Information Package / Course Catalogue
Media and Ethics
Course Code: STV515
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to explain the difference between the concept of ethics and the legal rules and to obtain information about ethics in the media.

Course Content

The ethical problems of the media will be evaluated in the context of traditional and new media.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Turan AKKOYUN
Learning Outcomes
1.analyze the concept of ethics
2.To be able to analyze the relationship between media and ethics
3.To be able to express the ethical problems of traditional media
4. To be able to express the ethical problems of new media
5.To be able to analyze the connection between ethics and mass media.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about the content of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Moral concept analysis
Week 3 - Theoretical
ethics concept analysis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ethics in Media
Week 5 - Theoretical
Media and privacy
Week 6 - Theoretical
Media and human rights
Week 7 - Theoretical
News ethics in the media
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Media and nationalism
Week 10 - Theoretical
Crisis reporting
Week 11 - Theoretical
Media and citizen journalism
Week 12 - Theoretical
“fake news”
Week 13 - Theoretical
“post-truth”
Week 14 - Theoretical
New media and ethics
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 - Theory170351
Assignment121122
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026