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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Communication Design
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
04371022 Mass Communication Theories 4 Autumn 7 3+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques Anlatım, problem çözme, tartışma
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites Yoktur
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Birol BÜYÜKDOĞAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Birol BÜYÜKDOĞAN C-Z26 [email protected] 7282 Wednesday
13:30 - 17:00
Course Content
İletişim alanındaki temel kuramları ve kuramcıları incelemek. 2. İletişim alanında temeli atan Amerikan geleneğinin iletişim çalışmaları üzerindeki etkisini saptamak. 3. Egemen olan paradigmaların ve kuramsal yaklaşımların bilim, eğitim ve toplumsal yaşamın diğer alanları üzerindeki etkilerini ortaya koyabilmek. 4. Kuram ve pratik arasındaki ilişkileri sentezleyebilmek. 5. Kuramların sosyal sorunlara ne gibi çözümler getirebileceğini ortaya koymak. 6. İletişim kuramları üzerinde tarih, sosyoloji, psikoloji gibi sosyal bilimlerin farklı alanlarının etkilerini ortaya koyarak, iletişimin disiplinlerarası niteliğini görünür kılmak. 7. İletişim kuramları ve toplumsal yapı arasındaki ilişkileri analiz etmek. 8. Anaakım yaklaşımlar içersindeki kuramsal yaklaşımların eleştirel bir okumasını yapabilmek
Objectives of the Course
To gain basic theoretical approaches in the field of mass communication
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P10 To reach, evaluate and interpret existing data on problems, changes and developments in all areas of communication; to collect new data if necessary, to develop solutions with the data obtained. 5
P11 To have sufficient interdisciplinary knowledge on social and cultural issues related to communication field and programs and the ability to use this knowledge in the areas covered by the program. 5
P17 To have knowledge and experience about the practices in business life; to have the ability to act with the awareness of entrepreneurial and innovative approach. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Knowledge: Knows the types of communication. P.10.1 1
O2 Knowledge: Knows the social and cultural issues involved in the field and its interdisciplinary use. P.11.1 1
O3 Knowledge: Knows entrepreneurial and innovative approaches about applications in the field. P.17.1 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Course Description
2 Subject, method, method.
3 Conceptual frame. Historical development of communication research
4 Communication Models I: Lasswell, Shannon & Weaver, Osgood & Schramm
5 Communication Models II: Newcomb, Festinger, Westley Mc Lean, Riley & Riley
6 Other theories and approaches: Uses and Satisfaction, Cultural Indicators and Seed Theory, Agenda Determination, Silence Spiral, Threshold Guard Model
7 Technological implications: H. Innis and M. McLuhan.
8 Mıdterm
9 Communication research and critical approaches
10 Modernism, postmodernism, poststructuralism and communication research
11 Types of communication
12 Communication, meaning and indicators.
13 New communication tools, globalization and information society.
14 General evaluation
Textbook or Material
Resources Ünsal Oskay, İletişimin ABC'si, Simavi Yayınları, İstanbul: 1994 Levent Yaylagül, Kitle İletişim Kuramları, Dipnot Yayınları, İstanbul:2006
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 30 (%)
Final Exam 1 70 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 3 42
Midterms 1 23 23
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 20 20
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 23 23
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 150
Total Work Load / 30 5
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P10 P11 P17
O1 Knowledge: Knows the types of communication. 4 - -
O2 Knowledge: Knows the social and cultural issues involved in the field and its interdisciplinary use. - 5 -
O3 Knowledge: Knows entrepreneurial and innovative approaches about applications in the field. - - 4