Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to provide students with general knowledge, skills and affective characteristics about health and science.
Course Content:
This course includes understanding the effects of health and science on journalism and discussing with examples.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Exam, C: Assignment
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1- He / She defines the concepts of health and science. | 1,3,5 | 1,2 | A, C |
| 2- He / She analyses the relations of health and science with some fields such as psychology, law, media, economics. | 3,4,5 | 1,2 | A, C |
| 3- He / She expresses how the media evaluates current health and science news. | 2,5,8 | 1,2 | A, C |
| 4- He / She interprets examples of national and international professional health news. | 5,6,8 | 1,2 | A, C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Health news |
Nutbeam D. (1998). Health promotion glossary. Health Promotion International, 13(4): 349-
364 |
| 2 | Health correspondents | COLEMAN, R., THORSON, E., WİLKİNS, L. (2011). “Testing The Effect of Framing and Sourcing in Health News Stories”, Journal of Health Communication, 16: 941-954 |
| 3 | Sponsored health pages | ERSOY, Verda.; GÜLER, Mustafa. Ve GİRİTLİOĞLU, Hakan. (2008). Sağlık Hizmeti Sunumunda Reklam ve Tanıtım. Ankara: Türk Tabipleri Birliği Yayınları. |
| 4 | Sponsored Health programs | ERSOY, V.; GÜLER, M. ve GİRİTLİOĞLU, H. (2008). Sağlık Hizmeti Sunumunda Reklam ve Tanıtım. Ankara: Türk Tabipleri Birliği Yayınları. |
| 5 | Information sources of health news | KOLOĞLU, O. (1997). Halka Doğru Bilim: Türkiye’de Bilim Gazeteciliği. İstanbul: Türk Bilim Tarihi Kurumu. |
| 6 | Public view of health news | ÇINARLI İnci (2008), Sağlık İletişimi ve Medya, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım |
| 7 | Health journalism |
Eichler K, Wieser S, Brugger U. (2009). The costs of limited health literacy: A systematic
review. Int J Public Health, 54(5): 313–324. |
| 8 | MID-TERM | |
| 9 | Language Used in Health Journalism | KOLOĞLU, Orhan. (1997). Halka Doğru Bilim: Türkiye’de Bilim Gazeteciliği. İstanbul: Türk Bilim Tarihi Kurumu |
| 10 | Health news writing |
Peerson A. and Saunders M. (2009). Health Literacy Revisited: What Do We
Mean and Why Does it Matter? Health Promotion International, (2009) 24(3): 285-296. |
| 11 | Health Awareness and Media | ERİNÇ, O. (1999). Sağlık Bilinci ve Medya. TÜBİTAK, TTB ve ESAM tarafından organize edilen 18-20 Haziran 1999 Kumburgaz İstanbul toplantısı kitabı. İstanbul: TÜBİTAK, TTB, ESAM. |
| 12 | Supervision of health journalism | SEZGİN Deniz (2010), Sağlık İletişimi Paradigmaları ve Türkiye: Medyada Sağlık Haberlerinin Analizi, Doktora Tezi, Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü |
| 13 | Health Communication | OKAY Ayla (2012), Sağlık İletişimi, İstanbul: Derin Yayınları |
| 14 | Health News and Social Media | KUMBASAR Banu (2012). Sağlık İletişiminde Mesaj Tasarlamada Kültürel Faktörlerin Rolü, Doktora Tezi, İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü |
| 15 | Future of the health news |
Abel T. (2007). Cultural Capital in Health Promotion. In Health and Modernity: The Role of
Theory in Health Promotion. Eds: McQueen, DV, Kickbusch I, Springer, New York. p. 43-73 |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | OKAY Ayla (2012), Sağlık İletişimi, İstanbul: Derin Yayınları KOLOĞLU, O. (1997). Halka Doğru Bilim: Türkiye’de Bilim Gazeteciliği. İstanbul: Türk Bilim Tarihi Kurumu LARSON, J.S. (1999). “The Conceptualization of Health”, Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 56, No:2,123-136. |
| Additional Resources |
KREPS, G.L. vd. (1998). “The History and Development of The Field of Health
Communication”, Health Communication Research: A Guide to Developments and Directions, L.D. Jackson ve B.K. Duffy(der.) içinde. USA: Greenwood Press, s.1-15 |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Academic articles on health news and health communication |
| Assignments | Analysis of health news |
| Exams | Midterm exam, Final exam |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 100 |
| Quizzes | - | - |
| Assignment | - | - |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 60 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Elective Course |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | He/ She defines the basic concepts, principles and theoretical approaches of communication. | X | ||||
| 2 | He/ She defines the profession of journalism; demonstrate the ability to use, process and disseminate research and knowledge related to that field. | X | ||||
| 3 | He/ She gains knowledge about interdisciplinary issues and in the light of this information, he/she interprets the social effects and functions of mass media. | X | ||||
| 4 | He/ She discusses new concepts and approaches in the media. He/ She interprets these concepts by linking with the profession of journalism at national and international dimensions. | X | ||||
| 5 | He/ She establishes the connection between the profession of journalism and society, political, legal, cultural, historical and economic development; and analysis the power and states significance of the journalism in contemporary societies. | X | ||||
| 6 | He/ She Interpret the historical development process of media, gain the ability to explain the effects of media on historical events and facts. | X | ||||
| 7 | He/ She applies the texts and images to different media by using the technical and theoretical discipline acquired in the journalism field. | |||||
| 8 | He/ She debates the organizational, legal and financial structure of media organizations and interprets the media within the framework of legal and ethical codes. | X | ||||
| 9 | He/ She relates new communication technologies with journalistic practice and applies written and visual content suitable for digital media. | |||||
| 10 | He/ She deals with researching methodology and data generation methods in the field; prepares scientific papers with his/her information on this discipline. | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Work Load | 116 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 4,64 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | ||
None