Theories of Interactive Media (JOU204) | GSÜ

Content

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.

Course 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

Weekly Contents

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

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	2	50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	50
Total	3	100

In-Term Studies
Activities	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
Total	2	50

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Will have effective written and oral communication skills in Turkish			X
2	Will have a thorough knowledge of at least two foreign languages			X
3	Will be informed about art and culture, human rights, social, professional and ethical values, law and legislation, quality standards, and will be aware of their responsibility on these subjects	X
4	Will have sufficient knowledge about social sciences, professions and sectors in communication and media, innovative and entrepreneurial practices				X
5	Will have the ability to use, in an effective and creative way, the techniques and tools and information technologies necessary for interactive and conventional media, in the context of health and safety in the workplace					X
6	Will have the ability to develop documentary and fictional content related to their field for interactive and conventional media; also the ability to produce and manage this content in group				X
7	Will have the theoretical knowledge and ability to carry out and share scientific work on communication environments and processes of interactive and conventional media and on the individual and social outcomes of the latter			X
8	Will have the knowledge of analysis and modelling techniques to analyse interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes					X
9	Will have the ability to question and critically analyse developments and problems concerning interactive and conventional media and the communication environments and processes, will be aware of the public interest, social responsibility and the environment, will be sensitive to contemporary world’s and Turkey's current problems; will develop a libertarian, democratic, constructive and problem-solving approach					X
10	They are familiar with the historical development processes of electronic, digital media and film; and the current developments in these fields					X
11	They learn sociological, cultural and aesthetic approaches in electronic, digital media and film			X

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	2	14	28
Working Hours out of Class	1	14	14
Assignments	0	0	0
Presentation	1	14	14
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	14	14
Project	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Other Applications	0	0	0
Final Examinations (including preparation)	1	24	24
Quiz	0	0	0
Term Paper/ Project	0	0	0
Portfolio Study	0	0	0
Reports	0	0	0
Learning Diary	0	0	0
Thesis/ Project	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Total Workload			94
Total Workload / 25			3.76
Credits ECTS			4