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Program of Radio, Television and Cinema

İLF424

COMMUNICATION LAW

Course Code
İLF424
Semester
Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study4
SemesterEighth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Will win communication practical and theoretical knowledge to understand the legal infrastructure.
  2. Will gain necessary knowledge about the communication law theories, methods, strategies and techniques.
  3. Will learn national, international, societal and intercultural dimensions of communication.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIt is aimed to teach the students the basic concepts, rules and institutions of communication law, the legal arrangements in the field of literary rights and the ways of seeking remedy. This course also will focus on the ethical dilemmas that media professionals face in today's media marketplace and how those dilemmas become entangled in legal cases.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Basic features and characteristics of the Law
2nd Week The basic features of mass communication law-I
3rd Week The basic features of mass communication law-II
4th Week Legal norms of hierarchy and the Turkish Law System
5th Week Basic elements of freedom of communication
6th Week Communications of the limits of legal intervention and TIB
7th Week The basic features of the press law
8th Week Answers and Correction Rights
9th Week Radio - TV - Cinema regime of legal regulations and Law: RTÜK
10th Week Copyright Legislation
11th Week Internet and legal infrastructure
12th Week International legislation regulating freedom of communication
13th Week Right to Information and Applications
14th Week General Evaluation.
Recommended or Required ReadingAdnan GÜRİZ, Hukuk Başlangıcı, Siyasal Kitabevi, 1999.

Necip BİLGE, Hukuk Başlangıcı, Turhan Kitabevi, 1999.

Ahmet ÇİFTÇİ, Radyo TV Hukuku, Gazi Üniv. Yay., 1999.

Nusret İlker ÇOLAK, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, Seçkin Yay., 2007.

Kayıhan İÇEL, Özel Yaşam, Medya ve Ceza Hukuku, Seçkin Yay., 2007.

Kayıhan İÇEL, Kitle İletişim Hukuku, Beta Yay., 2007.

Ömer GEDİK, Kitle İletişim Özgürlüğü, Seçkin Yay., 2008.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Attendance 1 10
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
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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