COURSE SYLLABUS

MEDIA LITERACY

1	Course Title:	MEDIA LITERACY
2	Course Code:	GKS0011
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. AHMET DARTAR
16	Course Lecturers:	--
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	ahmetdartar@uludag.edu.tr, (0 224) 294 26 62, Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Karacabey MYO Bilgisayar Programcılığı
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course aims to help pre-service teachers gain awareness about the position of the individual in front of the media, acquire the media literacy qualifications that the modern media consumer should have and develop a critical approach to media culture.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Within the scope of this course, teachers' candidate recognize and apply the Media Literacy course curriculum, the theoretical and conceptual foundations of the program, the knowledge, skills and competencies that the media literacy course provides to basic education students, and the teaching principles and methods used in media literacy education to achieve these goals.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Defines the concept of communication and relates communication to its social, economic and political dimensions.;;
2	Explain the relationship and interaction between communication age and cultural changes.;;
3	Comprehend the structure and functions of the media industry as the basic industry of the communication age;;
4	Understands the positive and negative effects of media on economy, political and social life, and culture.;;
5	Establishes a relationship between the effects of industrial culture and the new qualifications and literacy types that an individual should acquire.;;
6	Define different literacy types and understand the importance of media literacy;;
7	Explains and exemplifies the basic principles of media literacy.;;
8	Comprehend the basic competencies and skills required by media literacy;;
9	Briefly explains the history of media literacy and education in the world and in our country.;;
10	Makes sample media analysis and evaluation studies on news, advertisements, social media, movies and TV series.;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Orientation (Basic concepts, purpose, content, weekly plan and basic resources of the course)
2	Communication age
3	Culture industry
4	Media as a cultural industry production tool
5	Media types in the light of various theories
6	The economic-political and socio-cultural effects of the media
7	From freedom of the press to freedom of communication
8	New types of literacy as the premise of the cultural industry
9	Basic principles of media literacy
10	Media user control and media literacy competencies and skills
11	Historical context and media literacy education
12	Media Literacy Curriculum
13	Media analysis studies: News and advertisements
14	Media analysis studies: Movies, TV series and social media

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Abdurrahman Şahin, Eleştirel Medya Okuryazarlığı, Anı Yay. 2. Çağrı Alagözlü, Türkiye'de ve AB Ülkelerinde Medya Okuryazarlığı: Örnek İncelemeler, Pelikan Yay. 3. David Crowley, Paul Heyer, İletişim Tarihi: Teknoloji-Kültür-Toplum, Siyasal Kitabevi Yay. 4. Enderhan Karakoç, Medya ve Popüler Kültür: Eleştirel Bir Yaklaşım, Literatürk Academia Yay. 5. Erhan Arslan, Kitle İletişim Kuramları Çerçevesinde Medya ve Haber, Literatürk Academia Yay.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	A midterm and a final exam will be held to check the students' learning in the course.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High