GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEDIA LITERACY/İLET-572
Course Title: MEDIA LITERACY
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Kemal İnal
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/kinal
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  kinal@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students learn the mass media have an ideological and property structure
They become aware of operation and grammar of mass media
They become a conscious media literate
They know some theoreticians's views in this field
They understand importance of media literacy in creating a conscious media literate
They know media's culturel structure in detailed way
They learn the relationships between media and the political power
They know some functions of media
They develop alternative consciousness about media
They learn Turkey's experience in this field
 -- 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  Literacy concept
2. Week  Media literacy's outbreak, definition, and importance
3. Week  Media Literacy skills
4. Week  Principles of media literacy
5. Week  Media literacy experiences in some countries
6. Week  Midterm exam
7. Week  Some mainstream and critical approachs in media literacy,Critical Media Literacy
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Renee Hobbs: Seven Great Debates in media literacy
10. Week  Activism to be a media literate
11. Week  Media Literacy in Turkey
12. Week  Media literacy in universities
13. Week  Media Literacy in elemenatry and secondary schools
14. Week  General Evaluation and Discussion
15. Week  General Evaluation and Discussion
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  -Alvarado, Manuel., Gutch, Robin. ve Wollen, Tana. (1988). Learning the Media. An Introduction to Media, London: Macmillan Education. Binark, Mutlu. ve Gencel Bek, Mine. (2007). Eleştirel Medya Okuryazarlığı. Kuramsal Yaklaşımlar ve Uygulamalar, İstanbul: Kalkedon. İnal, Kemal. (2009). Medya Okuryazarlığı. Elkitabı, Ankara: Ütopya. Buckingham, D. (ed.) Watching Media Learning. Making Sense of Media Education, London: The Falmer Pres.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No need
 -- 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
4
2
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
3
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 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
5
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
76
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.04
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explains theories, methods, concepts and interconceptual relationships in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.X
2Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in Public Relations and Advertising.X
3Expresses the theoretical and practice-based knowledge in Public Relations and Advertising.X
4Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunication.X
5Develops the skills required for an efficient use of modern technique and tools necessary for communicational practices.X
6Analyzes media texts from a critical perspective.X
7Uses information and communication technologies effectively .X
8Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences in order to use it in the area of expertise.X
9Carries out studies in the field of public relations by taking responsibility in both individual and in team works.X
10Find ways to access information in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.X
11Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of Public Relations.X
12Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions on problems to relevant people or institutions by fostering these ideas and suggestions with qualitative and quantitative data.X
13Acts with social responsibility and carries out works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of Public Relations and ADvertising.X
14Uses the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of Public Relations and Advertising competentlyX