Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION UİLE107 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Selver DİKKOL AKÇAY
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.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction of the course Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Concept of communication, types of communication, the characteristics of mass communication, mass media Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Framing the basic characteristics of the two ecoles in communication studies. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
4. Week Semiotics: Communication, meaning and sings. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
5. Week The discussion on the relations between meaning, giving meaning and language. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The discussion on the relations between meaning, giving meaning and language. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week The discussion on the relations between meaning, giving meaning and language. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Lecturing the relations between communication, representation and ideology. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Lecturing the relations between communication, representation and ideology. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Media and globalization Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week The organizational structure of media Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Media and democracy Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Media and democracy Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Evaluation Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
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.

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