GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

PUBLIC OPINION, DEMOCRACY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS/4360059

Course Title:	PUBLIC OPINION, DEMOCRACY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assist Prof. Sirel GÖLÖNÜ

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sirel

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

sirel@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Knows the concepts of public and democracy theories
relates media with democracy
can produce unique articles on the topics such as PR and democracy

-- 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 concept of Public and definitions
2. Week	Definition of democracy and history
3. Week	public opinion in PR
4. Week	PR models
5. Week	media and democracy
6. Week	Production of Consent and PR
7. Week	Discussion
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Relationship between public opinion and PR
10. Week	PR in democratic societies
11. Week	Effects of PR practices on public opinion
12. Week	PR and ethics
13. Week	Student presentations
14. Week	Student presentations
15. Week	General discussion
16. Week	Final

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

-- 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	0	0	0
Reading	14	4	56
Searching in Internet and Library	14	4	56
Designing and Applying Materials	0	0	0
Preparing Reports	0	0	0
Preparing Presentation	2	2	4
Presentation	14	1	14
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	2	2
Final and Studying for Final	1	2	2
Other	0	0	0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			176
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.04
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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