COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDIA LITERACY AND EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 1004 MEDIA LITERACY AND EDUCATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HASAN TÜRKER

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is teach the students about television, radio, print media, internet etc. to acquire the ability to reach, evaluate, and communicate the messages in the media and gain a critical perspective on the written, visual and audio media.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Realizes his / her things by recognizing the forms of communication.
2   Recognize the mass media.
3   Comprehend the evolution and influences of the media organs in the historical process.
4   Analyze the effects of media on individual and society.
5   Explains how messages (political, economic, cultural etc) given by media organs affect the society and the individual and how these effects are evaluated by the buyers from a critical point of view.
6   Learn the importance of media literacy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Media literacy program
2 Communication input; mass media
3 Television broadcasting in our country
4 Television, advertisements, print media, internet etc.The ability to reach, analyze, evaluate and communicate messages in the media.
5 Appropriate teaching skills for a critical point of view towards written, visual, auditory media
6 The effects of media and media on social, cultural and economic life
7 Critical reading of media and propaganda techniques
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Family and media
10 Children and media
11 Introduction of stimulant icons on TV
12 Recognizing magazines and their types
13 Information access on the Internet; Practice activities such as news reading, chatting, e-mail, distance learning, games
14 Information access on the Internet; Practice activities such as news reading, chatting, e-mail, distance learning, games
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Inal, K. (2009). Medya okuryazarlığı el kitabı. Ütopya Yayınevi.
Türkoğlu, N. (Ed.). (t.y.). Medya okuryazarlığı. Marmara Üniversitesi Iletişim Fakültesi Yayınları.
Işık, M. (2000). Iletişimden kitle iletişimine. Selçuk Üniversitesi Iletişim Fakültesi Yayınları.
Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı. (2008). Medya okuryazarlığı dersi öğretmen kılavuzu kitabı. Devlet Kitapları Müdürlüğü.
Türkoğlu, N., & Cinman Şimşek, M. (2007). Medya okuryazarlığı. Kalemus Yayınları.
Solak, A. (Ed.). (2007). Medya ve şiddet. Hegem Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Written, multiple choice test, homework-presentation

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at 70% of classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hturker@deu.edu.tr
HAY 406
Tel 3012300

Office Hours

Thursday 09.00-10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511
LO.613133

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