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Program Type: 
Thesis
Course Code: 
MES 626
Semester: 
Spring
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
10
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

This course studies historically the basic ownership relations and content production in the frame of the media’s industrial structure and examines the media by a critical political economy approach.  The main aim is to grasp the media industry dynamics’ in an integrity and then to reveal and discuss the relation between the media-state relations, how these relations are reflected on media texts, the role of the ideology and discourse within the society’s transformation.

Course Content: 

The industrial structure of the media and global and regional transformations, reasons and effects on social structure.

Teaching Methods: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Presentation
Assessment Methods: 
A: Weekly presentation, B: Assignment (article)

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes Programme Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1) Define and analyze the history, the process of socio-economy and politics of mass media and media industry. 1, 2, 5, 12, 13 1, 2, 3, 4 A, B, C
2) Reveal and discuss the media ownership ideology and discourse relations with a critical theory approach. 1, 5, 12, 13 1, 2, 3, 4 A, B, C
3) Analyze the mainstream and critical mass media theories, discuss and synthesize the media power relations. 1, 2, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 4 A, B, C
4) Analyze, discuss, synthesize and bring a new approach to media ownership relations reflected on media texts and social transformation of ideology. 2, 5, 8, 12, 13 1, 2, 3, 4 A, B, C
5)  Interpret, evaluate the media industry’s ownership relations in a critical perspective and communicate it verbally and in written format. 1, 5, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 4 A, B, C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics Study Materials
1 General view to media industry History of media and media industry
2 Content production and ownership in media industry History of media and media industry
3  

Political Economy of Media

 

Classical and Critical Political Economy
4 Political Economy of Media

 

Classical and Critical Political Economy
5 Political Economy of Media

 

Classical and Critical Political Economy
6 Mainstream and Critical Approach Mainstream and Critical Theories
7 Mainstream and Critical Approach Mainstream and Critical Theories
8 MID-TERM EXAMINATION All lectures review
9 Media, Ideology and Discourse Ideology, Discourse and Discourse Analysis
10 Media, Ideology and Discourse Ideology, Discourse and Discourse Analysis
11 New Media and Public Sphere Analysis of new media and Public Sphere
12 New Media and Public Sphere Analysis of new media and Public Sphere
13 Research: Class Presentations All lectures review
14 Research: Class Presentations All lectures review
15 Research: Class Presentations All lectures review

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook  
Additional Resources Topuz, H. 2003. Türk Basın Tarihi. Remzi Kitapevi. İstanbul.

Koloğlu, Orhan. 2006. Osmanlı’dan 21. Yüzyıla Basın Tarihi. Pozitif Yayıncılık.

Chomsky, N. 2002. Medya Gerçeği. Everest Yayınları. İstanbul. 3. Basım.

Jeanneney, Jean-Noel. 2006. Başlangıcından Günümüze Medya Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları.2. Baskı.

Storey. John. 1998. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture. Edited and Introduced by John Storey. Prentice Hall. 2nd Edition.

Raymond, Geuss. 2013. Eleştirel Teori Habermas ve Frankfurt Okulu. Ayrıntı Yayıncılık. 2. Basım.

İnceoğlu, Yasemin G. 2004. Uluslararası Medya-Medya Eleştirileri. Der Yayınları.

Althusser, Louis. 2006. İdeoloji ve Devletin İdeolojik Aygıtları. İthaki Yayınları. 2. Baskı.

Uluç, Güliz. 2003. Küreselleşen Medya: İktidar ve Mücadele Alanı. Anahtar Yayınevi.

Yengin, Hülya. 2008. Ekranın Büyüsü. Batıda Değişen Televizyon Yayıncılığının Boyutları ve Türkiye’de Özel Televizyonlar. Der Yayınları.

Geray, Haluk. 2003. İletişim ve Teknoloji. Uluslararası Birikim Düzeninde Yeni Medya Politikaları. Ütopya Yayınevi.

Kaya, Raşit. 2009. İktidar Yumağı-Medya-Sermaye-Devlet. İmge Yayınevi.

Demir, Vedat. 2007. Türkiye’de Medya Siyaset İlişkisi. Beta Yayınevi.

Adaklı, Gülseren. 2006. Türkiye’de Medya Endüstrisi. Ütopya Yayınevi.

Kejanlıoğlu, Beybin. 2004. Türkiye’de Medyanın Dönüşümü. İmge Yayınevi.

Sönmez, Mustafa. 2008. Medya, Kültür, Para ve İstanbul İktidarı. Yordam Kitap.

Erol, Gülbuğ. 2007. Medya Üzerine Çalışmalar. Beta Yayınevi.

Bulut, Selda. 2009.  Sermayenin Medyası Medyanın Sermayesi. Ekonomi Politik Yaklaşımlar. Ütopya Yayınevi.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents  
Assignments Writing a paper on a topic about the media industry and political economy. 
Exams Research, homework and presentation.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Assignment (article) (final) 1 60
Mid-term (weekly presentations) 1 40
Total   100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE   40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE   60
Total   100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMME
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Develop and enhance the current and advanced knowledge in the field with original thought and/or research and come up with innovative definitions based on Master's degree qualifications.         X
2 Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with; come up with original solutions by using knowledge requiring proficiency on analysis, synthesis and assessment of new and complex ideas.         X
3 Developing and leading new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen and complex issues in the media studies field through integrative and creative elaboration. X        
4 Contributing to the science of media studies through attaining advanced skills in research methodologies; through developing new scientific methods and approaches, importing existing methods from other fields into media studies; through investigating, comprehending, designing, adapting and implementing original topics.         X
5 Conducting independent research, analyzing scientific phenomenon through broad, deep and critical perspective, arriving at new syntheses and evaluations in the discipline of media studies.         X
6 Publishing scientific articles in reputable refereed journals, presenting papers in scientific conferences in the field of media studies and its sub-disciplines. X        
7 Developing effective communication skills to scientifically present and defend original ideas to an expert audience.         X
8 To contribute to information society via continuous follow up of social and cultural developments both professionally and academically; To analyse and evaluate media’s agenda setting dynamics and daily events via new media technologies, globalisation and convergence in media.         X
9 Develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject.   X      
10 Demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field.   X      
11 Contribute to the solution finding process regarding social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in the field and support the development of these values.   X      
12 Defining, questioning, and categorising the political, economical and social components of the process of media monopolisation.         X
13 Discussing media regarding national, global webs and their sectoral effects regarding their relationship to civil society and politics         X
14 Assessing and reviewing media regarding the ethical principles and legal regulations.     X    
15 Being able to use a foreign language fluently for both comprehending scientific publications and developing proper communication with foreign colleagues, (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1).   X      

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities Quantity Duration
(Hour)
Total

Workload (Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours/week) 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice, review/week) 15 4 60
Weekly Presentation 9 4 36
Article 1 120 120
Total Workload     261
Total Workload / 25 (h)     10.44
ECTS Credit of the Course     10