| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | POLS 232 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Digital Media Literacy | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Digital Medya Okuryazarlığı | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 125 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn media content analysis skills. | ||||
| Course Description | New Media literacy is designed to help students develop an informed and critical understanding of the nature of rapidly advancing and increasingly dominant new media as information security, cyberbullying, fake news, digital addiction, and also to study, interpret and evaluate messages. This course develops the students' critical thinking skills, provides the necessary analysis methods for interpreting media content and critical writing methods suitable for media analysis. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) analyze media content; 2) compare fake and real news; 3) criticize ethical and legal issues related to access and use of digital media, including copyright, information security; 4) explains the importance of digital addiction and cyberbullying issues that arise with new media |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | ||||
| 2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | ||||
| 3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | ||||
| 4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | ||||
| 5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | ||||
| 6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | ||||
| 7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | ||||
| 8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | ||||
| 9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | ||||
| 10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | ||||
| 11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | ||||
| 12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | ||||
| 13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
| 2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
| 3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
| 4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
| 6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
| 7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
| 8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
| 9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
| 10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
| 11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
| 12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
| 13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
| Prepared by and Date | CANSU GÜLEÇ , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | CANSU GÜLEÇ |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. AHU ÖZYURT |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | General introduction to the course topics and the project |
| 2) | New Communications Mediums and Concept of New Media |
| 3) | Media Literacy |
| 4) | New Media and Ethic |
| 5) | New Media Literacy |
| 6) | New Media and Cyber Security |
| 7) | New Media and Cyber Security |
| 8) | New Media and Cyber Bullying |
| 9) | New Media and Digital Addiction |
| 10) | New Media and Digital Addiction |
| 11) | Digital Transformation and Society 5.0 |
| 12) | Web technologies: Web 3.0 |
| 13) | New Media and Marketing |
| 14) | General Evaluation |
| 15) | Final exam week |
| 16) | Final Exam Week |
| Required/Recommended Readings | *Jackie Marsh, Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood, 2005, Taylor & Francis Group *Monica T. Whitty and Garry Young, Cyber-psychology, Wiley, 2016 *Lister Martin et. al., New Media: A Critical Introduction, 2003, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group *Ann Handley, C.C. Chapman, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, E-books, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business, 2012 *Scott J. Shackelford, Managing Cyber Attacks in International Law, Business, and Relations: In Search of Cyber Peace,2014 *Hoobs R. and More D., Discovering Media Literacy,Sage Publication, 2013 *Yıldız M. and Keengwe J. Media Literacy in the Digital Age, IGI Global,2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Ensuring the participation of students in the course with in-class discussions and assignments and projects | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Blackboard assignments | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
gulecc@mef.edu.tr : (212) 395 3610 In this course, 70% attendance is required. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism will be subject to YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. Within the framework of MEF University's Artificial Intelligence Policy, it is aimed to integrate artificial intelligence into educational processes and promote its ethical use. The full text of the policy document can be accessed here: https://www.mef.edu.tr/tr/duyurular/mef-universitesi-yapay-zeka-politikasi-v2-yayimlandi |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||