Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Media
Course Code: İK255
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To indicate roles and effects of social media and its tools in HRM field.

Course Content

In this course, various definitions of social media, differences between social media, conventional media, Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, the use of social media in business, political life, daily life etc. will be handled.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the development of social media.
2.Understanding the importance of social media.
3.Recognizing the tools of social media.
4.Understanding the interaction between social media and human resources.
5.Understands the interaction between social media and HRM
6. Indicates the place of social media.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecture Notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Emergence of social media
Week 2 - Theoretical
Usage of social media
Week 3 - Theoretical
Social media platforms: Blogs and management blogger relations
Week 4 - Theoretical
Social media platforms: Social networks and management of relations with social network users
Week 5 - Theoretical
Social media platforms: Management of relations with forum, news – discussion groups and dictionary users
Week 6 - Theoretical
Social media platforms: Media sharing sites and management of relations with their users
Week 7 - Theoretical
Social media platforms: Online games, cyber world and management of relations with their users
Week 8 - Theoretical
Social media platforms: Electronic Mails and management of relations with e-posta users
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mobile platforms and social media
Week 10 - Theoretical
Content and activity management
Week 11 - Theoretical
Social media applications used in HRM field
Week 12 - Theoretical
Case Study
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case Study
Week 14 - Theoretical
Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132365
Individual Work130339
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)151
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
OÇ-6
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026