| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media and Popular Culture | GZT 004 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | OPTIONAL |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. NESRİN AKINCI ÇÖTOK |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | |
| Course Category | Other |
| Course Objective | This course aims to inform students about popular culture process in general. In this way, both students and their communities, media and technology community to another, depending on each stage of life is to provide a better understanding of popular culture surrounding. |
| Course Content | Culture, folk culture, mass culture, Mass culture theories, Media, Media and popular culture, Popular culture and identity, popular culture and identity representations, popular culture and politicization, Popular culture and social media, Culture industry and cultural imperialism, popular culture and social institutions, popular culture and disinformation of institutions, Social transformation, lifestyles, technology, and popular people, Political communication and popular culture |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain the relationship between media and popular culture. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Discussion, | |
| 2 | Social events and phenomena can be evaluated objectively. | Brain Storming, Question-Answer, Lecture, | Short Answer Tests, Gap Fill Tests, True False Tests, |
| 3 | Explain the relationship between branches of science. | Brain Storming, Question-Answer, Lecture, | |
| 4 | 5. Technological developments can explain the impact on culture and popular culture. | Brain Storming, Question-Answer, Lecture, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation and introduction and speaking on general topics of the course, reference works to be used, purpose and sub-goals | |
| 2 | Culture, cultural change and technology | |
| 3 | Culture and social transformation | |
| 4 | The concept of popular culture and its historical process | |
| 5 | Approaches to popular culture | |
| 6 | Popular culture and ideology | |
| 7 | Popular culture and consumption | |
| 8 | midterm exam | |
| 9 | Popular culture and identity representations | |
| 10 | Cultural industry and cultural imperialism | |
| 11 | Popular culture and social institutions and disinformation | |
| 12 | Social transformation, lifestyles, technology and popular people | |
| 13 | Political communication and popular culture | |
| 14 | general review |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | |
| Course Resources | Gans, Herbert, Popüler Kültür ve Yüksek Kültür, Yapı Kredi yy Mutlu, Erol. Globelleşme, Popüler Kültür ve Medya, Ankara; Ütopya Yayınevi, 2005 Alemdar, Korkmaz., Erdoğan,Korkmaz. Popüler Kültür ve İletişim, Ankara; Ümit Yayıncılık, 1994 Karakoç, Enderhan, Medya ve Popüler Kültür Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım, Literaturk akademia yy |
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | X | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. | X | |||||
| 11 | Students will be able to learn about different areas of expertise in journalism | X | |||||
| 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. | X | |||||
| 15 | Students will be able to report and write the news by using perfect Turkish grammar. | ||||||
| # | Contribution of Course Learning Outcomes to Program Outcomes | PÇ 1 | PÇ 2 | PÇ 3 | PÇ 4 | PÇ 5 | PÇ 6 | PÇ 7 | PÇ 8 | PÇ 9 | PÇ 10 | PÇ 11 | PÇ 12 | PÇ 14 | PÇ 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain the relationship between media and popular culture. | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Social events and phenomena can be evaluated objectively. | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Explain the relationship between branches of science. | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5. Technological developments can explain the impact on culture and popular culture. |
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ödev | 20 |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 60 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 50 |
| 1. Final | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 8 | 9 | 72 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Assignment | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Performance Task (Workshop) | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 119 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 4.76 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 5 | ||