COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDIA LITERACY (ELECTIVE)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKS 2001 MEDIA LITERACY (ELECTIVE) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Recreation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IPEK AYDIN

Offered to

Recreation

Course Objective

Gaining the ability to reach the right information by using internet and social media resources, get to know the power of internet and social media and being aware of the legal regulations and ethical principles on their use and their impact on society.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to recognize internet and social media resources.
2   Be able to reach the right information by using internet and social media resources.
3   Be able to know the legal and ethical arrangements for the use of internet and social media resources.
4   Be able to know the effects of the power of internet and social media resources on society.
5   Be able to follow the innovations about the internet and social media resources.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information literacy
2 Conscious use of the Internet and social media
3 The effects of social media on individuals
4 Information dissemination and misleading power; power of news dissemination; media and perception management
5 Legal rights and responsibilities for media and internet
6 Copyright, personality rights
7 Information privacy, privacy violation
8 Language use in the media
9 News value and quality analysis
10 Popular culture
11 Male and female roles in the media
12 Male and female roles in the media
13 Consumer culture and advertising
14 Consumer culture and advertising

Recomended or Required Reading

Inal, K. (2009). Medya Okuyazarlığı El Kitabı, Ütopya Yayınevi
Bilici, I. E. (2018). Medya Okuyazarlığı ve Eğitimi, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
Şimşek Cinman, M. ve Türkoğlu, N. (2016). Medya Okuryazarlığı, Pales Yayınları
KOLTAY, T. (2011). The Media and The Literacies: Media Literacy, Information Literacy, Di¬gital Literacy , Media Culture Society, 33(2) s.211-221.
POTTER, W. J. (2011). Media Literacy 5th edition, California: SAGE Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions and group studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Class participation, exams, homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The policies and rules regarding the course will be announced at the beginning of each semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Necat Hepkon Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi
Seferihisar

Office Hours

Meeting days vary according to the individual program prepared for each semester.
Students can reach the course coordinator on the day and time they want via e-mail.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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