
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Media Sociology | IBD140 | Elective | Doctorate degree | 1 | Spring | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. İdil SAYIMER
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) List the major theorists working in the field of New Media
2) Develope an independent research project which makes a substantive scholarly contribution
3) Discuss how new media practices problematise experiences of time and space
4) Explore the relationship between identity, community, civic engagement, democracy, privacy, representation, social movements and new media
5) Discuss the ethical challenges especially youth face as media producers and members of virtual communities
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||
| 1 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | 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
none
Course Contents
This course makes candidates familiar with the core issues about new media such as participatory culture and the digital divide, surveillance, new media and social movements, identity, class and gender in new media, hate speech, new media literacy.
Weekly Schedule
1) The concept of Information Society2) Liberal and Critical Analysis of Information Society and New Public Sphere
3) New Public Sphere
4) Effects of New Communication Technologies, the birth of the Internet, Web 2.0 Technology
5) Implications of New Communication Technologies, on communication management
6) Internet and Marketing Communications, relations with target audiences, New Openings in Contemporary Marketing
7) Corporate Web Sites, Transferred Corporate Culture
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Media relations in virtual
10) Social media, Blogs, Twitter and Corporate Facebook Applications
11) Creative corporate Web site Designs and Presentations message
12) Presentations about communication management in virtual
13) Presentations about communication management in virtual
14) Presentations about communication management in virtual
15) Presentations about communication management in virtual
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Quiz to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required