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Program of Visual Communication Design

GİT122

COMMUNICATION PHILOSOPHY

Course Code
GİT122
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Know the basic philosophical theories and theorists who have shaped the history of communication with communication studies,
  2. Can establish a connection between the act of communication and thought systems,
  3. Can epistemologically justify and question any communication design, ensure consistency in their designs.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe aim of this course, in which the thinkers and thoughts that shape the field of communication will be discussed; To teach the philosophical foundations of the act of communication, which can be described as the relationship that people establish with the world, and thus to acquire the ability to interpret communicative facts and events.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Meeting and General Information on the Operation of the Course. Introduction to the Communication Philosophy and Discussion of Marx's Antecedents.
2nd Week What is ideology? Karl Marx and Marxist Media Theory.
3rd Week Louis P. Althusser and Ideological Devices of the State.
4th Week Antonio Gramsci and The Concept of Hegemony. Discussion of Critical and Cultural Studies.
5th Week Frankfurt School and the Cultural Industry.
6th Week Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno. Meta Culture, Alienation and Art Criticism.
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Walter Benjamin. Discussion on Phantasmagoria and Exchange Value.
9th Week Herbert Marcuse and One Size Atomized Individual.
10th Week Max Weber. The Protestant Ethic and Capitalism.
11th Week Jürgen Habermas. Public Domain and The Theory of Communicative Action.
12th Week Veblen, Simmel ve Sombart. Hedonism and Consumer Society Debates.
13th Week Berger and Luckmann. Reality as a Construction Debates.
14th Week Final
Recommended or Required ReadingMandatory Reading List:
- Within the scope of the course, articles on related topics will be shared every week.

Reccomended Resources:

- Frankfurt Okulu, Sezgin Kızılçelik, Anı Yayınları.
- Kültürel Kuram, Philip Smith, Babil Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Attendance 1 10
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 4 4
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 4 4
Homework 4 3 12
Total Work Load90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3
K1 X
K2 X
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X
K7 X X
K8 X
K9 X
K10 X X X
K11 X
K12 X X X
K13 X
K14 X
K15 X
K16 X
K17 X X
K18 X X
K19 X