Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital Community Debates
Course Code: SOSY520
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

In this course, the issue of how important developments in information and communication technologies, that is, the transformations on the digital basis that societies experience, have led to a great transformation in terms of nation-states, economic systems, societies, cultures and people will be discussed. At the end of this course, students gain information about the cultural, economic and political content of the digital society.

Course Content

Digitalized socio-cultural environment data, social media, the change and transformation of the public sphere, and the impact of digital on the production and consumption phase are important issues. Therefore, this course focuses on technology and digitalized living conditions, which have started to play a more role in our lives as a part of daily life. How do digital tools affect socialization processes? What are its effects on our social life and relationships?

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