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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
SOS 277	TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION	2 + 0	3rd Semester	3,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	This course is designed to introduce students to the risks of technology addiction. The course aims to inform students about the effects of addictive technology such as smartphones and the internet at the biological, personal and social levels. Finally, The course ensures students aware of preventive mechanisms and ways of coping with technology addiction.
Course Content	Discussing The Concept of Addiction; Types of Addiction and Related Theories; The Addiction of Smartphone and Internet; Effects of Addiction on Personal and Social Life; The Technology Addiction and Everyday Life-Quality of Life Relationship; The Technology Addiction, Youth and Family; The Effects and Results of Technology-Internet Addiction; The Preventive Mechanisms and Ways of Coping with Technology Addiction; Digital Privacy and Cyber Security.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The student knows the theories and concepts related to addiction and technology addiction
2	The student recognizes subtypes of technology addiction such as smartphone addiction, internet addiction and social media addiction and knows the similarities and differences between them.
3	The student gains the ability to understand and analyze the effects of addictive technologies such as smartphones and the internet on biological, personal and social life.
4	The student becomes aware of various preventive mechanisms and ways of coping with technology addiction.
5	The student grasps the importance of digital privacy and cyber security concepts against technology addiction.

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	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	2	8	16
Mid-terms	1	11	11
Final examination	1	11	11
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	1	11	11
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			91 3,5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2021-2022 Fall	1	TÜRKAN ERDOĞAN

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
SOS 277	TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2021-2022 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. TÜRKAN ERDOĞAN	terdogan@pau.edu.tr		İTBF A0215	%

Goals		This course is designed to introduce students to the risks of technology addiction. The course aims to inform students about the effects of addictive technology such as smartphones and the internet at the biological, personal and social levels. Finally, The course ensures students aware of preventive mechanisms and ways of coping with technology addiction.
Content		Discussing The Concept of Addiction; Types of Addiction and Related Theories; The Addiction of Smartphone and Internet; Effects of Addiction on Personal and Social Life; The Technology Addiction and Everyday Life-Quality of Life Relationship; The Technology Addiction, Youth and Family; The Effects and Results of Technology-Internet Addiction; The Preventive Mechanisms and Ways of Coping with Technology Addiction; Digital Privacy and Cyber Security.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Information age, digitalization and technology
2	Different perspectives on technology Approaches of technological determinism
3	The birth and rise of machines: inquiries into technology
4	Technology and virtual networking Digital natives and immigrants
5	Individual and cyberpsychology in the virtual world
6	Symptoms of digital disease Technology and social change
7	Mİdterm Exam
8	The concept of addiction and technology addiction
9	Discussions on technology addiction Problems in cyberspace
10	Addiction of social media
11	Addiction of technology and youth Addiction of digital game
12	Effects of technology addiction on romantic relationships and family
13	Digital violence, cyberbullying and cybersecurity
14	Technology addiction during the pandemic period

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Küçükvardar, M. (2020). Teknoloji Bağımlılığı ve Dijital İstila. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.	Türkçe
Akkaş, İ. (2019). Teknoloji Bağımlılığı. Konya: Eğitim Yayınevi.	Türkçe
Hazar, Ç. M (2011). Sosyal medya bağımlılığı-bir alan çalışması. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, 0(32), 151-175. Erişim adresi:	Türkçe
Bayhan, V. (2013). Gençlik, Sosyal Medya ve İnternet Bağımlılığı, Düşünce Dünyasında Türkiz Siyaset ve Kültür Dergisi, 23, 61-80.	Türkçe
Karaca, M. (2007). Aileyi Tehdit Eden Yeni Bir Tehlike: Sanal İlişkiler. Humanities Sciences, 2 (3), 131-143.	Türkçe
Alikılıç, Ö. A., Alikılıç, İ. & Özer, A. (2019). Dijital Romantizm: Y Kuşağının Romantik İlişkilerinde Sosyal Medyanın Rolü Üzerine Bir Araştırma: Erciyes İletişim Dergisi, Uluslararası Dijital Çağda İletişim Sempozyumu Özel Sayısı, 57-80.	Türkçe
Özmen, Ş.Y. (2018). Dijital Şiddet, Siber Zorbalık ve Yeni Medya Okuryazarlığı Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme. Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 11, (61), 958-966.	Türkçe
Yılmaz, E., Ulus, H. & Gönen, S. (2015). Bilgi Toplumuna Geçiş ve Siber Güvenlik. Bilişim Teknolojileri Dergisi, 8 (3), 133-146.	Türkçe
Öztürk, A. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Bilişim Teknolojileri Bağımlılığı. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 7 (1), 195-219.	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

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

Prospective Student