PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
KAY 695	SOCIOLOGY OF NEW MEDIA STUDIES: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Doctorate Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	Sociology of New Media Studies: Theories and Concepts aims at providing a framework for understanding the effects of new media both on society and individuals from the view point of critical theories (i.e. cultural studies, political economy) and brings new questions to the agenda of the students.
Course Content	Nowadays new media (digital technologies) and new media environments are inseparable parts of our everyday lives. The effects of new media and the usage of new media are discussed by different disciplines from sociology to cultural studies, economics, as well as communication studies. Thus, the effects on both individuals and society of these new information technologies are widely disscussed from different perspectives. In this course content, the new media environments and their features will be determined and the basic concepts and the different theoretical perspectives to the new media related issues will be introduced.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	By the end of the course, students should be able to raise awareness about the current effects of new media on both society and individuals.
2	Students are expected to have abilities to discuss the effects of new media through the advanced concepts of new media theories and approaches.
3	Students are supposed to gain abilities to discuss these effects within the contextual framework by analysing historical, economic, political background

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	5	70
Final examination	1	57	57
Report / Project	1	60	60
Presentation (Student)	1	8	8
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2019-2020 Fall	1	NACİ KARKIN

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
KAY 695	SOCIOLOGY OF NEW MEDIA STUDIES: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2019-2020 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. NACİ KARKIN	nkirgin@pau.edu.tr		İİBF A0303	%

Goals		Sociology of New Media Studies: Theories and Concepts aims at providing a framework for understanding the effects of new media both on society and individuals from the view point of critical theories (i.e. cultural studies, political economy) and brings new questions to the agenda of the students.
Content		Nowadays new media (digital technologies) and new media environments are inseparable parts of our everyday lives. The effects of new media and the usage of new media are discussed by different disciplines from sociology to cultural studies, economics, as well as communication studies. Thus, the effects on both individuals and society of these new information technologies are widely disscussed from different perspectives. In this course content, the new media environments and their features will be determined and the basic concepts and the different theoretical perspectives to the new media related issues will be introduced.

Topics

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student