GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CHILD RIGHTS AND JOURNALISM PRACTICES/1350059
Course Title: CHILD RIGHTS AND JOURNALISM PRACTICES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ruhdan UZUN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ruhdanuzun
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ruhdanuzun@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students know the common mistakes on the representation of children in the media.
They can create child-friendly media contents.
 -- 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  Representation of children in news
2. Week  Representation of children in ads
3. Week  The effect of the media contents which include violence on children
4. Week  Children's Media Consumption
5. Week  Children in Conflict with the Law and the Media
6. Week  Media Literacy: Description, Current Status
7. Week  Media Literacy: Suggestions, Opinions of children about the lesson
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Child-Centered Media
10. Week  Child-Centered Media
11. Week  Examples of Ethics Violations
12. Week  Examples of Ethics Violations
13. Week  Positive Journalism Practices about Children
14. Week  Positive Journalism Practices about Children
15. Week  General Discussion
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  UNICEF (2007). Çocuk Hakları ve Gazetecilik Uygulamaları: Hak Temelli Perspektif, UNICEF-Dublin Teknoloji Enstitüsü. - Çocuk Hakları ve Gazetecilik Uygulamaları: Hak Temelli Perspektif, UNICEF - Bumin, Kürşat (1983). Batı’da Devlet ve Çocuk, İstanbul: Alan Yayıncılık - Postman, Neil (1995). Çocukluğun Yokoluşu, Ankara: İmge - Franklin, Bob (1993). Çocuk Hakları, İstanbul: Ayrıntı - Kitzinger, Jenny (2004). Framing Abuse: Media Influence and Public Understanding of Sexual Violence Against Children, Pluto Pres. - Feilitzen, C. ve Carlsson, U. (2003). Promote or Protect?: Perspectives on Media Literacy and Media Regulations, Nordicom, UNESCO Clearinghouse Yearbook. Yasemin Giritli İnceoğlu ve Nurdan Akıner (eds.) Medya ve Çocuk Rehberi, Konya: Eğitim Kitabebi Yayınları, 2008
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
1
30
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
1
14
 Reading
14
5
70
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
4
56
 Designing and Applying Materials
8
1
8
 Preparing Reports
1
2
2
 Preparing Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
5
5
 Final and Studying for Final
1
5
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Realises the interdisciplinary nature of communication science.X
2Defines fundamental issues related to the field of journalism and their cause-effect relationships.X
3Evaluates the expertise level theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge in the field of journalism.X
4Uses theory in the field of journalism, combining with quantitative and qualitative research methods, in advanced level.X
5Forms information about the field of journalism analytically and systematically.X
6Conducts a scientific study in the field of journalism, by taking responsibility individually and in-group.X
7Determines a problem in the field of journalism.X
8Collects data about the research problem.X
9Draw conclusions from the data obtained.X
10Distinguishs basic approaches and methods in the field of journalism.X
11Evaluates all available resources, by doing literature research in order to access information.X
12Evaluates current theoretical and methodological developments in the field of journalism, and transfers them to academic studies.X
13Collects data related to the field of journalism and integrates them with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values.X
14Uses knowledge and skills which is acquired in the field of journalism to contribute academic and social knowledge.X