| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Economy Of Media | GZT 029 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | OPTIONAL |
| Course Coordinator | Doç.Dr. MEHMET GÜZEL |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | |
| Course Category | Other |
| Course Objective | Throughout the course, students will be informed that the field of communication and media cannot be evaluated independently from economics and politics. During the course, the basic concepts and theories of political economy will be explained and the structures in the media industry in Turkey will be discussed. |
| Course Content |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lecture, Brain Storming, | ||
| 2 | Lecture, Brain Storming, | True False Tests, Gap Fill Tests, Short Answer Tests, | |
| 3 | Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the course and sharing the reading list. | |
| 2 | Introduction: Communication as the subject and method of political economy | |
| 3 | Representatives of Political Economy: Herbert Schiller's "American Hegemony in the Media" approach and Herman and Chomsky's "Political Economy of News Media" approach | |
| 4 | Political economy approach in Europe: P. Golding and Murdock- N. Garnham- A. Mattelart- C. Fuchs | |
| 5 | Communication and Ideology: A. Gramsci and the Hegemony Approach-L.Althusser and the Ideological Apparatus of the State | |
| 6 | Introduction to the political economy analysis of the Turkish media: he Birth of Media Groups 1980-2000. | |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Structural Transformation of the Turkish media: 2000-2020-Relations with politics-Milestones- Actors | |
| 9 | Communication and Ideology II: Frankfurt School and Cultural Industry – British Cultural Studies | |
| 10 | D. Smythe: Commercials and Audience Commodities Facebook- Google Youtube-digital platforms | |
| 11 | Media Analysis with Case Studies | |
| 12 | Media Analysis with Case Studies | |
| 13 | Media Analysis with Case Studies | |
| 14 | Final exam. |
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| Course Notes | |
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| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Students will be able to use their knowledge about communication and social sciences in journalism practices | X | |||||
| 2 | Students will be able to identify and suggest solutions to the problems professionals in media and communication sectors usually face as well as specific problems in journalism. | ||||||
| 3 | Students will be able to identify, report and write different kinds of news. | X | |||||
| 4 | Students will be able to engage with their profession with ethical approach and report news considering the principles of responsible journalism | X | |||||
| 5 | Students will be able to communicate with others written and verbally by using a foreign language (English) and observe issues regarding journalism from a diverse, multiple, and international perspective | ||||||
| 6 | Students will be able to be open-minded and learn about new concepts and trends in media and new movements and technological developments in journalism | X | |||||
| 7 | Students will be able to learn theoretical ad methodological knowledge about how to write research paper and projects | X | |||||
| 8 | Students will be able to realize the monopoly in media and understand the changes media industry goes through due to globalization | X | |||||
| 9 | Students will be able to employ new technologies and applications in photography when they report and write news. | X | |||||
| 10 | Students will be able to define and criticize the dynamics of media industry. | ||||||
| 11 | Students will be able to learn about different areas of expertise in journalism | ||||||
| 12 | Students will be able to define journalism as a profession in terms of political, economical, historical, cultural, and sociological dimensions. | ||||||
| 14 | Students will be able to define and analyze communication theories. | ||||||
| 15 | Students will be able to report and write the news by using perfect Turkish grammar. | ||||||
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| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ödev | 20 |
| Total | 20 |
| 1. Final | 60 |
| 2. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 50 |
| Total | 110 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 5.04 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 5 | ||