GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA/1350067
Course Title: INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Dr. Umur Işık
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  umur@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will learn about Internet communication & advantages, disadvantages of traditional communication
Students will have knowledge about social media applications.
Students will gain the ability of presenting a project for the area.
 -- 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  History of the Internet
2. Week  Features of Internet communication
3. Week  Traditional communication versus Internet communication
4. Week  History and periods of online journalism
5. Week  Web 2.0 era practices and effects on the Internet
6. Week  Web / Blog journalism/ Participatory journalism/ Civic / citizen journalism
7. Week  Social Media and The effects of social media internet communications
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Overall assessment and project sharing
10. Week  Project presentation / discussion
11. Week  Project presentation / discussion
12. Week  Project presentation / discussion
13. Week  Project presentation / discussion
14. Week  Project presentation / discussion
15. Week  Project presentation / discussion
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Yeni Medya Çalışmaları, Der. Mutlu Binark, Dipnot, 2007. İnternet ve Sosyal Medya Araştırmaları El Kitabı, Ray Poynter,2012
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture,Question & Answer
 -- 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
2
3
6
 Reading
6
4
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
3
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
4
6
24
 Preparing Presentation
4
6
24
 Presentation
3
9
27
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
5
15
 Final and Studying for Final
3
5
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
192
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.68
 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