ECTS - Popular Culture and Media
Popular Culture and Media (PR335) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Popular Culture and Media | PR335 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 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, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is, firstly, to provide main descriptive knowledge about culture, communication and society, and, secondly, to teach explanations and discussions about the culture, communication and society. Hence, to help students to understand and appreciate the culture, communication and society within which they live |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | In this course, the concepts of mass culture and popular culture will be examined and analyzed. In this context, the main characteristics of popular culture will be revealed and its differences from the concepts of mass culture and high culture will be revealed. The connections of popular culture with mass communication will also be discussed and readings on popular culture will be made in this course. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | The Theory of Mass Society: Origins. | 1-10. sayfalar (Swingewood) |
| 3 | The Theory of Mass Society: Different Approaches. | 10-20 (SWINGEWOOD) |
| 4 | Marxism & Culture: Culture, Techniques and Production. | 20-30 (SWINGEWOOD) |
| 5 | Hegemony, Class Domination & Ideology. | 30-44 (SWINGEWOOD) |
| 6 | Ideology & Mass Communication. | 73-93 (SWINGEWOOD) |
| 7 | Mass Culture & Democratization of Culture. | 93-105 (SWINGEWOOD) |
| 8 | Midterm Examination | |
| 9 | The Dialectic of Modern Culture. | 105-120 (SWINGEWOOD) |
| 10 | Popular Culture & High Culture. | 1-25 (GANS) |
| 11 | Critique of Mass Culture. | 27-77 (GANS) |
| 12 | Popular Media and Mass Culture | 27-77 (GANZ) |
| 13 | Comparative Analyses of Mass & Popular Culture. | 90-146 (GANS) |
| 14 | The Evalution of Taste Cultures & Publics. | 161-204 (GANS) |
| 15 | Evaluation | |
| 16 | Presentations |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. SWINGEWOOD, A. (1979), The Myth of Mass Culture, The Macmillan Press Ltd., London. GüncelleSil |
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| 2. GANS, J. H. (1999), Popular Culture & High Culture, Basic Books, NY. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| 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 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 |
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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 | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 25 | 50 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 123 | ||