Media Literacy

Course Code:

COMM 210

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

English

Course Coordinator:

Meltem Erinçmen KÂNOĞLU

Courses given by:

Meltem Erinçmen KÂNOĞLU

İlknur KALAY, PhD

Course Objectives:

This course aims to guide students with media, culture, digital culture contexts, to make them safe in the digital world of which we have created the rules of digital citizenship, to make them media and information literate. The course embraces multiple fields such as sociology, psychology, pedagogy, education with communication science targets that the students would make use of what they learn in their own areas.

Course Content:

This course consists of topics such as the types of communication devises, specification of the messages thye transmit, structure of media types, the process of target audience formation, creation of media texts, the question of commercial and cultural inquiry, creation of the message and its transmission process, types of communication, the process of communication, the steps of meaning generation, the steps of reading a message, the ways of effective communication, barriers to communication, rules of digital citizenship, digital and information literacy, ways to avoid digital bullying, violence, infodemi, tween, sexting and sextortion.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Presentation, C: Homework

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1)Studies media production and consumption processes.	1, 3, 5	1, 2, 3	C
2) Analyses media content.	5, 7	1, 2, 3	C
3)Describes effective communication, communication barriers, types, processes, types and processes of reading and understanding in the context of media.	1, 5, 6, 7	1, 2, 3	C
4)Studies digital literacy, information literacy and safety in context of digital citizenship.	5, 6, 7	1, 2, 3	C
5)Discusses media texts from the point of pedagogy and media literacy.	1, 5, 6, 7	1, 2, 3	C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Communication Science, Media Literacy, Society	Introduction
2	What is media?	Structure of media
3	Manipulation Power of Media	Reality and Simulation
4	Effective Communication	Types of communication, empathy, planning and feed back
5	Discourse in Media	Discourse, meaning generation
6	Violence in Media	Media and representation of violence
7	Digital Citizenship	Digital safety, rules and footprint
8	Mid-term
9	Information Literacy	İnfodemi, information literacy and information referencing steps
10	Media and Pedagogy	Content Analysis, mass, culture and perception
11	Moral Panic	Media manipulated response and “folk devil”
12	Meaning Generation	Understanding the world around us
13	Dangerous situations and safety	Sexting, sextortion and tween
14	Reading the Text - Rhetoric	Reading the visual and written texts
15	Media Literacy Discussion Topics	Media Analysis
16	Final

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Erinçmen Kanoğlu, M. (2018). What is Media? Çikolata Yayınevi.

Erinçmen Kanoğlu, M. (2020). What is Communication? Çikolata Yayınevi.

Erinçmen Kanoğlu, M. (2020). What is Digital Citizenship? Çikolata Yayınevi.

Additional Resources

Pungente, J. (n.d.). Canada's Key Concepts of Media Literacy. https://www.medialit.org/reading-room/canadas-key-concepts-media-literacy

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	-
Assignments	-
Exams	yulearn.yeditepe.edu.tr

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-term (Homework)	1	40
Final (Homework)	1	60
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		60
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		40
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Defines basic concepts, theories, methods, and domains of study specific to radio, television and cinema by associating them with the findings and theories of humanities and social sciences.					X
2	Demonstrates the responsibilities, effective participation, coordination, and planning skills essential for harmonious and efficient teamwork in the production processes relative to the radio, television and cinema fields.
3	Generates media products in accordance with professional standards in various narrative forms and genres specific to the field by synthesizing up-to-date knowledge and skills for expertise acquired through applied and theoretical courses.			X
4	Manifests professional knowledge and such skills as copywriting, image management, editing, sound design, producing and directing, media management in different fields of radio, television and cinema locally and globally.
5	Holds responsibility in broadcasting by integrating national and international rules of law that media professionals should pursue with professional ethical principles.				X
6	Comprehends the knowledge and skills related to institutional operation and management in the production and broadcasting processes of radio, television and cinema for the common interest.					X
7	Evaluates radio, television and cinema fields analytically and critically from their institutional structuring to products regarding a wide range of cultural, artistic, economic, and social relations.					X
8	Has the ability to collect visual, audio and written data, conduct research, evaluate, report and offer creative solutions in the fields of radio, television and cinema.
9	Develops original projects for radio, television and cinema by following new technologies, developments, and ideas in the fields of art, culture, and media at the national and global planes.

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	3	42
Mid-terms Project	1	15	15
Final Examination Project	1	20	20
Total Work Load			119
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4.7
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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