Theories of Interactive Media(JOU204)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOU204 | Theories of Interactive Media | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Dilruba ÇATALBAŞ dcatalbas@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective |
This course aims to explore concepts such as digitalisation, interactivity and convergence, which radically changed the nature as well as use of the media, and to examine, from a critical point of view, the implications of these concepts for the lives of individuals, interpersonal communication, society and social order. |
| Content | See Topics |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course students are expected to - Discuss the role of technology in the theories of media and communication; - Explain what concepts like digitalization, new media, interactivity and interactive media convey; - Understand current debates on the forms, products and systems of new media and their individual and social use and aesthetic. - Evaluate interactive media as a cultural form and practice. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Conference, oral presentation, group discussion, written expression |
| References |
Dilruba Çatalbaş Ürper (2011) Ağ toplumu Kimin Toplumu,Pazarlama İletişimi, Kış. Kerem Rızvanoğlu, (2011), Herkes için Web” mümkün mü?: Evrensel Kullanılabilirlik ve Tasarım, Pazarlama İletişimi, Kış. Donna Harraway (1985) "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century", Socialist Review. Frank Webster (2006) Theories of the Information Society, 3rd ed., Routledge: New York. Haluk Geray, İletişim ve Teknoloji, Ütopya Yayınevi, Ankara, 2003, ss. 7-27 Manovich, Lev (2001) The Language of New Media. Cambridge: MIT Press. Manuel Castells (2005) Ağ Toplumunun Yükselişi, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul. Manuel Castells (1996) La société en réseaux, L’ere de l’information, Fayard, Nicholas Negroponte (1996) Dijital Dünya, İstanbul: Türk Henkel Dergisi Yayınları. Nilüfer Timisi, Yeni İletişim Teknolojileri ve Demokrasi, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 2001, ss. 33-58. Van Dijk, Jan (2006) The Network Society, 2nd ed. London: Sage. Online sources: Alain Seban, « Médias traditionnels, nouveaux médias », http://www.ddm.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/rabat251004.pdf Edward J. Downes, Sally J. McMillan, Defining Interactivity, New Media and Society, 2000, Vol2(2):157-179. http://eduspaces.net/seducr/files/9787/23998/Downes.pdf |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Media and technology in the media theories |
| 3 | Paradigms of old media and new media |
| 4 | The concept of interactivity and interactive media |
| 5 | Human-computer interaction |
| 6 | User interface: Design, usability and ergonomy |
| 7 | Mid-term exam |
| 8 | Reality, virtual reality, simulated reality |
| 9 | Identity, representation and body in the cyberspace |
| 10 | Cybernetic organisms and cyborg theory |
| 11 | Surveillance and panopticon in the age of interactive media |
| 12 | Digital culture, digital literacy |
| 13 | Mobile communication, mobility, connection and sociality |
| 14 | New media art: Conceptual art, virtual art, performance and installation |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 2 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||