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Program of Film Design and Directing

FİLM314

DIJITAL MEDIA

Course Code
FİLM314
Semester
Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterSixth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Analyses how social relations and institutions are changing through digital media.
  2. Achieves the knowledge of examining the effects of digital media in different contextual frames.
  3. Will gain necessary knowledge about the communication theories, methods, strategies and techniques.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsINGL101: English I FİLM221: Visual Culture FİLM317: Digital Video Design
Course DescriptionSocial, economic and supervisory processes related with creativity in digital media, information and communication technologies will be covered. Widely used social communication in cyberspace and as an output of that social networks, the effects of virtuality of cyberspace on individuals and socializing dynamics will be analyzed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week What is media, the emergence of digital media
2nd Week Approaches and strategies for digital media
3rd Week Success stories and failed ventures
4th Week Concepts related to digital media
5th Week Digital media (visual culture, digital representation, social networking sites)
6th Week Digital media and (new) social movements
7th Week Digital media, youth, and consumer culture
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Digital media and ethics
10th Week Digital media and intellectual property
11th Week Digital media and visual culture
12th Week Digital media and health
13th Week Digital media and methodological questions
14th Week General Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingBİNARK, Mutlu and Barış KILIÇBAY. (2005) Internet, Society, Culture. Ankara: Epos Publications.
BURNETT, Ron. (2007) How Images Think? (Trans. Güçsal Pusar) Istanbul: Metis Publications.
CASTELLS, Manuel. (2005) The Rise of the Network Society: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture. Volume 1. (Trans. Ebru Kılıç) Istanbul: Bilgi University Press.
CASTELLS, Manuel. (2006) The Power of Identity: The Information Age:Economy, Society, and Culture. Volume 2. (Trans. Ebru Kılıç) Istanbul: Bilgi University Press.
CASTELLS, Manuel. (2007) The End of the Millennium: The InformatioAge: Economy, Society, and Culture. Volume 3. (Trans. Ebru Kılıç) Istanbul: Bilgi University Press.
TOPRAK, Ali et al. (2009) Social Sharing Network Facebook: "I See Therefore I Am!" Istanbul: Kalkedon Publications.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Attendance 1 20
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load156
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.2
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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