ECTS - Production Policies and Public Choices

Production Policies and Public Choices (PR433) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Production Policies and Public Choices PR433 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
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, Observation Case Study.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To assess the media’s agenda setting practices according to their policies and outcome to such policies and practices in terms of public choices of media types and contents.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to understand how the media policies define, shape, reinforce, and transform pubilic choices by means of media outputs.
  • Student will be able to understand the reasons of the prevailing nature of media policies.
  • Student will be able to compare and contrast the different policies and public choicers.
Course Content Exploring the relationship between media product production policies and public choices.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Course Introduction
2 Meaning, Representation and Power Media and Society Chapter 1
3 The Industrial Production of Meaning Media and Society, Chapter 2
4 Power and Media Production Media and Society, Chapter 3
5 The Global Information Economy Media and Society, Ch. 4
6 Political Economy, Globalization and Media Media and Society , Ch 5
7 Midterm
8 Media and Communication Professionals Media and Society, Ch.6
9 Making News Media and Society, Ch. 7
10 Politics and Communication Strategists Media and Society, Ch., 8
11 Producing and Negotiating Identities Media and Society, Ch, 9
12 Consumer Culture, Branding and Advertising Media and Society, Ch.10
13 The Media and Public Policy for ruling public choices : On religious and other identities Relevant reading
14 The Media and Public Policy for ruling public choices : On policies such as energy, population, health, youth, alchohol, food, beliefs etc. Relevant reading
15 Social Media, Interactivity and Participation Media and Society, Ch. 11
16 Final exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Nicholas Carah & Eric Louw (2015). Media and Society, Production, Content and Participation, Sage.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 15
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2 Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3 Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4 Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5 Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6 Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7 Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8 Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills X
9 Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning
10 Adopting work ethic and social responsibility
11 Developing the skills of communication. X
12 Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 6 2 12
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 118