COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LEMAN GIRESUNLU

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce various cyberculture related issues within the context of an American Studies / Culture Studies Perspective. For the purpose a variety of texts ( literary, theoretical, philosophical) will be studied thoughout the semester. An updated version of the syllabus will be available throughout the semester on DEU distance learning portal Sakai.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

example: David Bell, Barbara Kennedy,The Cybercultres Reader (2000)
Each semester's updated version of class syllabus should be located within the DEU distance learning education portal, Sakai

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. All selected teaching material, written and visual will be notified prior to class and made available at DEU distance learning portal, Sakai
2. In class lectures maybe inclusive of power point presentations; board use, and handouts. All course materials posted online tend to be regulary updated prior to, and following the completion of each, class.
3. Students maybe asked to prepare homeworks; research papers on course topics, and share presentations in classroom,
and or online teaching environments ( up to 30-35 class population).
Otherwise in class test exams may as well be administered.
4. All teaching material will be made available at DEU education portal for extended access throughout the semester.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exams: Throughout the semester two (2) exams will be administered.
1. Midterm: (%50)
Midterm maybe an essay type or in-class test exam: inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended
type questions; aiming to evaluate student understanding of acquired information.
2. Final: (%50)
Final exam will be in test form, inclusive of multiple choice, fill in the blanks, open ended type questions. This exam aims to test student understanding of acquired information.

Assessment Criteria

1. Exam questions evaluate acquired information related with course content.
2. In-class tests; essay type exams; research paper assignments allow for course content's evaluation.
3. Open ended and test questions evaluate definitions, cause and effect relationship in argumenation.
4. All exam questions cover topics studied throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is compulsory. Students are expected to attend classes prepared for discussions.
2. Evaluations in the form of paper assignments should follow the MLA style guide.
3. Late papers will be asessed by grade deduction.
4. Students held exempt from class attendance are expected to stay updated with current semester's course content.
5. Students should adhere with academic code of ethics.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Faculty of Letters

Office Hours

Fridays 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes