New Media and Culture

Program Type:

Thesis

Non Thesis

Course Code:

MCM 509

Semester:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

8

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

The course mainly aims to make students develop knowledge about main theoretical notions and debates in new media studies. Also, it seeks to bring students skills for developing questions on the influence of new media on society, culture and the individual and to help students to analyze these questions from a critical perspective.

Course Content:

Throughout the course, first new media will be defined in terms of its distinguishing characteristics. Then, the course will cover the following topics: digital media and convergence, digital media and digital culture, new media and related research methods, new media and democracy, the political economy of new media, the issue of privacy and censorship, hate speech, identity construction in new media, and new social movements.

Teaching Methods:

1-Lecture, 2-Interactive Lecture, 15-Assignment

Assessment Methods:

A: Homework, C: Exam

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Students can identify theoretical debates and notions, in the field of digital media	1,2,3,10	1,2,15	A,C
2) Students can develop skills for comprehending how new media influences society, culture, and the individual	1,2,3,5,9,10	1,2,15	A,C
3) Students can develop skills for questioning the effects of new media on society, culture, and the individual in terms of economic, social, political, and cultural patterns	1,2,3,5,9,10	1,2,15	A,C
4) Students can compose skills for improving in-depth research and developing scientific approach, prepare scientific outcomes	1,4,7	1,2,15	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction
2	Digital theory and new media	Flew, T. (2007). New media: An introduction. Chapter 1 Creeber, G., & Martin, R. (2008). Digital culture: Understanding new media. Chapter 1
3	New media and research methodologies	Poynter, R. (2010). The handbook of online and social media research: Tools and techniques for market researchers. John Wiley & Sons.
4	The internet, digital media and convergence	Campbell, R., Martin, C., & Fabos, B. (2014). Media & Culture Mass Communication in a Digital Age Chapter 2
5	Computer Cultures: The Mechanization of the Mind	Turkle, S. (2005). The second self: Computers and the human spirit. Part 2
6	Social Networks and Participatory Culture	Flew, T. (2007). New media: An introduction. Chapter 5
7	New Media and Democracy	Persily, N., & Tucker, J. A. (Eds.). (2020). Social Media and Democracy: The State of the Field, Prospects for Reform.
8	The Global Knowledge Economy	Flew, T. (2007). New media: An introduction. Chapter 8
9	Midterm
10	The political economy of social media	Fuchs, C. (2014). Social media: a critical introduction
11	The political economy of social media	Fuchs, C. (2014). Social media: a critical introduction
12	The issue of privacy and censorship in social media	Papacharissi, Z. (Ed.). (2010). A networked self: Identity, community, and culture on social network sites.
13	Manufacturing Hate 4.0	Siegel, A. A. (2019). Online hate speech. Social Media and Democracy.
14	Social media and new social movements	Foweraker, J. (1995) Theorizing social movements
15	General evaluation: the future of new media
16	Final

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Creeber, G., & Martin, R. (2008). Digital culture: Understanding new media: McGraw-Hill Education (UK).

Turkle, S. (2005). The second self: Computers and the human spirit. Mit Press.

Flew, T. (2007). New media: An introduction. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

Fuchs, C. (2014). Social media: a critical introduction. London: Sage.

Persily, N., & Tucker, J. A. (Eds.). (2020). Social Media and Democracy: The State of the Field, Prospects for Reform. Cambridge University Press.

Papacharissi, Z. (Ed.). (2010). A networked self: Identity, community, and culture on social network sites. Routledge.

Poynter, R. (2010). The handbook of online and social media research: Tools and techniques for market researchers.

John Wiley & Sons Foweraker, J. (1995). Theorizing social movements (Vol. 1). Pluto Press.

Campbell, R., Martin, C., & Fabos, B. (2014). Media & culture: Mass communication in a digital age. Bedford/St. Martin's.

Foweraker, J. (1995). Theorizing social movements (Vol. 1). Pluto Press.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	www.coadsys.yeditepe.edu.tr
Assignments	www.coadsys.yeditepe.edu.tr
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	20
Final	1	50
Assignment	5	30
Total		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		50
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To gain the abilities of working with an interdisciplinary approach and adapting theories, methods and practices in different disciplines to the relevant concentration area.				x
2	To gain the abilities of data collection, literature review and analysis in media and communication management			x
3	To gain the ability of communicating within the national and international scientific environments		x
4	To gain the knowledge and skills required for scientific research processes		x
5	To gain the competence for making critical evaluations and syntheses					x
6	To have conducted research at a sufficient level about one’s thesis topic	x
7	To possess the behavioral and ethical sensitivity required for the academic life		x
8	To possess the necessary computer skills for writing scientific papers and theses		x
9	To gain the abilities of being receptive to innovations and novel ideas and developing new ideas			x
10	To comprehend fully and appropriately the meaning and significance of media and communications management in theoretical and practical terms				x

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	6	84
Mid-terms	1	24	24
Final	1	48	48
Total Work Load			201
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			8,04
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

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