Information Package / Course Catalogue
Media Technologies and Social Transformation
Course Code: GZT306
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

In this lesson, firstly the history of communication technologies will be explained. Subsequently, the social changes and transformations that each new communication technology brings together and it’s effects on mass movements will be dealt with.

Course Content

The course will focus on the following topics: definition, scope and variety of communication technologies; media types; the effects of the media on society; the effects of media on mass movements; the effects of new communication technologies on society and mass movements.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Emre DİNÇER
Learning Outcomes
1.Have information about the historical processes related to the birth of communication tools.
2.Observes contributions and effects of communication technologies.
3.Learns the effects and transformations that communication technologies have on communities.
4.Learns communication Technologies that affecting mass movements.
5.Understands the importance of the technology not only in the field of communication, but also in the general sense of social life.
6.Makes predictions and inferences about the future by learning the effects of technological innovations in the historical context.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Methods of collecting and spreading news in the first age
Week 2 - Theoretical
News gathering and dissemination methods in the middle age
Week 3 - Theoretical
Invention of printing house, the birth of the press and its social effects
Week 4 - Theoretical
Telegraph technology and its social influences
Week 5 - Theoretical
The birth of news agencies and their social impact
Week 6 - Theoretical
The birth of the radio and its social effects
Week 7 - Theoretical
The birth of the television and its social effects-I
Week 8 - Theoretical
The birth of the television and its social effects-II
Week 9 - Theoretical
Birth of cinema and Hollywood culture, their social influences
Week 10 - Theoretical
The rise of television news, the first live broadcasting period
Week 11 - Theoretical
Birth of the internet, social media concept, social movements I
Week 12 - Theoretical
Birth of the internet, social media concept, social movements II
Week 13 - Theoretical
The age and effects of digital media I
Week 14 - Theoretical
The age and effects of digital media II
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory152375
Assignment115318
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination116117
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026