GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION I/RTS-511
Course Title: THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION I
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkısh
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Gülcan SEÇKİN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/g.seckin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gcansn@gmail.com, g.seckin@gazi.edu.tr, gulcanseckin@hotmail.com, gcansn@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The media students'll have learnt mass media theories, and how to conceive historical conditions of these approaches.
The students learn about the field of theories that it is site of meeting the different disciplines.
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 -- 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   The object of this course. Importance of theory,methodology and epistemology.
2. Week   Old theories or first communication models/effects studies in U.S.A
3. Week   The studies, and effects of researchers coming from traditions of natural science, social science, humanities science...
4. Week   The effects of positivist's search on first model of communications.
5. Week   The positivist researchers prefers emprical research on the model of the physical sicences, trust guantitative methods...
6. Week   The effects of empiricist behaviourist tradition in the media and communication studies.
7. Week   The introduction of behaviourism into media research. Four kind of media effects indentified by Katz and Lazarfeld.
8. Week  midterm exam
9. Week   Lazarfeld refined survey methods, hypothesis testing in communication studies.
10. Week   Harold Laswell's contributions to the field of communication and critics on his approach.
11. Week   In the end of the 50's, crisis of mass media studies..looking for new perspectives, without avoding having contact with behaviourist approach.
12. Week   New era, new perspectives on effects matters. New order in 60's. The relation between new communication technologies and development.Techno.determin
13. Week   ---
14. Week  ---
15. Week  Lazarsfeld's studies based on the effects tradition of audience research, and efforts to apply scientific methods and approach of structural-functio
16. Week  final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
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 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
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 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
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 -- 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
0
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
2
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
7
2
14
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
4
12
 Final and Studying for Final
4
4
16
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
140
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.6
 ECTS: 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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3
4
5
1Explains theories, methods, concepts and relationships between concepts about radio television and cinema field.X
2Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in radio television and cinema field.X
3Express the theoretical and practice-based knowledge about radio television and cinema field.X
4Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunicationX
5Uses shot, production and post production in an effective way in the field of radio television and cinema.X
6Commentates media texts with a with a critical perspective.X
7Uses effectively information and communication technologies.X
8Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences for using it in the area of expertiseX
9Makes works in the field of radio television and cinema with taking responsibility individually and in groupsX
10Find ways to access the knowledge in the field of radio television and cinema.X
11Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of radio television and cinema.X
12Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions regarding the problems to the relevant persons and institutions by supporting quantitative and qualitative data.X
13Acts with social responsibility and carry outs works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of radio television and cinema.X
14Uses competently the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of radio television and cinema.X