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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
SOS 3004	SOSCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜL ÖZATEŞLER ÜLKÜCAN

Offered to

Sociology (Evening)
Sociology

Course Objective

It aims to be able to analyze the communication techniques, researches and reflections on the daily field, which are effective in shaping today's societies by increasing their effects on social relations with the development of mass media.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To comprehend the field and working methods of sociology of communication
2	To learn different approaches and theories in communication studies
3	To gain a critical perspective in analyzing today's media industry
4	To comprehend the impact of technological developments in mass media on everyday life experiences

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Development of Communication Techniques
3	Communication and Public Space Debate
4	History of Communication and Communication Research - Overview
5	Mass Society and Stimulus-Response Mode
6	Class Work: Advertisements
7	Critical School, Persuasion and Propaganda
8	Midterm
9	Class Work: Television
10	A Critical View of Mass Culture: Culture Industry and Adorno
11	Class Work: Internet
12	Rereading Mass Culture: British Cultural Workers and Representation
13	Class Work: Cinema
14	Class Work: Music
15	General Evaluation
16	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Habermas, Jürgen (2001) Iletişimsel Eylem Kuramı, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul
Poe, Marshall T. (2014) Iletişim Tarihi: Konuşmanın Evriminden Internete Medya ve Toplum Istanbul, Islık Yayınları
Öztürk, Serdar (2005) `Osmanlı Imparatorluğu nda Kamusal Alanın Dinamikleri , Iletişim 21, s95-124
Williams, Raymond. 'Reklamcılık. Sihir Sistemi.' Kültür ve Materyalizm. Istanbul, Sel Yayıncılık, 2013, 199-227
Türkoğlu, Nurçay. 'Eleştirel Okul, Kitle Toplumu ve Kültürel Çalışmalar.' Iletişim Bilimlerinden Kültürel Çalışmalara Toplumsal Iletişim. Istanbul, Kalemus Yayınları, 2007,137-158
Adorno, Theodor. Kültür Endüstrisi: Kültür Yönetimi
Castells, Manuel. 'Dijital Ağlar ve Özerklik Kültürü.' Iletişim Gücü, Istanbul, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016, 1-29
Fiske, John. Iletişim Çalışmalarına Giriş. Pharmakon Yayınları, Ankara, 1996
Maigret, Eric. Internet ve Yeni Bilgi Teknolojileri. Medya ve Iletişim Sosyolojisi. Istanbul, Iletişim Yayınları, 2011, sf 327-348
Hall, Stuart (2017) Temsil. Kültürel Temsiller ve Anlamlandırma Uygulamaları. Pinhan Yayıncılık: Ankara
Diken, Bülent ve Laustsen, Carsten. Filmlerle Sosyoloji. Istanbul, Metis Yayınları, 2008, 19-40.
M. Meral Özbek. Arabesk Kültür: Bir Modernleşme ve Popüler Kimlik Örneği. Türkiye de Modernleşme ve Ulusal Kimlik. Sibel Özbudun&Reşat Kasaba (ed). Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, 1998, 168-188.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	PAR	PARTICIPATION
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + FIN * 0.30
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + RST * 0.30

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.ozatesler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Project Assignment	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	4						4
LO.2		4				4		5
LO.3		4			3				4
LO.4			3	4						3	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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