Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION	ZAUL1101	1. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	6.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	Defines what communication is; shows how communication functions in personal and social levels; explains the basic dynamics of communication process; shows the relationships between politics, economy, culture, social sphere and media.
Course Content	Relationship between communication, language and meaning; text, genre and interpretation; code, sign and myth; ideology and representation; communication, authority and media.
Learning Outcomes	1) Explains the concept of communication. 2) Tells the basic components of communication. 3) Defines different types and levels of communication. 4) Compares various communication tools and opportunities of these tools.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction of the course
2. Week	Concept of communication, types of communication, the characteristics of mass communication, mass media
3. Week	Framing the basic characteristics of the two ecoles in communication studies.
4. Week	Semiotics: Communication, meaning and sings.
5. Week	The discussion on the relations between meaning, giving meaning and language.
6. Week	The discussion on the relations between meaning, giving meaning and language.
7. Week	The discussion on the relations between meaning, giving meaning and language.
8. Week	Lecturing the relations between communication, representation and ideology.
9. Week	Lecturing the relations between communication, representation and ideology.
10. Week	Media and globalization
11. Week	The organizational structure of media
12. Week	Media and democracy
13. Week	Media and democracy
14. Week	Evaluation

Recommended Sources

Denis McQuail ve Sven Windhal (1997). Kitle İletişim Modelleri. Çev. Konca Yumlu. Ankara: İmge Yayınları

John Fiske (2003). İletişim Çalışmalarına Giriş. Çev. Süleyman İrvan. Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları

Raymond Williams (2005). Anahtar Sözcükler. Çev. Savaş Kılıç. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları

Ünsal Oskay (1998) İletişimin ABC'si. İstanbul: Der Yayınları.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	3	42
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	3	42
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	7	7
Final Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	14	14
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30