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Program Type: 
Thesis
Course Code: 
MES 628
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
10
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

The course aims to help students develop the skills for comprehending and analyzing the multi-layered relationship between the practices and discourses of representation in the media, particularly regarding subordinate groups in society, with the notion of power.

Course Content: 

The course covers various approaches and conceptualizations put forward by the critical school as regards the notions of power and representation and evaluate their reflections in the processes of encoding and decoding in the media.

Teaching Methods: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Assessment Methods: 
A: Testing, B: Discussion, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes Programme Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1) Understand the notion of power and its relation to representation   1,2,3 A, B
2) Identify various discourses and practices regarding the production of mediated representations   1,2,3 A, B
3) Comprehend the relationship of mediated representations to power dynamics and evaluating them critically   1,2,3 A, B

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics Study Materials
1 Introduction Course readings and other materials
2 The notion of power and critical approaches to power Course readings and other materials
3 The notion of power and critical approaches to power Course readings and other materials
4 The notion of representation and critical approaches to it Course readings and other materials
5 The notion of representation and critical approaches to it Course readings and other materials
6 Critical approaches to the relation between power and representation in the media Course readings and other materials
7 Critical approaches to the relation between power and representation in the media Course readings and other materials
8 Midterm Course readings and other materials
9 Gender, representation and power in the media Course readings and other materials
10 Gender, representation and power in the media Course readings and other materials
11 Class identity, representation and power in the media Course readings and other materials
12 Class identity, representation and power in the media Course readings and other materials
13 Ethnic identity, representation and power in the media Course readings and other materials
14 Ethnic identity, representation and power in the media Course readings and other materials
15 Final  

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook Hall, S. (Ed.) (2003). Representation: cultural representations and signifying practices. London: Sage.
Additional Resources Rabinow, P. (1984). The Foucault reader. New York: Pantheon Books.

Storey, J. (2018). Cultural theory and popular culture. New York: Routledge.

Van Zoonen, L. (2009). Feminist media studies. London: Sage.

Wayne, M. (2003). Marxism and media studies: key concepts and contemporary trends. London: Pluto Press.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents  
Assignments  
Exams Midterm: Theoretical exam 40% Final: 30% of the exam + 30% of the project

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Midterm 1 40
Final 2 30
Project and Presentation 1 30
Total   100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE   30
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE   70
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 6 90
Midterms 10 3 30
Assignments 1 30 30
FINAL 1 60 60
Total Workload     255
Total Workload / 25 (h)     10,2
ECTS Credit of the Course     10