GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEDIA AND CHILD/1360051
Course Title: MEDIA AND CHILD
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst. Prof. Gülsüm Gülnaz Gültekin
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gulsumg
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   gulsumg@gazi.edu.tr, gulsumgulnaz@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students learn various effects of mass media on children
They learn media's language for children
They learn relationships between children and advertisements
They explain manipulative nature of mass media on children
They learn how children are reprsented on the media
They learn some violation of rights about children
They examine the production and distribution of media for child and adolescent audiences, including television, film, games and the internet.
They do studies on the role of digital and mobile media in family life, childhood, and youth 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  Introduction Children and media, youth and media, media and family life
2. Week  Childhood consumption in the media
3. Week   Legal Structures about children in Turkey in terms of media
4. Week  Rol models on the media
5. Week  Media, children and violence The effect of violonce on the media to children
6. Week   Media representation and children Child Image on the media
7. Week   Media and Street Children
8. Week   Children, traditional media,new media and education
9. Week   Children and Advertisements
10. Week   Children, Media and Consumption
11. Week   War, Media and Children
12. Week   Research Project Presentations
13. Week   Research Project Presentations
14. Week  Research Project Presentations
15. Week  General discussion
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Yasemin Giritli İnceoğlu ve Nurdan Akıner (eds.) Medya ve Çocuk Rehberi, Konya: Eğitim Kitabebi Yayınları, 2008 http://www.byegm.gov.tr/turkce/cocukvemedya
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer,Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
1
10
 Projects
1
10
 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
14
4
56
 Searching in Internet and Library
11
4
44
 Designing and Applying Materials
4
3
12
 Preparing Reports
4
2
8
 Preparing Presentation
2
3
6
 Presentation
10
1
10
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
3
6
 Final and Studying for Final
2
3
6
 Other
0
0
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 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