GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND MEDIA STUDIES/1350071
Course Title: POLITICAL ECONOMY AND MEDIA STUDIES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.Dr.Selda BULUT
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  selda@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
At the end of the course, the following knowledges will be acquired by the students: Basic concepts and main approaches of political economy,
Historical foundations of political economy, Forms of using of political economy in media and communication researches,
Interactions with other critical approaches and the debates convergence debates.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  What is Political Economy?
2. Week  The Concepts and Critiques of Classical Political Economy
3. Week  The Concepts of Critical Political Economy
4. Week  Political Economy of Media: Concepts and Approaches (1)
5. Week  Political Economy of Media: Concepts and Approaches (2)
6. Week  Production Process of Media: The Media Industry
7. Week  Production Process of Media: Working in The Media Industry
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Consumption Process of Media: The Theses of Information Society
10. Week  Distribution Process of Media: Democracy Debates and Policy
11. Week  Distribution Process of Media: Internet Journalism
12. Week  New Media and Alternative Media: The Inquiries and Pursuits on Journalism
13. Week  The Political Economy of Cultural Industries
14. Week  The Political Economy of Communication and Cultural Studies
15. Week  Convergence Debate
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Adam Smith, Ulusların Zenginliği, Alan yayıncılık, Ayşe Buğra, “Uluslararası Bilgi Toplumunda Bilginin Ekonomi Politiği”. Bilgi Toplumuna Geçiş: Sorunsallar/Görüşler, Yorumlar/Eleştiriler ve Tartışmalar. İlhan Tekeli vd. (der.) içinde. 85-98. TÜBA Yayınları, 2002 Barış Çakmur, Kültürel Üretimin Ekonomi Politiği: Kültürün Metalaşmasında Genel Eğilimler, Kİ, 1(2) yaz, 1998 D. Beybin Kejanlioğlu, İletişim Çalışmalarında Yöndeşme, Yeni Türkiye, yıl 2, sayı 12, 1519-1528, 1996 Erol Mutlu. (der.) Kitle İletişim Kuramları içinde, Ankara: Ütopya, 2005. Gülseren Adaklı, Türkiye’de Medya Endüstrisi, Ankara: Ütopya, 2006. Haluk Geray, İletişim ve Teknoloji: Uluslararası Birikim Düzeninde Yeni Hüseyin Köse , (2007) Alternatif Medya, İstanbul: Yirmidört Yayınevi. İrfan Erdoğan, “ Kitle İletişimi Örneğinde Marksist Siyasal Ekonomi Yaklaşımı Üzerine Bir Tartışma“, Praksis, Güz (4), s.276-313. 2001. John O’Neil, Piyasa: Etik Bilgi ve Politika, Ayrıntı, 2001 John Tomlinson, Kültürel Emp
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
0
 Assignment
1
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
10
3
30
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
4
3
12
 Reading
14
5
70
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
5
70
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
1
3
3
 Preparing Presentation
1
3
3
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
0
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
189
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.56
 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