COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHILDREN AND MEDIA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ECE 5005 CHILDREN AND MEDIA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜZIN ÖZYILMAZ

Offered to

PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The concepts of 'child' and 'childhood' as social fiction, factors that prevent children's rights and realization, children's image in the media, media's effects on children, children's participation in the media, guiding principles in working with children and ethical principles related to children and the media.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Be able to critically read media products on the basis of children's rights
2   2. Be able to diagnose patterns of punishment for children in the media
3   3. Be able to see the problems associated with child-directed influences in media.
4   4. Identify ways children participate in the media and diagnose current problems
5   5. Be able to explain the effect of media in the development of preschool child

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Meeting, explanation about the process of the course, media concept
2 Media theories
3 Media and child rights
4 Influence of the media on the child's development
5 Children in the media
6 Role of family and school in accessing the media
7 Media and violence
8 Course overview, evaluation and midterm examination
9 Media and bullying, cyber bullying
10 Participation of children in the media
11 Effects on cartoons and child development
12 Digital games and children
13 Ads and children
14 Correct use of media
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Çocuklar Için ve Çocuklarla Birlikte Avrupa Inşası, Avrupa Konseyi 2009-2011 Çocuk Hakları Stratejisi, çev. Hatice Çolak Yentürk.
Hodgkin, R., Newell, P. (1998). Çocuk Haklarına Dair Sözleşme (Uygulama El Kitabı), Ankara: Unicef Yayını.
Lemish, D., Kolucki, B. (2013). Medya ve Erken Çocukluk Gelişimi. I. Türkiye Çocuk ve Medya Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı 2, Istanbul: Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları.
Montgomery, K. C. ( 2013 ). I. Türkiye Çocuk ve Medya Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı 2, Istanbul: Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları.
Piotrıowkki, J.T., Vossen, G.M., Helen-Valkenburg, P.M. ( 2013 ) Medya ve Çocuk Gelişimi. I. Türkiye Çocuk ve Medya Kongresi Bildiriler Kitabı 2, Istanbul: Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları.
Postman, N. ( 1995 ). Çocukluğun Yok oluşu, çev. Kemal Inal, Ankara: Imge Kitabevi.
Akçalı, I. SS. (2015). Çocuk ve Medya . Ankara. Nobel Yayıncılık .
Giritlioğlu Ince Y. ve Akıner N. (2008) "Medya ve Çocuk Rehberi" .

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Presentation, Demonstration, Discussion, Question-Answer, Case-Study, Cooperative Learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of students' midterm, homework presentation and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Its required to join to %70 of courses
The Instructor hides to get various exercises done via individual and cooperation in the planned education and training period

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

guzin.ozyilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 12.00-13.30 at room HAY Z-2

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2422452
LO.3422452
LO.4422452
LO.5422452

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