Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. 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 | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 125 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | none | ||||
| Co-requisites | 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 Description in Turkish | Yeni Medya okuryazarlığı dersi, öğrencilerin bilgi güvenliği, siber zorbalık, sahte haberler, dijital bağımlılık gibi hızla gelişen ve giderek baskın hale gelen yeni medya’nın doğası hakkında bilgili ve eleştirel bir anlayış geliştirmelerine yardımcı olmak ve ayrıca mesajları incelemek, yorumlamak ve değerlendirmek için tasarlanmıştır. Bu ders öğrencinin eleştirel düşünme becerilerini geliştirir, medya içeriğini yorumlamak için gerekli analiz yöntemleri ve medya analizi için eleştirel yazma yöntemlerini sağlar. |
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) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | ||||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | ||||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | ||||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | ||||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | ||||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | ||||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | ||||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | ||||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | ||||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | H | Presentation |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | H | HW |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | S | HW |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | H | Presentation |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | H | Presentation |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | S | HW |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | S | HW |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | H | Presentation |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | H | Presentation |
| Prepared by and Date | CANSU GÜLEÇ , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | CANSU GÜLEÇ |
| Semester | Spring |
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Course Contents
| 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) | Presentations of projects |
| 16) | Presentations of projects |
| 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 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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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. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| 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 | ||||||