GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION/GAZ-311

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Nurettin Güz

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

nurguz@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Students will have knowledge about communication in the world and the period of communication.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Verbal, written and symbolic communication during the first peiod
2. Week	The effects of writing as a means of communication
3. Week	Books, libraries and communication
4. Week	Essays, books and library as means of social control
5. Week	Rome and the first newsletters as means of mass communication
6. Week	Developments in printing technology and printing
7. Week	The first periodicals and transition to newspapers
8. Week	Midterm Exam
9. Week	The development period of the first newspapers and 17th Century Europe
10. Week	Britain's political regime and his sophistication in the press
11. Week	The establishment of daily newspapers and restrictions imposed on media
12. Week	France and first newspapers
13. Week	The effects of industrialization and press
14. Week	Newspapers settlement to the agenda of the world in 19th and 20th Century
15. Week	Fast communication, transportation and technological development and the press
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Gordon Child: Tarihte Neler Oldu M. Nuri İnuğur: Basın ve Yayın Tarihi J.N. Jeanneney: Medya Tarihi

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	14	2	28
Searching in Internet and Library	14	1	14
Designing and Applying Materials	14	2	28
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation	1	3	3
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	3	3
Final and Studying for Final	1	3	3
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			121
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4.84
ECTS:			5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explains theories, methods, concepts and relationships between concepts about journalism field.					X
2	Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in journalism field.				X
3	Express the theoretical and practice-based knowledge about journalism field.				X
4	Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunication.					X
5	Develops the necessary experience in news gathering and writing.
6	Commentates media texts with a with a critical perspective.			X
7	Uses effectively information and communication technologies.	X
8	Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences for using it in the area of expertise.					X
9	Makes works in the field of journalism with taking responsibility individually and in groups.				X
10	Finds ways to access the knowledge in the field of journalism.					X
11	Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of journalism.				X
12	Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions regarding the problems to the relevant persons and institutions by supporting quantitative and qualitative data.				X
13	Acts with social responsibility and carry outs works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of journalism.				X
14	Uses competently the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of journalism.			X

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