GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION/SOS315
Course Title: SOCIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist.Prof Aysel GÜNİNDİ ERSÖZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gazi.edu.tr/site/ayselersoz
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ayselersoz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to inform about communication models and To assess the hold knowledge, insight and skills through scientific methods.
To be aware of social, scientific and ethical values
To assess madia outcomes and to gain ability of critical thinking






 -- 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  Elements of communication and the communication process, the functioning
2. Week  Communication research, the history of academic units
3. Week  Communication theories, authoritarian, liberal theory
4. Week  Social responsibility theory, socialist theory
5. Week  Progressive, pluralistic theory
6. Week  Questioning of the theory and methods of mass communication, evaluation, critique
7. Week  Community and communication, mass communication, the effects of culture and society
8. Week  Relationship between mass communication and information society
9. Week  Uses and types of communication, planned communication, news media
10. Week  Midterm exam
11. Week  Mass communication and ethics, freedom, democracy
12. Week  Relationship between globalization and communication
13. Week  Television in the world and in Turkey
14. Week  communication technology
15. Week  The use of social purposes of communication technology, future developments
16. Week  Genaral evalaution of course
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  İletişim Sosyolojisine Başlangıç, Hayati Tüfekçioğlu,Der Yayınevi, İst.1997 Kurum Kültürü ve Örgütsel İletişim,Z. Beril Akıncı, İletişim Yayınları, İ
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Dıscussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- 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
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
3
4
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
3
2
6
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
6
6
 Final and Studying for Final
1
8
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
83
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.32
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1acquiring competence in the advanced sociological imagination and analyzing social realityX
2having the ability to comprehend social issues accurately, to discern their underlining multifactorial causes, to analyze and to propose sociological answersX
3having competence in the ability to analyze profoundly the socio-political conditions of 19th century and the double revolution period in which sociology emerged as a scientific disciplineX
4being closely acquainted with the prominent figures of the Classical Sociology with their works and the major sociological thoughtsX
5having the advanced competence in the analyzing the leading theorists of the 20th century and their influence in social theory in the progress of the sociologyX
6acquiring the critical thinking without being exposed to the contemporary sociological conceptualizing (ex. globalization, multiculturalism, identity, postmodernism) and the one-sided impacts of centers where these concepts are produced.X
7having the ability to evaluate the journey of sociology discipline in Turkey in terms of the prominent thinkers who made significant contributions in the disciplineX
8acquiring the qualified method knowledge that can be utilized in responding to practical problems and the effective use of computer programs (ex. SPSS) in this fieldX
9going beyond the theory/practice divide, having the skills in using both of the methods in the future worksX
10being closely acquainted with the related disciplines of sociology (ex. literature, art, culture, religion, economy etc.) and working with these disciplines to effectively use the sociological imaginationX
11having the capacity and flexibility which are needed to jointly use of sociology and other social sciences (history, philosophy, psychology, political science, literature, management etc) in an interdisciplinary approachX
12being equipped with required knowledge and skills that are sought in both public and private sectors. accordingly, having the proficiency in the use of foreign language computer in addition to having the basic knowledge of the sociology disciplineX