GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Media Literacy/GKS111
Course Title: Media Literacy
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Recognize the concept of media literacy and recognize the importance of perceiving and analyzing media messages
Analyze the quality of television as an effective mass communication tool to guide individuals and society. Interprets television viewing habits and their results with research
Recognizes the negative effects and features as well as the positive features of the Internet
Knows the legal rights and responsibilities of media and internet

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course will only face-to-face training.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Media literacy and its importance
2. Week  Mass media and communication process
3. Week  Communication Types and Models
4. Week  Communication Theories and rules
5. Week  Media concept and society
6. Week  Media, Politics, Propaganda
7. Week  Midterm exams
8. Week  Television, television broadcasting and television history in Turkey
9. Week  Negative effects of television, TV program analysis, stimulating icons
10. Week  Television and Consumption
11. Week  IT law
12. Week  Protection of personal data
13. Week  Right to be forgotten
14. Week  Male and female roles in the media
15. Week  Social Media Literacy
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
5
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
0
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
5
4
20
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
6
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
84
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.36
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduates have notions, knowledges, abilities and values of history and education of history. Explain theories, models, principles and generalisations of the science of history and explains the events, phenomenons, processes and the main principles of history in the light of generalisations.
2Graduates use hypothetical and operative knowledges in the field of science of history and education to produce solutions for educational problemsX
3Graduates develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning.X
4Graduates comprehend the aim, content, method and assessment dimensions of history educationX
5Graduates scientifically analyse and evaluate the notions and the ideas of teaching and the technology of education. Identifies, analyse and argue the problems and subjects and develop suggestions according to scientific evidence and proof.X
6Graduates can organize the teaching and learning atmosphere in accordance with students’ personal development properties (physical, affective, cognitive and psycho-motor).X
7Graduates share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals and non-professionals by the support of qualitative and quantitative dataX
8Graduates know and use the historical method. Graduates acquire critical thinking and empathy skills open to interpretation issues in history.X
9Graduates can edit activities for the social environment with social responsibility and can apply themX
10Graduates plan and implement teaching-learning process according to the characteristics of gains of history education.X
11Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, worker s health and security.X
12Graduates can associate the topics covered in history education with Ataturk s Principles and Reforms.X
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