GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
POPULAR CULTURE/2360009
Course Title: POPULAR CULTURE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Associate Professor Betül Yarar
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/byarar
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   betulyarar@gazi.edu.tr, betyarar@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Gaining ability to read critically popular culture products
Learning popular culture approaches in historical context
Understanding social effects of popular culture
 -- 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  The definitions of popular culture
2. Week  The tradition of culture and civilization: Mathew Arnold and Leavisism
3. Week  The tradition of culture and civilization: Mass culture in USA
4. Week  Ferdinand Saussure and Claude Levi Strauss
5. Week  Structuralism: Althısser and Frankfırt School
6. Week  Marxizm: Gramsci
7. Week  Culturalism: Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Poststructuralist and Post Marxist Debates: Stuart Hall Post Structuralism: Discourse and power: Foucault
10. Week  Foucault on Discourse and Power
11. Week  Post Modernism: Lyotard ve Baudrillard
12. Week  Feminist Contribution to The Detabes on Populer Culture
13. Week  Debates on Popular Culture in Turkey: Arabesk
14. Week  Students presentations
15. Week  Students presentations
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Kapitalizm ve pop kültür, Ali AKAY Seçilmiş okumalar. Antonio Gramsci, Seçme Yazılar, Dİpnot yayınları. M. Foucault, Cinselliğin Tarihi, Ayrıntı Yayınları. Althusser, İdeoloji ve Devletin İdeolojik Aygıtları, İletişim Yayınları.
 -- 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
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
16
4
64
 Searching in Internet and Library
16
4
64
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
6
3
18
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
0
0
 Final and Studying for Final
0
0
0
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
194
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.76
 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 Public Relations and their cause-effect relationships.X
3Evaluates the expertise level theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge in the field of Public Relations.X
4Uses theory in the field of Public Relations, 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 Public Relations, by taking responsibility individually and in-group.X
7Determines a problem in the field of Public Relations.X
8Collects data about the research problem.X
9Draw conclusions from the data obtained.X
10Distinguishs basic approaches and methods in the field of Public Relations.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 Public Relations, and transfers them to academic studies.X
13Collects data related to the field of Public Relations and integrates them with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values.X
14Uses knowledge and skills which is acquired in the field of Public Relations to contribute academic and social knowledge.X