Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : SPYB514 |
| 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 |
To introduce the field of media literacy, a new discipline in communication sciences; to draw attention to media texts and sexist, racist, discriminatory discourses / structures in the media sector and to comprehend its importance in media literacy.
This lesson focuses on the necessity, nature of media literacy, basic approaches in the field, principles, critical media literacy and media literacy education, critical thinking, civics, gender, relationship with hate speech and new media literacy.
| Assoc. Prof. Pero Duygu DUMANGÖZ |
| 1. | Explain the basic components of media by classifying |
| 2. | Knows that media texts, including news, are fiction. |
| 3. | He / she understands that the media reproduces the inequalities and distortions in the current social structure through the representations and discourses presented by the media; he / she recognizes the role the media plays in the shaping of mental maps and criticizes the discriminatory, racist, militaristic and sexist discourses circulated in the media texts. |
| 4. | He realizes that media literacy is part of a critical sense of civics. |
| 5. | Understands that the media is structurally biased because of its economic and industrial functioning. |
| 1. | All kinds of scientific studies and publications related to the field. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Assignment | 3 | 10 | 2 | 36 |
| Individual Work | 2 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 125 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||
OÇ-3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
OÇ-4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
OÇ-5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||