GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEDIATION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DEMOCRACY THROUGH MEDIA:CRITICAL APPROACHES/5360075
Course Title: MEDIATION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND DEMOCRACY THROUGH MEDIA:CRITICAL APPROACHES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assit. Prof. Dr. Esra İlkay İşler
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.ilet.gazi.edu.tr/index.php?esra_ilkay_isler
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  esra.isler@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
At the end of the course, the student establishes relations between people and democracy.
Develop their ability to analyze critical approaches.
 -- 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  Democracy
2. Week  The Theory of Traditional Democracy: Aristotle and Politics
3. Week  Inconsistencies of the pluralist democracy: Dalh, Linz et al
4. Week  Critical Perspectives on the Axis of Democracy
5. Week  Democracy and Citizenship: Participation and Public Benefit
6. Week   Invention of printmaker: "Democracy" introduction and folk
7. Week  Democracy on the Theory of Critical Media Theories
8. Week  Mid-term
9. Week  Democratic Barriers: Monopoly, Cartel, Concentration, Deregulation
10. Week  Media Ownership and Democracy: power, control, censorship
11. Week  Democracy and Information / Information: Presentation, distribution and use of information with the PPA
12. Week  Democracy Illusions in the Media
13. Week  Digital Media and Democracy
14. Week  Social Media and Participatory Democracy
15. Week  Media and democracy paradox / conflict with historical and contemporary examples Examples of media and democracy paradox / conflict in Turkey
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  ARENDT, Hannah “ Özgürlük Nedir?” Geçmişle Gelecek Arasında, İstanbul, İletişim, 2012, (4. Baskı), s. 195-233. TILLY, Charles, Demokrasi, Ankara: Phoenix, (2. Baskı), 2014, (s. 13-50) DAHL, Robert, Demokrasi Üzerine, Ankara: Phoenix, 2015 (3. Baskı) (s. 15-34; 45-72) USLU, Ateş, “Demokrasi”, Siyaset Bilimi (Der.G. Atılgan,A. Aytekin) içinde, İstanbul: Yordam Kitap, 2014. (s. 137-151) DIZEREGA, Gus, Persuasion, Power and Polity: a theory of democratic self-organization. New Jersey, Hampton Press, 2000. (sf: 13-50) SCHMITTER, Phlippe -Terry L. Karl, “What democracy is.. and is not”, Journal of Democracy, 2/3 (Summer 1991) DAHL, Robert, Demokrasi Üzerine, Ankara: Phoenix, 2015 (3. Baskı), (s. 73-93; 117-134 ) LINZ, Juan J. , The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Crisis, Breakdown and Reequilibration. An Introduction DIZEREGA, Gus, Persuasion, Power and Polity: a theory of democratic self-organization. New Jersey, Hampton Press, 2000. (sf: 133-1
 -- 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
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
0
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
3
0
 Preparing Presentation
8
3
24
 Presentation
8
3
24
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
3
6
 Final and Studying for Final
2
3
6
 Other
14
3
42
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X