Information Package

Elementary Mathematics Education Program

GKE439

MEDIA LITERACY

Course Code
GKE439
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Will be able to know information literacy,
  2. Will be informed about the use of internet and social media and their effects on the individuals,
  3. Will be able to know the power of spreading and misleading knowledge,
  4. Will be able to have information about the strength of news dissemination & value of news and quality analysis,
  5. Will be able to recognize media and perception management
  6. Will be able to have knowledge about the legal rights and responsibilities for the media and the internet,
  7. Will be able to have knowledge about the copyright & personality right,
  8. Will be able to have knowledge about knowledge privacy & privacy violation,
  9. Will be able to have knowledge about the use of language in the media,
  10. Will be able to have knowledge about popular culture & the roles of women and men in the media,
  11. Will be able to have knowledge about consumer culture and advertising,
  12. Will be able to have knowledge about stereotyping in the media,
  13. Will be able to have knowledge and skills in media anaylsis.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course aims to enable students to observe the accuracy and validity of the information they come across by using the internet and social media consciously, being aware of their rights and being aware of their responsibilities, by addressing the evaluation of information from many aspects today. Students analyze the value of news by recognizing methods such as the power of dissemination and deception using the media, the roles of men and women, popular culture, advertising and consumer culture, and stereotyping, making sure that their copyright, personality right, information privacy and confidentiality violations are not used in such methods. can. In this way, they define information literacy and acquire this skill
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Information literacy
2nd Week Conscious use of the internet and social media
3rd Week The effects of social media on individuals
4th Week The power of information dissemination and misleading
5th Week Power of news dissemination & value analysis of news
6th Week Media and perception management
7th Week Legal rights and responsibilities for media and internet
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Copyright & Personality right
10th Week Information privacy & Privacy violation
11th Week Language use in the media
12th Week Popular culture & men's and women's roles
13th Week Consumer culture and advertising/Stereotyping in the media
14th Week Digital media-project presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingAçık Ders Kaynakları
-- Medya Okuryazarlığı ve Eğitimi (2019)Editörler: Erol KOÇOĞLU Özkan AKMAN, PEGEM
-- Eleştirel Medya Okuryazarlığı Kuramsal Yaklaşımlar ve Uygulamalar (2011) Mutlu Binark, Mine Gencel Bek, Kalkedon yayınları
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Other
  • Project
  • Case Study
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 2 25
Quiz 1 25
Project 1 30
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 4 4 16
Individual or group work 10 3 30
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 13 2 26
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation) 7 2 14
Final exam
Homework 16 2 32
Total Work Load119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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