GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEDIA LITERACY/GKS111
Course Title: MEDIA LITERACY
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 3 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
1Explain the physics concepts, laws and theories by considering relationships between them.
2Establish relationships between physics, philosophy, mathematics and other branches of science.
3Design appropriate experiments and use laboratory materials in an effective manner.
4Use scientific methods when solving physics problems.
5Know the learning-teaching and the assessment-evaluation approaches.X
6Consider emerging needs of students depending on their individual differences to ensure active participation.X
7Develop appropriate strategies to reduce students’ learning difficulties and misconceptions.X
8Value continuity in personal and professional development and lifelong learning.X
9Develop a positive attitude and value towards his/her profession and environment.X
10Be sensitive towards national and universal significances given in the Basic Law of National Education.X
11Use appropriate technological learning environments and products at learning environment.X
12Use different, valid and reliable information sources in order to achieve scientific knowledge.X
13Analyze the relationships between physics, environment, society and technology.X
14Analyze the working principle of technological tools which are working according to the principles of the laws of physics.
15Know how to use the different physics and physics education software and simulation programs.
16Use information and communication skills effectively in the teaching process.X
17Be able to develop materials related to physics or use available materials by selecting the most appropriate ones.
18Use appropriate teaching-learning and measurement-evaluation approaches at physical education.
19Use laboratory approaches effectively and safely.
20Follow secondary school physics curriculum effectively.
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