Theories of Communication(COM205)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM205 | Theories of Communication | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Merih ZILLIOĞLU mzillioglu@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The course aims to initiate students to the principal approaches and theories concerning essentially mass communication and to develop their knowledge and critical ability about facts and problems in that field. |
| Content |
1. Week: Modern society and mass communication 2. Week: Pioneers and Chicago School 3. Week: Advertorial, propaganda as facts of modern communication, the model stimulus-response and Laswell 4. Week: Cybernetic and “Information Theory” 5. Week: Functionalism and mass media 6. Week: Functionalism and “Uses and Gratifications” 7. Week: Midterm exam 8. Week: Approach historic and technologic: Innis 9. Week: Technological determinism: MacLuhan 10. Week: School of Frankfort 1: Instrumental raison and dissolution of the subject 11. Week: School of Frankfort 2: Culture and mass media 12. Week: Economy-politic approach 13. Week: Semiotics and cultural studies 14. Week: General evaluation |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
At the end of the course the student should, - Explain and compare the principal approaches and theories of mass communication, - Discriminate their convergences and divergences, - Know the socio-historical and ideological conditions of these approaches and theories, - Make the definition of the concepts developed and used for explaining the facts and problems of mass communication, - Observe, question and criticize mass mediatic messages and feed-backs to these messages, - Have an elementary base which could help him/her at following studies and researches. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
Paul Attalah, Théories de la Communication (Sens, sujets, savoirs) Paul Attalah, Théories de la Communication (Histoire, contexte, pouvoir) |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
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Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 0 | 0 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||