ECTS - Globalization and International Communication
Globalization and International Communication (PR428) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Globalization and International Communication | PR428 | Area Elective | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course seeks to cover ther nature of production, distribution, and reception of media forms in international arena. Our focus will be on describing and understanding as fully as possible what is happening and why in international communication. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | What globalization and international communication are, what forces are driving them, and what we can or want to do about it. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introductions and Overview | |
| 2 | Cultural imperialism vs. active audiences | Herbert Schiller, “Not Yet the Post-Imperialist Era,” Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 8 (1991): 13-28. |
| 3 | McDonaldization | George Ritzer, The McDonaldization of Society (Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2011), especially mch. 1, pp. 1-22. |
| 4 | McDonaldization | George Ritzer, The McDonaldization of Society (Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2011), some related pages. |
| 5 | Starbuckization / De-McDonaldization? | Ritzer, McDonaldization, chs. 7, 8, and 10 (pp. 143-188, and 215-239) |
| 6 | Global public sphere | *Peter Dahlgren, “The Public Sphere and the Net.” In W.L. Bennett and R.M. Entman, eds., Mediated Politics (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, (2001), pp. 33-55. *Sonia Serra, “The killing of Brazilian street children and the rise of the international public sphere.” In J. urran, ed., Media Organisations in Society (London: Arnold, 2000), pp. 151-171. |
| 7 | Midterm exam | |
| 8 | Global network society | Manuel Castells, “Communication, Power and Counter-Power in the Network Society.” International Journal of Communication 1 (2007): 238-266. |
| 9 | Enduring differences: Clash of Civilizations | *Samuel P. Huntington, “The Clash of Civilizations?” Foreign Affairs 72, 3 (1993): 22-49. *Fouad Ajami, “The Summoning.” Foreign Affairs 72, 4 (1993): 2-9. *Kishore Mahbubani, “The Dangers of Decadence: What the Rest Can Teach the West,” Foreign Affairs 72, 4 (1993): 10-14. *Edward Said, “The Clash of Ignorance,” The Nation, October 4, 2001. |
| 10 | Regionalization and U.S. decline | *Joseph D. Straubhaar, “Distinguishing the global, regional and national levels of world television.” In A. Sreberny-Mohammadi et al., eds., Media in Global Context (London: Arnold, 1997). |
| 11 | Dominant Flows and Contra-Flows: Telenovelas | *Daniël Biltereyst and Philippe Meers, “The international telenovela debate and the contra-flow argument: a reappraisal,” Media, Culture & Society 22 (2000): 393-413. |
| 12 | Western models of news media | *James Curran, Shanto Iyengar, Anker Brink Lund and Inka Salovaara-Moring. 2009. “Media System, Public Knowledge and Democracy: A Comparative Study.” European Journal of Communication 24 (1): 5-26. *Rodney Benson and Matthew Powers. Public Media Around the World: International Models for Funding and Protecting Independent Journalism (Washington, D.C.: Free Press, 2011), selections. |
| 13 | Hybridization via media | *Paul S.N. Lee, “The absorption and indigenization of foreign media cultures; A study on a cultural meeting point of the East and West: Hong Kong,” Asian Journal of Communication, 1, 2 (1991): 52-72. |
| 14 | Cosmopolitanism | *Ulf Hannerz, “Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture,” Theory, Culture & Society 7 (1990): 237-251. |
| 15 | Cosmopolitanism | *Ulf Hannerz, “Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture,” Theory, Culture & Society 7 (1990): 237-251. |
| 16 | Final |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Jeremy Tunstall. 2008. The Media Were American: U.S. Mass Media in Decline. New York: Oxford University Press. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 100 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 0 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | |||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | |||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | |||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | |||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | |||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | |||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | |||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 118 | ||